Patents by Inventor Oscar Lee Meek

Oscar Lee Meek 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).

  • MARINE PROPULSION SHIFT CONTROL
    Publication number: 20080124989
    Abstract: A marine propulsion system that utilizes a transmission shift sequence to control shifting of the propulsion system transmission between forward and reverse gears. The marine propulsion system includes a controller that executes the transmission shift sequence using engine speed and transmission fluid pressure signals to determine the timing of various steps in the shift sequence. The controller is connected to a shift actuator for the transmission and to an engine speed throttle to thereby control transmission shifting and engine speed as a part of the transmission shift sequence. By monitoring engine speed and transmission fluid pressure, and by controlling transmission shifting and engine speed settings, the transmission shift sequence can provide the operator with the ability to carry out quick shifts that will neither stall the engine nor damage the transmission clutch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: Sturdy Corporation
    Inventors: David Ronald Sturdy, James Derek Gallaher, Oscar Lee Meek
  • Marine propulsion shift control
    Patent number: 7377827
    Abstract: A marine propulsion system that utilizes a transmission shift sequence to control shifting of the propulsion system transmission between forward and reverse gears. The marine propulsion system includes a controller that executes the transmission shift sequence using engine speed and transmission fluid pressure signals to determine the timing of various steps in the shift sequence. The controller is connected to a shift actuator for the transmission and to an engine speed throttle to thereby control transmission shifting and engine speed as a part of the transmission shift sequence. By monitoring engine speed and transmission fluid pressure, and by controlling transmission shifting and engine speed settings, the transmission shift sequence can provide the operator with the ability to carry out quick shifts that will neither stall the engine nor damage the transmission clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: Sturdy Corporation
    Inventors: David Ronald Sturdy, James Derek Gallaher, Oscar Lee Meek