Patents by Inventor Patrick E. Oldani

Patrick E. Oldani 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).

  • Patent number: 5415606
    Abstract: An electrohydraulic control system for an automatic transmission includes planetary gearsets, clutch and brakes that control the condition of the gear components, hydraulically actuated solenoid control valves, electronic sensors connected to a microprocessor, a gear selector mechanism and an overdrive cancel switch. The extent to which a gear ratio change is completed, as represented by the ratio of the current operating gear ratio and the gear ratio associated with gear ratio at the completion of the gear shift, is used as a variable in algorithms executed by the microprocessor to schedule change in state of solenoid operated valve. The state determines the engaged and disengaged condition of friction elements that produce the gear shift.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1995
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Mark S. Kovalsky, Patrick E. Oldani, James J. Neigebauer, Thomas L. Greene, Vincent P. La Voie