Patents by Inventor Peter P. Radecki

Peter P. Radecki 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: 10948079
    Abstract: A method of, and a system for, controlling and predicting the health of a torque converter clutch control system is provided. The method includes determining, via a controller, rotational input and output speeds of the torque converter and a torque converter clutch slip. The method also includes determining, via the controller, whether a set of predetermined conditions are met for predicting the health of the torque converter clutch control system. The method includes gathering a plurality of initial features of the vehicle propulsion system, determining statistical information about the plurality of initial features, and selecting at least one feature of the vehicle propulsion system based on the statistical information. Furthermore, the method includes classifying the health of the torque converter clutch control system based on the selected feature or features. In some forms, principal component analysis is used to select the feature or features used for classification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Shiming Duan, Chunhao J. Lee, Zhen Zhang, Peter P. Radecki, Xiaodong Jia
  • Publication number: 20200040988
    Abstract: A method of, and a system for, controlling and predicting the health of a torque converter clutch control system is provided. The method includes determining, via a controller, rotational input and output speeds of the torque converter and a torque converter clutch slip. The method also includes determining, via the controller, whether a set of predetermined conditions are met for predicting the health of the torque converter clutch control system. The method includes gathering a plurality of initial features of the vehicle propulsion system, determining statistical information about the plurality of initial features, and selecting at least one feature of the vehicle propulsion system based on the statistical information. Furthermore, the method includes classifying the health of the torque converter clutch control system based on the selected feature or features. In some forms, principal component analysis is used to select the feature or features used for classification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Shiming Duan, Chunhao J. Lee, Zhen Zhang, Peter P. Radecki, Xiaodong Jia
  • Patent number: 4670305
    Abstract: A pipe coating process capable of coating a pipe string after installing it in a well comprises wetting the pipe string walls with a hydrocarbon liquid containing an initially soluble block copolymer of elastomeric and glassy blocks plus a crosslinking agent for solidifying the polymer, and heating the liquid to solidify the polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1987
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Lee N. Morgenthaler, Thomas A. Christenson, Peter P. Radecki, Jr.