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Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014

Filed:

Dec. 07, 2011
Applicants:

David Charles Chauncey, Fairport, NY (US);

Edward Charles Mccarthy, Pittsford, NY (US);

Peter Joseph Roth, Fairport, NY (US);

Nicholas Allen Elliott, Pittsford, NY (US);

Inventors:

David Charles Chauncey, Fairport, NY (US);

Edward Charles McCarthy, Pittsford, NY (US);

Peter Joseph Roth, Fairport, NY (US);

Nicholas Allen Elliott, Pittsford, NY (US);

Assignee:

Vnomics Corp., Pittsford, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2011.01); B60W 40/09 (2012.01); B60W 50/14 (2012.01); G01F 9/00 (2006.01); B60R 16/023 (2006.01); G01F 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 40/09 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); G01F 9/00 (2013.01); B60R 16/0236 (2013.01); G01F 9/023 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0638 (2013.01); B60W 2520/10 (2013.01); B60W 2540/16 (2013.01); B60W 2540/165 (2013.01);
Abstract

One way to improve fuel efficiency of a vehicle is to improve the usage of various gears. One way to measure the amount of fuel wasted due to suboptimal gear shifting is to compare the actual gear used for various driving conditions with the optimal gear used. Such comparisons may be combined with determinations of amount of fuel used to determine how much fuel has been lost due to suboptimal shifting. These techniques are applicable to tracking employment of other driving best practices as well.


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