Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Gochenour

Thomas E. Gochenour 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).

  • All-wheel-drive disconnect clutch control
    Patent number: 8523737
    Abstract: A method for controlling a vehicle drivetrain includes de-energizing a clutch that connects a differential output to a wheel, rotating said component through a sump by pulsing the clutch when a speed of a differential component is less than a reference speed, and cyclically pulsing the clutch while a speed of said component exceeds the reference speed and a count of a timer, started when the clutch is de-energized, exceeds a reference count.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Charles E. Krysztof, Jacob M. Povirk, Kevin M. Sullivan, Wayne B. Uhrick, Charles G. Hartinger, Thomas E. Gochenour, Andreas E. Perakes