Patents by Inventor Richard Stephen Blachford

Richard Stephen Blachford 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).

  • Engine torque controller
    Patent number: 6581565
    Abstract: This invention relates to an engine torque controller for spark ignition internal combustion engines and more specifically for direct injection engines. The invention provides a torque controller and a method of controlling torque for an engine in which torque is controlled in dependence upon a filtered difference signal where the filtered difference signal is the difference between a desired torque signal and a signal representing an estimate of the current torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Garon Nigel Heslop, Jon Dixon, Richard Stephen Blachford
  • Engine torque controller
    Publication number: 20030015169
    Abstract: This invention relates to an engine torque controller for spark ignition internal combustion engines and more specifically for direct injection engines. The invention provides a torque controller and a method of controlling torque for an engine in which torque is controlled in dependence upon a filtered difference signal where the filtered difference signal is the difference between a desired torque signal and a signal representing an estimate of the current torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2002
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Applicant: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Garon Nigel Heslop, Jon Dixon, Richard Stephen Blachford