Zhen J. Zhang

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West Bloomfield, MI, US

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Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Information Patent Grant
Clutch controls for electric vehicle transmission with modular actu...
- Patent number 12,146,535
- Issue date Nov 19, 2024
- GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Dongxu Li
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Grant
Torque converter clutch control system health estimation
- Patent number 10,948,079
- Issue date Mar 16, 2021
- GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Shiming Duan
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Model predictive control of torque converter clutch slip
- Patent number 10,859,159
- Issue date Dec 8, 2020
- GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Jose C. Zavala Jurado
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Grant
Method and apparatus to control a continuously variable transmission
- Patent number 10,352,442
- Issue date Jul 16, 2019
- GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Joseph W. Tatangelo
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Grant
Method and apparatus to control a continuously variable transmission
- Patent number 10,151,390
- Issue date Dec 11, 2018
- GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Joseph William Tatangelo
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Grant
CVT control during change-of-mind shifts
- Patent number 10,145,470
- Issue date Dec 4, 2018
- GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Zhen J. Zhang
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Grant
Torque converter clutch slip control
- Patent number 9,879,769
- Issue date Jan 30, 2018
- GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Zhen J. Zhang
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Grant
Method of controlling a variator
- Patent number 9,851,004
- Issue date Dec 26, 2017
- GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Zhen J. Zhang
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Grant
Method and apparatus to control a continuously variable transmission
- Patent number 9,765,884
- Issue date Sep 19, 2017
- GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Zhen J. Zhang
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Grant
Method and apparatus to control a continuously variable transmission
- Patent number 9,689,495
- Issue date Jun 27, 2017
- GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Zhen J. Zhang
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Method and apparatus to control a continuously variable transmission
- Patent number 9,586,586
- Issue date Mar 7, 2017
- GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Zhen J. Zhang
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Method and apparatus to control a continuously variable transmission
- Patent number 9,545,929
- Issue date Jan 17, 2017
- GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Zhen J. Zhang
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
CVT ratio change control during a sudden vehicle stop
- Patent number 9,482,339
- Issue date Nov 1, 2016
- GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Paul G. Otanez
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Grant
Gross slip-based control of a variator assembly
- Patent number 9,151,382
- Issue date Oct 6, 2015
- GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Zhen J. Zhang
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
System and method for accumulator fluid mixing
- Patent number 9,052,014
- Issue date Jun 9, 2015
- GM Global Technology Operations, LLC
- Paul G. Otanez
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Pressure regulation method for an automatic transmission
- Patent number 9,008,921
- Issue date Apr 14, 2015
- GM Global Technology Operations, LLC
- Paul G. Otanez
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Multi-speed transmission with an engine start/stop enabler
- Patent number 8,968,143
- Issue date Mar 3, 2015
- GM Global Technology Operations, LLC
- Casie M. Bockenstette
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Grant
Accumulator fluid temperature estimation algorithm
- Patent number 8,948,986
- Issue date Feb 3, 2015
- GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Paul G. Otanez
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
System and method for controlling an accumulator based on vehicle c...
- Patent number 8,855,878
- Issue date Oct 7, 2014
- GM Global Technology Operations, LLC
- Paul G. Otanez
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Grant
System and method for estimating hydraulic pressure within and cont...
- Patent number 8,731,792
- Issue date May 20, 2014
- GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Zhen J. Zhang
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Grant
System and method for controlling an automatic engine stop-start ba...
- Patent number 8,702,562
- Issue date Apr 22, 2014
- GM Global Technology Operations
- Zhen J. Zhang
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Method of operating a torque converter clutch
- Patent number 8,652,002
- Issue date Feb 18, 2014
- GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Paul G. Otanez
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
System and method for controlling an automatic engine stop-start ac...
- Patent number 8,639,424
- Issue date Jan 28, 2014
- GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Philip C. Lundberg
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
System and method for controlling an automatic engine restart
- Patent number 8,591,381
- Issue date Nov 26, 2013
- GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Zhen J. Zhang
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
System and method for controlling an automatic engine stop-start
- Patent number 8,585,548
- Issue date Nov 19, 2013
- GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Zhen J. Zhang
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Multi-speed transmission with an engine start/stop enabler
- Patent number 8,556,765
- Issue date Oct 15, 2013
- GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Casie M. Bockenstette
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Grant
Vehicle door close/open assist and anti-slam device
- Patent number 8,326,497
- Issue date Dec 4, 2012
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Bijan K. Shahidi
- E05 - LOCKS KEYS WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS SAFES
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Apparatus and method for using transmission output torque data to c...
- Patent number 8,224,538
- Issue date Jul 17, 2012
- GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Zhen Zhang
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Grant
Vehicle door active and passive control device
- Patent number 8,068,959
- Issue date Nov 29, 2011
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Bijan K. Shahidi
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Adaptive hill hold for automobile applications by redundant clutch...
- Patent number 7,136,735
- Issue date Nov 14, 2006
- General Motors Corporation
- Richard W. Carlson
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

