Patents by Inventor Stephen J. Deasy

Stephen J. Deasy 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).

  • Method and apparatus for electronic throttle monitoring
    Patent number: 5673668
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for executing a strategy of electronic throttle monitoring of a powertrain system including an electronic powertrain control module, and an electronic throttle control, includes an independent processor receiving signals shared with the powertrain control module from sensors and actuators on the vehicle. The monitor operates in a monitoring mode to detect faults occurring in the powertrain or the powertrain control module, and determines whether mitigating conditions occur in conjunction with detected power output greater than power demand. In the event that these mitigating conditions are not detected, the monitor operates in a limiting mode to actuate decreases in power output below the level of power demand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1997
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Tobias J. Pallett, Kelly M. Arbanas, Paul J. Szuszman, Stephen J. Deasy, Dorian Gluckman