Patents by Inventor Todd Michael Burghgraef

Todd Michael Burghgraef 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).

  • Wire-based transmission shifter with integrated electrical switch control
    Patent number: 10907729
    Abstract: A transmission shifter includes a base defining P, R, N, D gear positions; four electrical dome switches associated with each of the P, R, N, D gear positions, and analog and digital circuits operably connected to the electrical switches, respectively, and associated with the P, R, N, D gear positions. The dome switches are arranged in different patterns in each of the different gear positions, and in combination with pushbutton actuators operate with different actuator motions and with different closure distances and forces to cause reliable ad confirmed intentional actuation, including redundancy. The switches are operably connected to analog and digital circuits, which provides additional functional advantage, reliability, and certainty of intentional operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: GHSP, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Patrick Sage, Gary Douglas Kortge, Todd Michael Burghgraef
  • WIRE-BASED TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WITH INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SWITCH CONTROL
    Publication number: 20190257412
    Abstract: A transmission shifter includes a base defining P, R, N, D gear positions; four electrical dome switches associated with each of the P, R, N, D gear positions, and analog and digital circuits operably connected to the electrical switches, respectively, and associated with the P, R, N, D gear positions. The dome switches are arranged in different patterns in each of the different gear positions, and in combination with pushbutton actuators operate with different actuator motions and with different closure distances and forces to cause reliable ad confirmed intentional actuation, including redundancy. The switches are operably connected to analog and digital circuits, which provides additional functional advantage, reliability, and certainty of intentional operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Ian Patrick Sage, Gary Douglas Kortge, Todd Michael Burghgraef