Patents by Inventor Stephen R. Wolodkiewicz

Stephen R. Wolodkiewicz 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: 4817473
    Abstract: An electronic control valve system for an automatic, multiple-speed motor vehicle transmission having a torque converter with a lockup clutch and change-speed gearing adapted for four forward ratios and one reverse ratio, a converter lockup clutch control valve in conjunction with a lockup clutch shift valve adapted to control the lockup clutch, and electronic microprocessor control means for establishing ratio changes between the fourth ratio and the third ratio in accordance with separate upshift schedules and separate downshift schedules stored in the memory registers of the microprocessor, the separate registers being addressed in accordance with whether the lockup clutch is applied or released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1989
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Paul A. Baltusis, Stephen R. Wolodkiewicz