Patents by Inventor David Tourner

David Tourner 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).

  • Method and system for automatic wheel positioning
    Patent number: 8849518
    Abstract: A system and method for automatically angularly positioning wheels of an automotive vehicle after parking. The system disclosed here includes a power-assisted steering system coupled to the wheels. Further, the system includes a controller, coupled to the steering system, which is configured to automatically position the wheels in a desired direction, based on a determination that the vehicle is parked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Barney D. Nefcy, Marvin Paul Kraska, Walt Joseph Ortmann, Brian ‘Ninja’ Soo, Dan Scott Colvin, David Tourner
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC WHEEL POSITIONING
    Publication number: 20110276225
    Abstract: A system and method for automatically angularly positioning wheels of an automotive vehicle after parking. The system disclosed here includes a power-assisted steering system coupled to the wheels. Further, the system includes a controller, coupled to the steering system, which is configured to automatically position the wheels in a desired direction, based on a determination that the vehicle is parked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Barney D. Nefcy, Marvin Paul Kraska, Walt Joseph Ortmann, Brian Ninja Soo, Dan Scott Colvin, David Tourner