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Inventor: Walt Joseph Ortmann


Address: Saline, MI
No. of applications: 4
Last application issue date: 10/18/2012

Application No.Application TitleIssue Date
20120265382Torque Modulation in a Hybrid Vehicle Downshift During Regenerative Braking
A controller and a control strategy minimizes shift shock in a hybrid electric vehicle during a downshift conducted while the vehicle is in a regenerative braking mode by maintaining total powertrain torque at a desired target during the downshift. The controller has th...
10/18/2012
20120025601Low Voltage Bus Stability
Systems and methods provide voltage stability for a low voltage bus coupling a DC/DC converter with a low voltage load comprising one or more vehicle accessories. The DC/DC converter can be coupled to a high voltage battery, the low voltage load, and a starter circuit c...
02/02/2012
20110276225METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC WHEEL POSITIONING
A system and method for automatically angularly positioning wheels of an automotive vehicle after parking. The system disclosed here includes a power-assisted steering system coupled to the wheels. Further, the system includes a controller, coupled to the steering syste...
11/10/2011
20100013188Trailer Connection Assist System
A trailer connection assist system includes a towing vehicle having a hitch receiver, a trailer having a trailer hitch, a system controller, a position sensor provided on the hitch receiver and the trailer hitch and communicating with the system controller, a vehicle mo...
01/21/2010
 
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