Patents by Inventor Tim Sandy

Tim Sandy 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 to initiate, manage, and adapt vehicle motion at low speeds in a wet clutch dual clutch transmission
    Patent number: 9499154
    Abstract: A transmission control device for a vehicle that includes a controller configured to calculate a first transmission torque based on a first set of inputs, calculate a second transmission torque based on a second set of inputs, determine whether a brake pedal is applied, and apply either the first transmission torque or the second transmission torque based on whether the brake is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Sarika Marfatia, Thomas R. Connolly, Anthony Stasik, Tim Sandy, Frederic Boissinot, Graeme A. Jackson
  • METHOD TO INITIATE, MANAGE, AND ADAPT VEHICLE MOTION AT LOW SPEEDS IN A WET CLUTCH DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION
    Publication number: 20150057898
    Abstract: A transmission control device for a vehicle that includes a controller configured to calculate a first transmission torque based on a first set of inputs, calculate a second transmission torque based on a second set of inputs, determine whether a brake pedal is applied, and apply either the first transmission torque or the second transmission torque based on whether the brake is applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Sarika Marfatia, Thomas R. Connolly, Anthony Stasik, Tim Sandy, Frederic Boissinot, Graeme A. Jackson