Patents by Inventor Travis A. Cross

Travis A. Cross 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 for detecting engine knock
    Patent number: 6845312
    Abstract: A method for processing knock-related data reduces the memory locations required for the method and also simplify the processing steps needed to determine a sum, average, and threshold value relating to magnitudes of knock ratios. Inputs from either pressure sensor or accelerometers are filtered and then used to form a ratio between a knock portion of a curve and a reference portion. Sequential magnitudes of the knock ratio are received and analyzed in a manner that reduces required memory locations and improves processing speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventors: Travis A. Cross, Jason Tartt, Thomas S. Kirchhoff