Patents by Inventor Robert E. Settles, Jr.

Robert E. Settles, Jr. 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).

  • System and method for neutral transmission hold
    Patent number: 11384832
    Abstract: A method and system for vehicle control including detecting a change in a position of a transmission input interface to a neutral position indicating a transmission mode of the vehicle is shifted into a neutral gear. Responsive to receiving an input sequence at the transmission input interface, changing a neutral hold mode of the vehicle to active. The input sequence at the transmission input interface includes changing the position of the transmission input interface to a park position, holding the position of the transmission input interface at the park position for a predetermined length of time, and changing the position of the transmission input interface to the neutral position. Further, controlling the vehicle to maintain the neutral gear responsive to a change in a vehicle occupancy state while the neutral hold mode is active.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Alexander P. Bakalas, Robert E. Settles, Jr., Jeremy P. Cottam, Shumpei Hino, Shawn P. Kelly, Kenichi Harada