US Patent Issued to FCA US on June 2 for "Engine brake control system" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,643,528, issued on June 2, was assigned to FCA US LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Engine brake control system" was invented by Daniel P Cashen (Auburn Hills, Mich.), Emily A Robb (Auburn Hills, Mich.) and Esaias A Pech (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and system of controlling engine braking in a vehicle, include determining that an accelerator input is not being activated, determining at least one vehicle condition, determining at least one path of travel condition of a road on which the vehicle is traveling, and applying an engine brake as a function of the at least one vehicle condition and the at least one path...