Data processing: vehicles – navigation – and relative location – Vehicle control – guidance – operation – or indication – With indicator or control of power plant
Reexamination Certificate
2009-02-10
2011-11-01
Nguyen, Tan Q (Department: 3661)
Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location
Vehicle control, guidance, operation, or indication
With indicator or control of power plant
C701S021000, C701S123000, C440S001000, C440S086000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08050849
ABSTRACT:
A mixed-mode method for operating a vehicle's propulsion plant to travel at a selected average speed using the minimum amount of fuel. The method involves travelling in one mode at high speed part of the time, and in a different mode at low speed part of the time, in such a way that the average speed is the selected value.
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Brown Gerald Gerard
Kline Jeffrey Eugene
Menconi, legal representative Pascale
Rosenthal Richard Edwin
Washburn Alan R.
Lincoln Donald E.
Nguyen Tan Q
Norris Lisa A.
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of
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