Patents by Inventor Steven A. Schroeder

Steven A. Schroeder 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).

  • Fault tolerant method of transmission gear selection
    Patent number: 5323669
    Abstract: A fault tolerant method of gear selection which initiates a gear selection search in response to a gear upshift or downshift requirement in an attempt to locate a gear that, if used, would result in an engine speed between both upper and lower engine speed limits. The search progresses from the lowest to the highest gear in the case of an upshift requirement and from the highest to the lowest gear in the case of a downshift requirement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1994
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Jon Steeby, Steven A. Schroeder