Patents by Inventor Kirk E. McClure

Kirk E. McClure 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: 11831267
    Abstract: A system includes a controller for a direct-current (DC) to alternating current (AC) inverter, the controller comprising: a memory configured to store instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the stored instructions to perform operations including: generating a fault condition Pulse-Width Modulated (PWM) signal to control an active discharge of the inverter in a fault condition by alternately: turning on a first switch group of the inverter while turning off a second switch group of the inverter, and turning on the second switch group of the inverter while turning off the first switch group of the inverter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies IP Limited
    Inventors: Kirk E. McClure, Jim Walters, Lokesh Gona
  • Publication number: 20230198449
    Abstract: A system includes a controller for a direct-current (DC) to alternating current (AC) inverter, the controller comprising: a memory configured to store instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the stored instructions to perform operations including: generating a fault condition Pulse-Width Modulated (PWM) signal to control an active discharge of the inverter in a fault condition by alternately: turning on a first switch group of the inverter while turning off a second switch group of the inverter, and turning on the second switch group of the inverter while turning off the first switch group of the inverter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: Delphi Technologies IP Limited
    Inventors: Kirk E. McCLURE, Jim WALTERS, Lokesh GONA
  • Patent number: 8350684
    Abstract: A vehicle lane departure warning system and method are provided having a trailer mode. The system includes an imager capturing images of a roadway forward of a vehicle and an input receiving a towing signal indicative of whether the vehicle is towing a trailer. The system also includes a processor for processing the captured images and determining whether the vehicle or trailer is expected to be departing from a lane on the roadway based on the captured images and a threshold width value. The processor selects the threshold width value based on the input towing signal such that an enhanced threshold width value is employed when the vehicle is towing a trailer. An output is provided for outputting a lane departure warning signal based on the processed images and selected threshold width value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Kirk E. McClure
  • Publication number: 20110140872
    Abstract: A vehicle lane departure warning system and method are provided having a trailer mode. The system includes an imager capturing images of a roadway forward of a vehicle and an input receiving a towing signal indicative of whether the vehicle is towing a trailer. The system also includes a processor for processing the captured images and determining whether the vehicle or trailer is expected to be departing from a lane on the roadway based on the captured images and a threshold width value. The processor selects the threshold width value based on the input towing signal such that an enhanced threshold width value is employed when the vehicle is towing a trailer. An output is provided for outputting a lane departure warning signal based on the processed images and selected threshold width value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Kirk E. McClure
  • Patent number: 7009551
    Abstract: A radar includes fixed beam radar transmitter and receiver antennae that utilize mixed polarization to optimize the object detection field-of-view through an intervening plastic fascia. The transmitter antenna transmits radar energy with slant polarization, a first receiver antenna designed for short-range wide-angle object detection passes only horizontally polarized radar energy, and a second receiver antenna designed for long-range narrow-angle object detection passes only vertically polarized radar energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg J. Sapletal, Shawn Shi, Kirk E. McClure