Patents by Inventor Simon Hornby

Simon Hornby 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 decreasing ratio changing time by actuating inertia brake while the master clutch is engaged in electronically enhanced powertrain systems
    Patent number: 5842376
    Abstract: A system and method for decreasing the time required to complete a ratio change in an electronically enhanced powertrain system is provided. The powertrain system includes a number of devices for providing a retarding torque to engine rotation to increase the decay rate of the engine speed during an upshift. These devices include an engine brake and an input shaft brake. A retarding torque is also provided by increasing engine accessory load by controlling various engine accessories such as a cooling fan, an air compressor, a hydraulic pump, an air conditioning compressor, and an alternator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: John Dresden, III, Thomas A. Genise, Simon Hornby, Ronald K. Markyvech, Richard A. Nellums, John E. Stainton
  • System and method for decreasing ratio changing time in electronically enhanced powertrain systems
    Patent number: 5655407
    Abstract: A system and method for decreasing the time required to complete a ratio change in an electronically enhanced powertrain system is provided. The powertrain system includes a number of devices for providing a retarding torque to engine rotation to increase the decay rate of the engine speed during an upshift. These devices include an engine brake and an input shaft brake. A retarding torque is also provided by increasing engine accessory load by controlling various engine accessories such as a cooling fan, an air compressor, a hydraulic pump, an air conditioning compressor, and an alternator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1997
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: John Dresden, III, Thomas A. Genise, Simon Hornby, Ronald K. Markyvech, Richard A. Nellums, John E. Stainton
  • System and method for decreasing ratio changing time in electronically enhanced powertrain systems
    Patent number: RE38615
    Abstract: A system and method for decreasing the time required to complete a ratio change in an electronically enhanced powertrain system is provided. The powertrain system includes a number of devices for providing a retarding torque to engine rotation to increase the decay rate of the engine speed during an upshift. These devices include an engine brake and an input shaft brake. A retarding torque is also provided by increasing engine accessory load by controlling various engine accessories such as a cooling fan, an air compressor, a hydraulic pump, an air conditioning compressor, and an alternator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2004
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: John Dresden, III, Thomas A. Genise, Simon Hornby, Ronald K. Markyvech, Richard A. Nellums, John E. Stainton