Patents by Inventor William E. Debs

William E. Debs 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).

  • Patent number: 8942911
    Abstract: A control system for a vehicle includes an error detection module and a remedial control module. The error detection module detects whether an accelerator of the vehicle is stuck is based on vehicle speed, a position of the accelerator, and one of a pressure applied to a brake of the vehicle and a status of a parking brake of the vehicle. The remedial control module, when the accelerator is stuck, at least one of resets the position of the accelerator and decreases torque output of a powertrain system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Inventors: William E. Debs, Brian S. Schang, J. Oscar Aparicio, Jr., Paul A. Bauerle, Joseph E. Ploucha, Daniel G. Bolstrum
  • Publication number: 20110264354
    Abstract: A control system for a vehicle includes an error detection module and a remedial control module. The error detection module detects whether an accelerator of the vehicle is stuck is based on vehicle speed, a position of the accelerator, and one of a pressure applied to a brake of the vehicle and a status of a parking brake of the vehicle. The remedial control module, when the accelerator is stuck, at least one of resets the position of the accelerator and decreases torque output of a powertrain system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: William E. Debs, Brian S. Schang, J. Oscar Aparicio, JR., Paul A. Bauerle, Joseph E. Ploucha, Daniel G. Bolstrum
  • Patent number: 5289741
    Abstract: An improved adaptive line pressure control which detects the occurrence of run-through and overrides the normal adaptive pressure control in response to a detected run-through condition so that the line pressure during subsequent shifting is increased instead of decreased. A run-through condition is detected by periodically sampling the transmission speed ratio in the course of the inertia phase of an upshift from a lower speed ratio to an upper speed ratio, and determining the average ratio for the upshift. If the average ratio is within a reference amount of the normal value (ratio midpoint), the adaptive control is allowed to update the adaptive pressure value in relation to the difference between the measured shift time and a desired shift time. If the average ratio exceeds the normal value (midpoint) by more than the reference amount, a run-through is detected, and the adaptive pressure amount is increased regardless of the measured shift time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1994
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: William E. Debs, Robert L. Moses