Patents by Inventor RICHARD O. GILLETT, JR.

RICHARD O. GILLETT, JR. 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).

  • Systems and methods for movable hitch receiver
    Patent number: 9796226
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for moving a receiver associated with a hitch frame of a vehicle. The method includes receiving data indicating a hand wheel angle; determining, with a processor, a position for the receiver relative to the hitch frame based on the hand wheel angle; and outputting one or more control signals to a motor coupled to the receiver to move the receiver relative to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle based on the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Phillip M. Turner, Richard O. Gillett, Jr., Stephen R. Pastor, Thomas A. Klingler, Xiaofeng Mao
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOVABLE HITCH RECEIVER
    Publication number: 20160187888
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for moving a receiver associated with a hitch frame of a vehicle. The method includes receiving data indicating a hand wheel angle; determining, with a processor, a position for the receiver relative to the hitch frame based on the hand wheel angle; and outputting one or more control signals to a motor coupled to the receiver to move the receiver relative to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle based on the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: PHILLIP M. TURNER, RICHARD O. GILLETT, JR., STEPHEN R. PASTOR, THOMAS A. KLINGLER, XIAOFENG MAO