Information Patent Application
CLUTCH CONTROLS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WITH MODULAR ACTU...
- Publication number 20240159280
- Publication date May 16, 2024
- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Dongxu Li
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Application
MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL OF TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH SLIP
- Publication number 20200256459
- Publication date Aug 13, 2020
- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Jose C. Zavala Jurado
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Application
TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH CONTROL SYSTEM HEALTH ESTIMATION
- Publication number 20200040988
- Publication date Feb 6, 2020
- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Shiming Duan
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH SLIP CONTROL
- Publication number 20170292594
- Publication date Oct 12, 2017
- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Zhen J. Zhang
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Application
CVT CONTROL DURING CHANGE-OF-MIND SHIFTS
- Publication number 20170227120
- Publication date Aug 10, 2017
- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Zhen J. Zhang
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Application
METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL A CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION
- Publication number 20170138472
- Publication date May 18, 2017
- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Joseph W. Tatangelo
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Application
METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL A CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION
- Publication number 20170130835
- Publication date May 11, 2017
- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Zhen J. Zhang
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Application
METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL A CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION
- Publication number 20170130834
- Publication date May 11, 2017
- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Zhen J. Zhang
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Application
METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL A CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION
- Publication number 20170130836
- Publication date May 11, 2017
- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Joseph William Tatangelo
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Application
CVT RATIO CHANGE CONTROL DURING A SUDDEN VEHICLE STOP
- Publication number 20160258532
- Publication date Sep 8, 2016
- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Paul G. Otanez
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Application
METHOD OF CONTROLLING A VARIATOR
- Publication number 20150345631
- Publication date Dec 3, 2015
- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Zhen J. Zhang
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Application
GROSS SLIP-BASED CONTROL OF A VARIATOR ASSEMBLY
- Publication number 20150240941
- Publication date Aug 27, 2015
- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Zhen J. Zhang
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Application
HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATOR FILL ESTIMATION FOR CONTROLLING AUTOMATIC ENG...
- Publication number 20140163845
- Publication date Jun 12, 2014
- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Paul G. Otanez
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ACCUMULATOR BASED ON VEHICLE C...
- Publication number 20140046553
- Publication date Feb 13, 2014
- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Paul G. Otanez
- Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
Information Patent Application
ACCUMULATOR FLUID TEMPERATURE ESTIMATION ALGORITHM
- Publication number 20140032065
- Publication date Jan 30, 2014
- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Paul G. Otanez
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION WITH AN ENGINE START/STOP ENABLER
- Publication number 20140011626
- Publication date Jan 9, 2014
- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Casie M. Bockenstette
- Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
Information Patent Application
METHOD OF OPERATING A TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH
- Publication number 20130264164
- Publication date Oct 10, 2013
- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Paul G. Otanez
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCUMULATOR FLUID MIXING
- Publication number 20130263584
- Publication date Oct 10, 2013
- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Paul G. Otanez
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
HYDRAULIC CONTROL FOR A VEHICLE POWERTRAIN
- Publication number 20130232962
- Publication date Sep 12, 2013
- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Carlos E. Marin
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN AUTOMATIC ENGINE STOP-START AC...
- Publication number 20130116898
- Publication date May 9, 2013
- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Philip C. Lundberg
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WITHIN AND CONT...
- Publication number 20130080009
- Publication date Mar 28, 2013
- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Zhen J. Zhang
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Application
MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION WITH AN ENGINE START/STOP ENABLER
- Publication number 20130047759
- Publication date Feb 28, 2013
- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Casie M. Bockenstette
- Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN AUTOMATIC ENGINE STOP-START BA...
- Publication number 20120088631
- Publication date Apr 12, 2012
- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Zhen J. Zhang
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN AUTOMATIC ENGINE RESTART
- Publication number 20120088632
- Publication date Apr 12, 2012
- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Zhen J. Zhang
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN AUTOMATIC ENGINE STOP-START
- Publication number 20120088630
- Publication date Apr 12, 2012
- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Zhen J. Zhang
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
PRESSURE REGULATION METHOD FOR AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- Publication number 20120089306
- Publication date Apr 12, 2012
- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Paul G. Otanez
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USING TRANSMISSION OUTPUT TORQUE DATA TO C...
- Publication number 20110111921
- Publication date May 12, 2011
- GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
- Zhen Zhang
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Application
VEHICLE DOOR CLOSE/OPEN ASSIST AND ANTI-SLAM DEVICE
- Publication number 20100179732
- Publication date Jul 15, 2010
- Bijan K. Shahidi
- E05 - LOCKS KEYS WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS SAFES
Information Patent Application
VEHICLE DOOR ACTIVE AND PASSIVE CONTROL DEVICE
- Publication number 20090043456
- Publication date Feb 12, 2009
- Bijan K. Shahidi
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
Adaptive hill hold for automobile applications by redundant clutch...
- Publication number 20050075775
- Publication date Apr 7, 2005
- Richard W. Carlson
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...

