Patents by Inventor Curtis Tyson

Curtis Tyson 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).

  • Vehicle and method for controlling brake system indicators
    Patent number: 7047120
    Abstract: An instrument panel for a vehicle has an anti-lock braking system and a regenerative braking system. A method is used to control the brake system indicators on the instrument panel. If it is determined that an anomalous condition exists in either the anti-lock braking system or the regenerative braking system, a first indicator is illuminated in an amber color to alert the vehicle operator of this condition. If the anti-lock braking system is active, and there is no anomalous condition detected in the anti-lock braking system, a second indicator is illuminated in green to alert the vehicle operator that the anti-lock braking system is active. Control of the first and second indicators is provided in accordance with a hierarchal structure that gives priority to an anomalous condition in the anti-lock braking system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Asi Perach, Curtis Tyson, Joseph Root
  • VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BRAKE SYSTEM INDICATORS
    Publication number: 20050234627
    Abstract: An instrument panel for a vehicle has an anti-lock braking system and a regenerative braking system. A method is used to control the brake system indicators on the instrument panel. If it is determined that an anomalous condition exists in either the anti-lock braking system or the regenerative braking system, a first indicator is illuminated in an amber color to alert the vehicle operator of this condition. If the anti-lock braking system is active, and there is no anomalous condition detected in the anti-lock braking system, a second indicator is illuminated in green to alert the vehicle operator that the anti-lock braking system is active. Control of the first and second indicators is provided in accordance with a hierarchal structure that gives priority to an anomalous condition in the anti-lock braking system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2004
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Asi Perach, Curtis Tyson, Joseph Root