700 patents
Utility
Exhaust System Having a Hanger Assembly
18 Jan 24
An exhaust system having an exhaust manifold, and a hanger assembly.
JOSEPH R. KRAMER
Filed: 18 Jul 22
Utility
Vehicle Control Systems and Methods Based on Trailer Hitch Angle
11 Jan 24
A trailer sway control system for a vehicle includes: a front left active suspension actuator; a front right active suspension actuator; a rear left active suspension actuator; a rear right active suspension actuator; an actuator control module configured to: based on a hitch angle between (a) a first longitudinal axis of a trailer hitched to the vehicle and (b) a second longitudinal axis of the vehicle, determine target vertical forces for the front left active suspension actuator, the front right active suspension actuator, the rear left active suspension actuator, and the rear right active suspension actuator, respectively; and selectively adjust the front left active suspension actuator, the front right active suspension actuator, the rear left active suspension actuator, and the rear right active suspension actuator based on the target vertical forces, respectively.
Miguel DHAENS, Victor MAZZILLI, Gabriele RINI, Patrick GRUBER, Aldo SORNIOTTI, Sebastiaan VAN AALST
Filed: 11 Jul 22
Utility
Vehicle Control Systems and Methods Based on Trailer Hitch Joint Forces
11 Jan 24
A trailer sway control system for a vehicle includes: a front left active suspension actuator; a front right active suspension actuator; a rear left active suspension actuator; a rear right active suspension actuator; and an actuator control module configured to: based on (a) a first hitch force at a trailer hitch in a longitudinal direction, (b) a second hitch force at the trailer hitch in a lateral direction, and (c) a third hitch force at the trailer hitch in a vertical direction, determine target vertical forces for the front left active suspension actuator, the front right active suspension actuator, the rear left active suspension actuator, and the rear right active suspension actuator, respectively; and selectively adjust the front left active suspension actuator, the front right active suspension actuator, the rear left active suspension actuator, and the rear right active suspension actuator based on the target vertical forces, respectively.
Miguel DHAENS, Victor MAZZILLI, Gabriele RINI, Patrick GRUBER, Aldo SORNIOTTI, Sebastiaan VAN AALST
Filed: 11 Jul 22
Utility
Thermal and Dielectric Insulator for a Battery Pack
11 Jan 24
A flexible thermal insulator for an electric vehicle battery pack includes a first laminated outer layer bounded by a first outer layer periphery and a second laminated outer layer bounded by a second outer layer periphery.
Steven M. Galamba, Alexis Zambino Mason, Daniel A. Rowcotsky
Filed: 6 Jul 23
Design
Piston for an internal combustion engine
9 Jan 24
Warran Boyd Lineton, Carmo Ribeiro
Filed: 27 Apr 18
Utility
Suspension system with incremental roll and pitch stiffness control
9 Jan 24
A suspension system and associated control methods that reduce temperature related fluctuations in the internal pressures and stiffness of the suspension system.
Peter Boon, Bert Vandersmissen
Filed: 12 Oct 21
Utility
Suspension system with comfort valves between cross-over hydraulic circuits
9 Jan 24
A suspension system including four dampers where each damper includes compression and rebound chambers.
Bert Vandersmissen, Peter Boon
Filed: 12 Oct 21
Utility
Pivot joint assembly
9 Jan 24
The pivot joint assembly includes a housing with an opening which extends along an axis.
Sidney Paerewyck, Johannes Kankare
Filed: 29 Jun 21
Utility
Combustion seal including cylinder liner and shim
9 Jan 24
An engine includes an engine block and a cylinder head mounted to the engine block.
Michael Sadowski, Steven W. Kueltzo
Filed: 26 Mar 21
Utility
Spark plug electrode and method of manufacturing the same
9 Jan 24
A spark plug electrode with an electrode tip formed on an electrode base using an additive manufacturing process, such as a powder bed fusion technique.
Werner Niessner, Daniel Konig
Filed: 4 May 22
Utility
Spark plug and methods of manufacturing same
9 Jan 24
A spark plug and method of manufacturing, where the spark plug meets particular geometric relationships to maintain and potentially improve dielectric performance while downsizing other plug dimensions.
