Patents by Inventor Nancy Michelle Atkinson

Nancy Michelle Atkinson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Stability control throttle compensation on vehicles with passive all wheel drive systems
    Patent number: 6688415
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for overcoming negative torque transfer in a passive coupling (43) in a vehicle (10) having all wheel drive. The vehicle (10) includes a front driveshaft (22), a rear driveshaft (26), with the passive coupling (43) connecting the front driveshaft (22) and the rear driveshaft (26). The vehicle (10) also includes a transmission (30) operatively connected to the passive coupling (43). The method includes determining negative torque transfer in the passive coupling (43) and requesting the vehicle (10) to increase transmission output equal to the negative torque transfer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Nancy Michelle Atkinson, Syun Kyung Lee, Todd Allen Brown
  • Stability control throttle compensation on vehicles with passive all wheel drive systems
    Publication number: 20030173129
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for overcoming negative torque transfer in a passive coupling (43) in a vehicle (10) having all wheel drive. The vehicle (10) includes a front driveshaft (22), a rear driveshaft (26), with the passive coupling (43) connecting the front driveshaft (22) and the rear driveshaft (26). The vehicle (10) also includes a transmission (30) operatively connected to the passive coupling (43). The method includes determining negative torque transfer in the passive coupling (43) and requesting the vehicle (10) to increase transmission output equal to the negative torque transfer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2002
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Nancy Michelle Atkinson, Syun Kyung Lee, Todd Allen Brown