Patents by Inventor Philip GABELA

Philip GABELA 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).

  • Adjustable clutch control based upon drive mode
    Patent number: 10352377
    Abstract: An illustrative example vehicle torque control system includes a clutch that is at least partially automatically controllable. A manual clutch control means allows a driver to control engagement of the clutch. A clutch control means automatically controls a characteristic of clutch engagement based on a selected drive mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED
    Inventors: Philip Gabela, Philip Newman, Joseph Walsh, Fernando Lages, Florin Aftanasa
  • CLUTCH CONTROL FOR PROVIDING AN INDICATION TO A DRIVER
    Publication number: 20180100552
    Abstract: An illustrative example embodiment of a system for providing an indication to a driver includes a clutch that is at least partially automatically controllable and clutch control means configured to control the clutch in a manner that results in a haptic indication to a driver based on at least one predefined condition. In an example embodiment, the clutch control includes automatically adjusting an amount of clutch engagement to provide the haptic indication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Philip GABELA, Florin AFTANASA, Joseph WALSH
  • ADJUSTABLE CLUTCH CONTROL BASED UPON DRIVE MODE
    Publication number: 20180094678
    Abstract: An illustrative example vehicle torque control system includes a clutch that is at least partially automatically controllable. A manual clutch control means allows a driver to control engagement of the clutch. A clutch control means automatically controls a characteristic of clutch engagement based on a selected drive mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Philip GABELA, Philip NEWMAN, Joseph WALSH, Fernando LAGES, Florin AFTANASA