Patents by Inventor Ram Krishnaswami

Ram Krishnaswami 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).

  • Range shifting of an automatic transmission
    Patent number: 8560193
    Abstract: A system for shifting a transmission range includes a selector producing a signal representing a selected range, and the system has a primary state wherein a source of electric power shifts the transmission to the selected range in response to the signal, and a secondary state wherein a source of mechanical energy shifts the transmission to a Park range when the primary state is unable to shift the range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ram Krishnaswami, Matthew L. Fyie, Todd C. Spaulding, William R. Goodwin