Inventor

Bradley Dean Riedle

Inventor

Northville, MI, US

Overview

1995–2021

Patent span

Mechanical engineering

Primary field (CPC F)

Patents· 84 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

F16Hprimary

F16HGearing36%

B60WConjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function24%

F16DCouplings for transmitting rotation10%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification8%

F02DControlling combustion engines6%

Y02TClimate change mitigation technologies related to transportation5%

B60YIndexing scheme relating to aspects cross-cutting vehicle technology4%

B60KArrangement or mounting of propulsion units or of transmissions in vehicles3%

F02BInternal-combustion piston engines1%

G01PMeasuring linear or angular speed, acceleration, deceleration, or shock1%

PatentTitleYear

11,097,719Methods and system for operating a driveline2021 11,041,534Method of controlling transmission in neutral2021 10,995,852Systems and methods for controlling friction elements2021 10,960,872Methods and system for determining driver demand2021 10,920,705Method and system for variable displacement engine2021 10,821,957Transmission with selectable one-way clutch2020 10,794,435Transmission with selectable one-way clutch2020 10,704,677Method of discharging transmission accumulator2020 10,570,849Methods and systems for power take off device torque delivery2020 10,393,258Hybrid vehicle clutch control system2019 10,358,134Vehicle transmission clutch engagement control system2019 10,343,690Input torque control during transmission shift2019 10,308,252Method of controlling a powertrain2019 10,295,053Method and control for operating transmission during clutch failure2019 10,180,186Transmission and method of controlling clutch during ratio change2019 10,131,357Vehicle control during tip-in2018 10,023,190Method and control for operating a transmission in neutral2018 9,939,032Method of controlling a transmission clutch2018 9,903,299'Methods and systems for power take off device torque delivery'2018 9,731,725'Control of vehicle driveline torque'2017 9,707,963'Systems and methods for operating a vehicle with a manual shift transmission'2017 9,694,804'Delaying lash crossing for a modular hybrid transmission'2017 9,546,729'Electro-mechanical one-way-clutch and method of operation'2017 9,528,601'Automatic transmission power flow detection'2016 9,488,267'Line pressure control with input shaft torque measurement'2016 9,423,024'Rapid synchronizer touch point adjustment'2016 9,404,571'Controlling an automatic transmission'2016 9,360,107'Transmission and method of controlling clutch during ratio change'2016 9,308,908'Method of shifting a transmission'2016 9,297,456'Vehicle adapted to control clutch torque based on relative speed data'2016 9,227,619'System and method for improved vehicle response during vehicle acceleration conditions'2016 9,200,702'Driver aware adaptive shifting'2015 9,162,680'Method of controlling automatic transmission coasting downshift'2015 9,145,969'Deceleration fuel shut off scheduling based on vehicle parameters'2015 9,050,982'Driver feedback for vehicle operation'2015 9,045,125'Automatic transmission shift control based on torque phase detection using measured transmission input torque'2015 9,028,365'Method of shifting a transmission'2015 9,026,323'Priming a start-stop vehicle transmission pump'2015 9,014,928'Transmission gearshift control'2015 8,938,340'Automatic transmission shift control based on clutch torque capacity detection using calculated transmission input torque'2015 8,827,060'Transmission and method of controlling clutch during ratio change'2014 8,798,889'Automatic transmission and method of control for rejecting erroneous torque measurements'2014 8,793,057'Bounded vehicle driveline twist estimating'2014 8,738,254'Non-synchronous automatic transmission up-shift control utilzing input torque signal'2014 8,738,249'Synchronous automatic transmission up-shift control utilizing input torque signal'2014 8,690,728'Controlled vehicle launch using a stepped ratio transmission'2014 8,645,034'Method of aligning a transmission synchronizer'2014 8,550,961'Active damping tip-in clutch control of a vehicle transmission'2013 8,529,406'Multiple-ratio automatic transmission control method and system for ratio upshifts'2013 8,529,405'Ratio shift control system and method for a multiple-ratio automatic transmission'2013 8,406,974'Method of aligning a transmission synchronizer'2013 8,337,361'Multiple-ratio automatic transmission control method and system for ratio upshifts'2012 8,328,688'Ratio shift control system and method for a multiple-ratio automatic transmission'2012 8,332,111'Dual clutch driveline twist control'2012 8,308,609'Power-off downshift engagement dampening'2012 8,292,785'Control of torque direction transition in a powershift transmission'2012 8,177,686'Transmission torque converter clutch control'2012 8,042,325'Adapting indicated engine torque during regeneration of a diesel particulate filter'2011 7,650,214'Avoiding drift engagement of a hydraulic clutch'2010 7,527,578'Electronic adaptive swap-shift control for an automatic transmission for automotive vehicles'2009 7,503,875'Ratio shift control for a multiple ratio automatic transmission'2009 7,351,183'Ratio shift control for a multiple ratio automatic transmission'2008 7,282,012'Electronic adaptive swap-shift control for an automatic transmission for automotive vehicles'2007 7,216,025'Adaptive pressure control method for synchronous downshifts in a multiple-ratio transmission'2007 7,115,069'Electronic adaptive swap-shift control for an automatic transmission for automotive vehicles'2006 7,089,102'Coasting downshift control for automatic transmissions'2006 7,014,592'System and method for controlling an automatic transmission in a vehicle'2006 6,994,647'Adaptive pressure control method for achieving synchronous upshifts in a multiple-ratio transmission'2006 6,961,646'Automatic transmission control system with direct electronic swap-shift control'2005 6,766,775'Method and system for increasing the estimation accuracy of cam phase angle in an engine with variable cam timing'2004 6,763,737'Automobile transmission range sensor system'2004 6,701,246'Engine torque determination for powertrain with torque converter'2004 6,634,984'Method of controlling engine idle speed during launch from neutral idle operation'2003 6,543,414'Vehicle output control limiter'2003 6,506,141'Torque-based shift scheduling during traction control for an automotive vehicle'2003 6,506,140'Control for vehicle with torque converter'2003 6,468,183'Control for vehicle with transmission'2002 6,449,548'Automatic transmission shift control'2002 6,440,041'Method of controlling engine torque during launch from neutral idle operation'2002 6,434,467'Vehicle control method for vehicle having a torque converter'2002 6,385,520'Control strategy and method for independently controlling friction element actuators for an automatic transmission'2002 5,977,765'Speed, direction, and acceleration sensor for a rotating shaft having a rotor with teeth having unequal spacing'1999 5,977,764'Method to sense speed, direction and acceleration for a rotating shaft using a rotor with unequal tooth spacing'1999 5,452,735'Control of two stage valves'1995

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1995Based in Clinton Township, MI, US· patent location history

1999–2003Patents assigned to FORD GLOBAL TECH INC (10)· patent assignee history

1999–2021Based in Northville, MI, US· patent location history

2003–2021Patents assigned to FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC (72)· patent assignee history

2012–2016Patents assigned to RIEDLE BRADLEY DEAN (9)· patent assignee history

2012–2016Patents assigned to PIETRON GREGORY MICHAEL (8)· patent assignee history

2012–2017Patents assigned to RIEDLE BRADLEY D (8)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC	72	2003–2021
FORD GLOBAL TECH INC	10	1999–2003
RIEDLE BRADLEY DEANself	9	2012–2016
PIETRON GREGORY MICHAEL	8	2012–2016
RIEDLE BRADLEY Dself	8	2012–2017

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Northville, MI, US	83	1999–2021
Clinton Township, MI, US	1	1995