Zhen J. Zhang

Person

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Clutch controls for electric vehicle transmission with modular actu...

Torque converter clutch control system health estimation

Model predictive control of torque converter clutch slip

Method and apparatus to control a continuously variable transmission

Method and apparatus to control a continuously variable transmission

CVT control during change-of-mind shifts

Torque converter clutch slip control

Method of controlling a variator

Method and apparatus to control a continuously variable transmission

Method and apparatus to control a continuously variable transmission

Method and apparatus to control a continuously variable transmission

Method and apparatus to control a continuously variable transmission

CVT ratio change control during a sudden vehicle stop

Gross slip-based control of a variator assembly

System and method for accumulator fluid mixing

Pressure regulation method for an automatic transmission

Multi-speed transmission with an engine start/stop enabler

Accumulator fluid temperature estimation algorithm

System and method for controlling an accumulator based on vehicle c...

System and method for estimating hydraulic pressure within and cont...

System and method for controlling an automatic engine stop-start ba...

Method of operating a torque converter clutch

System and method for controlling an automatic engine stop-start ac...

System and method for controlling an automatic engine restart

System and method for controlling an automatic engine stop-start

Multi-speed transmission with an engine start/stop enabler

Vehicle door close/open assist and anti-slam device

Apparatus and method for using transmission output torque data to c...

Vehicle door active and passive control device

Adaptive hill hold for automobile applications by redundant clutch...

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

CLUTCH CONTROLS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WITH MODULAR ACTU...

MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL OF TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH SLIP

TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH CONTROL SYSTEM HEALTH ESTIMATION

TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH SLIP CONTROL

CVT CONTROL DURING CHANGE-OF-MIND SHIFTS

METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL A CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION

METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL A CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION

METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL A CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION

METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL A CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION

CVT RATIO CHANGE CONTROL DURING A SUDDEN VEHICLE STOP

METHOD OF CONTROLLING A VARIATOR

GROSS SLIP-BASED CONTROL OF A VARIATOR ASSEMBLY

HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATOR FILL ESTIMATION FOR CONTROLLING AUTOMATIC ENG...

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ACCUMULATOR BASED ON VEHICLE C...

ACCUMULATOR FLUID TEMPERATURE ESTIMATION ALGORITHM

MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION WITH AN ENGINE START/STOP ENABLER

METHOD OF OPERATING A TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCUMULATOR FLUID MIXING

HYDRAULIC CONTROL FOR A VEHICLE POWERTRAIN

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN AUTOMATIC ENGINE STOP-START AC...

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WITHIN AND CONT...

MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION WITH AN ENGINE START/STOP ENABLER

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN AUTOMATIC ENGINE STOP-START BA...

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN AUTOMATIC ENGINE RESTART

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN AUTOMATIC ENGINE STOP-START

PRESSURE REGULATION METHOD FOR AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USING TRANSMISSION OUTPUT TORQUE DATA TO C...

VEHICLE DOOR CLOSE/OPEN ASSIST AND ANTI-SLAM DEVICE

VEHICLE DOOR ACTIVE AND PASSIVE CONTROL DEVICE

Adaptive hill hold for automobile applications by redundant clutch...