Patents by Inventor Peter Douglas Devonport

Peter Douglas Devonport 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).

  • Method for controlling an engine for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 9031766
    Abstract: A method for controlling the operation of an engine of a vehicle is disclosed in which a torque request signal supplied to control the supply of torque from the engine is adaptively modified based upon a desired maximum acceleration limit for the currently engaged gear and variations in the sum of forces resisting motion of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen DeLaSalle, Owen Fraser Wood, Peter Douglas Devonport, Chris John Kaven, Richard Andrew Powell