Jeffrey M Orzechowski, 586878 Mountain Dr, Troy, MI 48098

8485932, Jul 16, 2013

Jan 6, 2011

12/985576

Brian E. Beechie - Armada MI, US
John D. Mueller - Southfield MI, US
Jeffrey M. Orzechowski - Troy MI, US
Anurag Peter Varma - Royal Oak MI, US
Mary Gerber - West Bloomfield MI, US

Chrysler Group LLC - Auburn Hills MI

F16H 57/04

475161

An axle system is provided that included an axle assembly having an axle member, a gear coupled with the axle member, and a housing encasing a lubrication fluid and at least a portion of the axle member and the gear therein. A device may selectively heat and/or cool the lubrication fluid at one or more regions of the axle system.

8485941, Jul 16, 2013

Mar 8, 2011

13/042504

Brian E. Beechie - Armada MI, US
John D. Mueller - Southfield MI, US
Jeffrey M. Orzechowski - Troy MI, US
Anurag Peter Varma - Royal Oak MI, US

Chrysler Group LLC - Auburn Hills MI

B60W 10/04
B60W 10/10

477110, 477 99

A driver controllable low speed mode for a stop/start technology-equipped vehicle. The vehicle comprises an internal combustion engine with stop/start technology having an engine controller, a transmission connected to the internal combustion engine, and a shifter connected to the transmission and the engine controller. The shifter is operable to place the transmission into one of a plurality of operating modes, the operating modes including at least a low speed mode wherein stop/start technology is disabled. The engine controller is operable to detect vehicle operation above a speed or acceleration threshold and cause an audible chime or message to be played or a visual cue displayed to prompt the driver to deactivate the low speed mode. The engine controller is further operable to detect a sustained acceleration attempt when the transmission is in low speed mode and to disable low speed mode for a predetermined period of time upon this detection.

2011015, Jun 23, 2011

Dec 18, 2009

12/641746

Brian E. Beechie - Armada MI, US
John D. Mueller - Southfield MI, US
Jeffrey M. Orzechowski - Troy MI, US
Anurag Peter Varma - Royal Oak MI, US
Mary R. Gerber - West Bloomfield MI, US
Troy J. Davis - Marine City MI, US
Glenn F. Syrowik - Holly MI, US

G06F 7/00
F02D 45/00
G01C 21/36

701 29, 701102

The technology described herein provides a system and method for automatically increasing the remaining driving range of a vehicle when a low fuel or other condition is detected by altering the operating parameters of one or more vehicle systems to improve propulsion system efficiency and thereby lower fuel consumption. The vehicle range extending system is capable of altering the operating parameters of any vehicle system, including for example variable displacement settings, start-stop technology settings, and HVAC operation. The disclosed technology can also provide information to the driver, suggesting which system operating parameters should be altered to reduce the fuel consumption rate.

2020010, Apr 2, 2020

Sep 28, 2018

16/146255

Thomas F. Wentworth - Sterling Heights MI, US
Gregory A. Sbroglia - Farmington Hills MI, US
Jeffrey M. Orzechowski - Troy MI, US

F16H 45/02
F16H 41/24

A torque converter for a vehicle includes an impeller, a turbine, a stator positioned between the impeller and the turbine, a one-way clutch coupled to the stator and configured to couple to a fixed member, and a controllable clutch assembly. The controllable clutch assembly is configured to selectively engage the stator and the turbine such that the stator is able to rotate with the turbine to facilitate preventing the stator from reacting against the one-way clutch and applying a load to the fixed member and thereby facilitating reducing an output of the torque converter and reducing engine vibration during idle, and disengage the stator from the turbine to enable relative rotation between the stator and turbine.

2019033, Nov 7, 2019

May 2, 2018

15/969187

Jeffrey M. Orzechowski - Troy MI, US
Brian D. Dwyer - Ortonville MI, US
Gregory A. Sbroglia - Farmington Hills MI, US
Peter Kalinowsky - White Lake MI, US
Matthew Kamps - Wyoming MI, US

B60W 50/00
B60W 10/06
B60W 10/30
B60W 30/182
B60W 30/188
F16F 15/00

A system and method for calibrating and controlling an active dampening system for a chassis of a vehicle having an engine involve operating the engine in a cylinder deactivation mode and, during the cylinder deactivation mode, (i) receiving, from a set of sensors, measured vibrations on first and second frame rails of the chassis, (ii) generating control signals for a set of actuators based on the measured vibration of the first and second frame rails, each actuator being configured to generate a vibrational force in at least one direction, and (iii) outputting, to the set of actuators, the control signals, wherein receipt of the control signals cause the set of actuators to generate vibrational forces that dampen the vibration of the first and second frame rails, respectively, to decrease noise/vibration/harshness (NVH).

2017002, Jan 26, 2017

Jul 23, 2015

14/806798

Jeffrey M. Orzechowski - Troy MI, US
Ian McLean - Windsor, CA
Neil W. Loughlin - Ortonville MI, US
Sean A. Keyes - Shelby Township MI, US

F04C 29/06
F04C 18/16

A supercharger for a vehicle includes a lower body housing a compressor and an upper lid having a contraction chamber. The upper lid includes an air circulation port and is configured to be coupled to the lower body thereby forming a plenum. The contraction chamber is integrally formed in the upper lid adjacent to the air circulation port and includes an attenuator plate that defines a tuning neck. The tuning neck defines an inlet to and part of a volume of the contraction chamber, and includes a predetermined size and shape configured to attenuate a desired sound frequency generated by operation of the supercharger.