Patents by Inventor Abraham H. Ghaphery

Abraham H. Ghaphery has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6259982
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a vehicle active suspension system having a plurality of actuatable hydraulic motors, each corner having a motor connecting the sprung mass with its associated unsprung mass. Each motor has an associated spool valve for connecting either of two expandable fluid chambers of said motor to a pump or reservoir. Each corner has an associated force sensor for sensing the force value between its associated unsprung mass and the sprung mass. An analog, closed force loop control circuit provides a valve control signal having a value functionally related to the difference between a sensed force value and a desired force value for a selected corner. The closed loop control circuit includes a variable gain amplifier for controlling the value of the valve control signal as a function of the frequency of variations in the difference between the sensed force value and the desired force value on the selected corner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: TRW Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel E. Williams, Abraham H. Ghaphery