Patents by Inventor Ryan Eugene Edgecomb

Ryan Eugene Edgecomb 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: 12679361
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for controlling a transmission and other systems and components based on operation of an auxiliary braking system for a vehicle are disclosed. A controller includes one or more processing circuits, and is configured to: receive data regarding operation of an auxiliary brake system of the vehicle; determine an auxiliary brake fault condition based on the received data regarding operation of the auxiliary brake system; determine that a vehicle speed is greater than a requested vehicle speed; and control a transmission to downshift at least one setting relative to a current transmission setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan Charles Seifer, Ryan Eugene Edgecomb
  • Publication number: 20260167229
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for controlling a transmission and other systems and components based on operation of an auxiliary braking system for a vehicle are disclosed. A controller includes one or more processing circuits, and is configured to: receive data regarding operation of an auxiliary brake system of the vehicle; determine an auxiliary brake fault condition based on the received data regarding operation of the auxiliary brake system; determine that a vehicle speed is greater than a requested vehicle speed; and control a transmission to downshift at least one setting relative to a current transmission setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2024
    Publication date: June 18, 2026
    Applicant: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan Charles Seifer, Ryan Eugene Edgecomb
  • Patent number: 12202478
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for controlling a transmission and other vehicle systems and components based on operation of an auxiliary braking system for a vehicle are disclosed. A controller for a vehicle includes a processing circuit having at least one memory device coupled to at least one processor, the at least one memory device is configured to store instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processors, cause the at least one processor to: receive data regarding operation of an auxiliary brake system of the vehicle; determine an auxiliary brake fault condition based on the received data regarding operation of the auxiliary brake system; determine that the vehicle is on or is about to experience a negative road grade; determine a vehicle speed is greater than a requested vehicle speed for the negative road grade; and control a transmission to downshift at least two settings relative to a current transmission setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan Charles Seifer, Ryan Eugene Edgecomb
  • Publication number: 20240308510
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for controlling a transmission and other vehicle systems and components based on operation of an auxiliary braking system for a vehicle are disclosed. A controller for a vehicle includes a processing circuit having at least one memory device coupled to at least one processor, the at least one memory device is configured to store instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processors, cause the at least one processor to: receive data regarding operation of an auxiliary brake system of the vehicle; determine an auxiliary brake fault condition based on the received data regarding operation of the auxiliary brake system; determine that the vehicle is on or is about to experience a negative road grade; determine a vehicle speed is greater than a requested vehicle speed for the negative road grade; and control a transmission to downshift at least two settings relative to a current transmission setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan Charles Seifer, Ryan Eugene Edgecomb