Patents Examined by Ross Werover
  • Method and apparatus for determining steering position of automotive steering mechanism
    Patent number: 4848791
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for determining the steering position of a steering system installed in a vehicle uses a filtering device and technique which operates with a signal representative of the steering system's motion to derive the actual steering system position with respect to a center position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1989
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventor: Geoffrey F. Bridges
  • Vehicle height adjustment device
    Patent number: 4815758
    Abstract: Device for adjusting the height of a vehicle by adjusting the amount of air contained in a cushion unit suspending the vehicle body. The device comprises an assembly of valves by which an air passage can be communicated selectively to a compressor, to an exhaust conduit, the cushion unit, a tire or atmosphere. A sensor is provided for sensing the pressure in the air passage, the valves are selectively actuated by switches, and a display panel shows the pressure level in the air passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1989
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takao Yoshida