Patents by Inventor William P. Winstead, III

William P. Winstead, III 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: 4009699
    Abstract: A read only memory is pre-programmed to produce an output binary signal representation of a predetermined ignition spark timing angle based upon the instantaneous value of both of two selected engine operating parameters at each of a plurality of respective selected points within the range of values in response to respective input address signals. Over the range of values of the two selected engine operating parameters, therefore, the read only memory generates a three-dimensional surface of ignition spark timing angles. The binary signal representations of the ignition spark timing angles retrieved from the read only memory are varied in accordance with engine manifold vacuum and actual atmospheric pressure to tilt the three-dimensional surface generated by the read only memory about a selected engine parameter value as an axis in an amount substantially inversely proportional to actual atmospheric pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1976
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1977
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Lewis R. Hetzler, Gerald O. Huntzinger, William P. Winstead, III, Thomas A. Zickel