Patents by Inventor Sivapalan Balanayagam

Sivapalan Balanayagam 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).

  • Multiple function electronic drive
    Patent number: 7180209
    Abstract: An electronic drive system using a plurality of drive circuits for enabling greater plurality of functions by selectively placing drive signals on the driver outputs at one of two possible polarities. At least one of the enabled functions taking a substantially shorter time for enablement, thereby allowing at least two of the plurality of functions to share a common driver output enabling signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen L Hyde, Patrick D Dean, Paul F Roach, Sivapalan Balanayagam
  • Tilt in reverse mirror
    Patent number: 6965821
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for selectively tilting side mirrors located on the driver and passenger sides of a vehicle. The system has a mirror selection switch with a driver position and a passenger position. A control module receives a mirror selection signal from the mirror selection switch and receives a reverse gear signal. A first actuator is controlled by the control module and linked to a passenger side mirror. The control module controls the first actuator to tilt the passenger side mirror when the mirror selection signal indicates the mirror selection switch is in the passenger position and the reverse gear signal is indicative of the vehicle being in a reverse gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2005
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Sivapalan Balanayagam, Patrick D Dean
  • Multiple function electronic drive
    Publication number: 20050121982
    Abstract: An electronic drive system using a plurality of drive circuits for enabling greater plurality of functions by selectively placing drive signals on the driver outputs at one of two possible polarities. At least one of the enabled functions taking a substantially shorter time for enablement, thereby allowing at least two of the plurality of functions to share a common driver output enabling signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2004
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: Stephen Hyde, Patrick Dean, Paul Roach, Sivapalan Balanayagam