Patents by Inventor Charles Bannon

Charles Bannon 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).

  • Output shaft speed sensor based anti-lock braking system
    Patent number: 8239109
    Abstract: An anti-lock braking system (ABS) calculates driven wheel speed without any sensors on the driven axle assembly. A powertrain control module (PCM) receives signals from an output shaft speed (OSS) sensor and adds the speed and axle ratio information to a control network bus. Access to the CAN bus is provided to enable calculation of the rear wheel speed based on such information so that ABS may implement anti-lock braking functionality by taking into account such information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Dunn, Charles Bannon, Douglas Marsden
  • OUTPUT SHAFT SPEED SENSOR BASED ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090192689
    Abstract: An anti-lock braking system (ABS) calculates driven wheel speed without any sensors on the driven axle assembly. A powertrain control module (PCM) receives signals from an output shaft speed (OSS) sensor and adds the speed and axle ratio information to a control network bus. Access to the CAN bus is provided to enable calculation of the rear wheel speed based on such information so that ABS may implement anti-lock braking functionality by taking into account such information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Inventors: Daniel Dunn, Charles Bannon, Douglas Marsden
  • Temperature dependent trigger control for a traction control system
    Patent number: 7266437
    Abstract: A method a operating a traction control system using a traction controller (30) for an automotive vehicle (10) is provided. A slip target is first determined. Then, an operating temperature turning characteristic or slope of the slip curve may, in combination or alone, be used to adjust the slip trigger threshold above the slip target. Traction control mode is entered when the driven wheel speed is above the slip trigger threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Davor Hrovat, Ralph Cunningham, Peter Lazarevski, Eric Tseng, Charles Bannon, Michael Fodor
  • TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT TRIGGER CONTROL FOR A TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20070032938
    Abstract: A method a operating a traction control system using a traction controller (30) for an automotive vehicle (10) is provided. A slip target is first determined. Then, an operating temperature turning characteristic or slope of the slip curve may, in combination or alone, be used to adjust the slip trigger threshold above the slip target. Traction control mode is entered when the driven wheel speed is above the slip trigger threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2005
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Davor Hrovat, Ralph Cunningham, Peter Lazarevski, Eric Tseng, Charles Bannon, Michael Fodor