Patents by Inventor Steven P. Sammut

Steven P. Sammut 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).

  • Vehicle level control system
    Patent number: 5465209
    Abstract: A method of determining the trim set value of a vehicle body leveling system comprising the steps of: receiving a trim set command; responsive to the trim set command, retrieving a sensor output from a vehicle height sensor; determining a difference value between the sensor output and a predetermined offset, wherein the offset is indicative of an effect an average sized operator would have on the vehicle height as measured by said height sensor; and programming the difference value into a memory of a level control system, wherein the programmed value is the trim set value for the level control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 7, 1995
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Steven P. Sammut, Marc J. Georgin, Bruce A. Heaston, Kamal N. Majeed, James J. Kowalik