Patents by Inventor Toma Ljulj

Toma Ljulj 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).

  • Manual park release for electronically shiftable transmissions
    Patent number: 10443724
    Abstract: A rotary actuator assembly for a manual park release system of a vehicle transmission is provided. The assembly includes a cable link configured to couple to a manual park release cable, the manual park release cable configured to couple to the transmission to selectively move the transmission between a park gear and an out-of-park gear, and a key configured to engage and rotate the cable link. The key rotates the cable link between a first position, a second position, and a third position. In the first position, the cable link is in an inactive position. In the second position, the cable link is configured to move the manual park release cable to shift the transmission to the out-of-park gear. In the third position, the cable link is configured to move the manual park release cable to shift the transmission to the park gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Toma Ljulj, Christopher R Reynolds
  • MANUAL PARK RELEASE FOR ELECTRONICALLY SHIFTABLE TRANSMISSIONS
    Publication number: 20180320787
    Abstract: A rotary actuator assembly for a manual park release system of a vehicle transmission is provided. The assembly includes a cable link configured to couple to a manual park release cable, the manual park release cable configured to couple to the transmission to selectively move the transmission between a park gear and an out-of-park gear, and a key configured to engage and rotate the cable link. The key rotates the cable link between a first position, a second position, and a third position. In the first position, the cable link is in an inactive position. In the second position, the cable link is configured to move the manual park release cable to shift the transmission to the out-of-park gear. In the third position, the cable link is configured to move the manual park release cable to shift the transmission to the park gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Toma Ljulj, Christopher R Reynolds