Patents by Inventor Bjorn Gosta Wessman

Bjorn Gosta Wessman 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).

  • Steering control device for a vehicle and method for operating said device
    Patent number: 6612394
    Abstract: The invention relates to a steering control device for a vehicle, comprising a steering actuator, a pair of steerable wheels (1a, 1b) attached to the same wheel axle, a steering transmitting device connecting the steering actuator and the steerable wheels(1a, 1b), and a sensor (5) arranged to detect at least one parameter relating to a condition of the steering actuator and generate a signal indicative of said condition, which signal also categorizes each of the steerable wheels (1a, 1b) as an inside and an outside wheel respectively. The control device further comprises an electronic control unit (10) for a vehicle brake control system, which system is arranged to brake the inside wheel when a signal from the sensor (5) exceeds a predetermined value for a particular condition, in order to reduce the turning radius (R1, R2) of the vehicle. A method for operating the control system is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Bjorn Gosta Wessman
  • Steering control device for a vehicle and method for operating said device
    Publication number: 20020066616
    Abstract: The invention relates to a steering control device for a vehicle, comprising a steering actuator, a pair of steerable wheels (1a, 1b) attached to the same wheel axle, a steering transmitting device connecting the steering actuator and the steerable wheels(1a, 1b), and a sensor (5) arranged to detect at least one parameter relating to a condition of the steering actuator and generate a signal indicative of said condition, which signal also categorizes each of the steerable wheels (1a, 1b) as an inside and an outside wheel respectively. The control device further comprises an electronic control unit (10) for a vehicle brake control system, which system is arranged to brake the inside wheel when a signal from the sensor (5) exceeds a predetermined value for a particular condition, in order to reduce the turning radius (R1, R2) of the vehicle. A method for operating the control system is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2001
    Publication date: June 6, 2002
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Bjorn Gosta Wessman