Patents by Inventor Mark Alton Eisenbarth

Mark Alton Eisenbarth 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).

  • DUAL STEERING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20150014086
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a dual steering system including a first front wheel and a second front wheel, a lateral steering linkage connecting the first and second front wheels, a first steering system with a first steering wheel and a power steering module that assists steering inputs applied to the first steering wheel, and a second steering system with a second steering wheel and a torque sensor in communication with the power steering module of the first steering system and monitoring steering inputs applied to the second steering wheel, whereby the power steering module may provide power assist to the steering inputs applied to the second steering wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: VOLVO GROUP NORTH AMERICA, LLC
    Inventor: Mark Alton Eisenbarth
  • Power assisted steering system with an auxiliary electric pump
    Patent number: 7854292
    Abstract: A power assist steering system for a vehicle, especially for a truck or commercial vehicle, is disclosed that includes a mechanical engine-driven power steering pump that pumps hydraulic fluid to a power steering unit, and an electrical pump adapted to pump hydraulic fluid so as to optimize a power steering flow to the power steering unit and to minimize internal pump flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Volvo Group North America, LLC
    Inventor: Mark Alton Eisenbarth
  • Power Assisted Steering System with an Auxiliary Electric Pump
    Publication number: 20090194361
    Abstract: A power assist steering system for a vehicle, especially for a truck or commercial vehicle, is disclosed that includes a mechanical engine-driven power steering pump that pumps hydraulic fluid to a power steering unit, and an electrical pump adapted to pump hydraulic fluid so as to optimize a power steering flow to the power steering unit and to minimize internal pump flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Mark Alton Eisenbarth