William J. Walker, Jr.
Filed: 19 Sep 22
Utility
Pressure Relief Poppet Valves for Suspension Dampers
4 Jan 24
A damper with a pressure tube and an outer tube, a piston rod extending between first and second piston rod ends, and a piston mounted to the second piston rod end.
Dries HEINES, Stefan DEFERME
Filed: 30 Jun 22
Utility
Socket assembly with a retention device
2 Jan 24
One aspect of the present invention is related to a ball socket assembly that includes a housing with an inner bore and at least one open end.
Andrew Auquier, Glen Parker, Thomas J. Byrnes, Jr.
Filed: 2 Mar 20
Utility
Shock Absorber Including A Hydraulic Fluid Having An Improved Flash Point
21 Dec 23
A shock absorber that includes a pressure tube that defines a working chamber having a hydraulic fluid located therein; a piston assembly positioned in the working chamber, and dividing the working chamber into an upper working chamber and a lower working chamber; and a piston rod engaged with the piston assembly that moves the piston assembly in the working chamber, wherein the hydraulic fluid includes a primary oil, a secondary oil, and an additive package, the secondary oil includes at least a gas-to-liquid oil in an amount that ranges between 4.0 wt % to 10.0 wt % relative to a total amount of the hydraulic fluid, and the hydraulic fluid includes a flash point of at least 174 degrees C.
Michael BENDER, Nathan GAYNIER
Filed: 6 Jun 23
Utility
Damper Assembly
14 Dec 23
A damper assembly includes a pressure tube forming a chamber, a piston assembly disposed in the chamber and dividing the chamber into two subchambers, and a piston rod fixed to the piston assembly.
Franky Montagna
Filed: 13 Jun 22
Utility
Multilayer, Flexible, Impact and Puncture Resistant, Fluid Impervious, Dielectric Insulator Sheet for an Electric Vehicle Battery Pack and Mounting Arrangement Therewith
14 Dec 23
A multilayer, flexible, impact and puncture resistant, impervious, dielectric insulator sheet and mounting arrangement therewith for an electric vehicle battery pack includes a textile layer having generally planar opposite first and second sides and a fluid impervious film fixed to the first side with an adhesive laminate.
Kazuhiko Baba, Kazuto Kitagawa, Tetsuaki Ogawa, Naoto Todoroki, Shunsuke Arima, Yukiko Kinoshita, Kentaro Hatta
Filed: 12 Jun 23
Utility
Vehicle suspension bushing assembly with two-piece bar pin and method of assembling the same
5 Dec 23
A bushing assembly, such as for a vehicle suspension, includes inner and outer sleeves, a bushing disposed radially between the inner and outer sleeves, and a two-piece bar pin.
Brent D. Johnston
Filed: 17 May 22
Utility
Spark plug electrode with electrode tip directly thermally coupled to heat dissipating core and method of manufacturing the same
5 Dec 23
A spark plug electrode includes an electrode tip that is attached to or formed on an electrode base so that the electrode tip is directly thermally coupled to a heat dissipating core through an opening in the electrode base.
Daniel Konig
Filed: 27 Jul 22
Utility
Wrappable end fray resistant woven protective textile sleeve and method of construction thereof
5 Dec 23
An end fray resistant textile sleeve includes an elongate wall having warp yarns extending generally parallel to a longitudinal central axis of the sleeve and fill yarns extending circumferentially about the sleeve.
Alexa A. Woodruff, Michael D. Knudson, Tianqu Gao, Cassie M. Malloy
Filed: 3 Feb 22
Utility
Selective Catalytic Reduction Catalyst Pre-heating Burner Assembly and Method of Controling Burner Emissions
30 Nov 23
A vehicle exhaust system including an exhaust pipe section, a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst, and a burner assembly, connected to the exhaust pipe section at a position upstream of the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst, for pre-heating the exhaust system prior to engine start-up.
Thomas M. HARRIS, Matthew G. MUHLECK
Filed: 25 May 22