Patents by Inventor Alois Weidele

Alois Weidele 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).

  • Method of anti-lock braking of a motorcycle and of determining the coefficient of adhesion
    Patent number: 5244259
    Abstract: A method of determining the coefficient of adhesion between a roadway and the wheels of a motorcycle provides for retarding the rear wheel of the motorcycle more strongly than the front wheel for a predetermined period of time and for comparing the rotational speeds or the rotational retardations of the front and rear wheels. Furthermore, the sloping of the motorcycle is measured directly so as to determine both the longitudinal coefficient of adhesion and the lateral coefficient of adhesion from the sloping. The coefficients of adhesion thus obtained serve for adjustment of threshold values for anti-lock braking of the motorcycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1993
    Assignee: Lucas Industries public limited company
    Inventors: Josef Pickenhahn, Alois Weidele, Martin Fischer
  • Method of anti-lock brake control for motorcycle vehicle
    Patent number: 4989922
    Abstract: In an anti-lock brake system (ABS) for a motorcycle the driving stabilty is improved by measuring the position of lateral inclination of the motorcycle and adjusting at least one threshold value for the anti-skid control in response to the measurement. In another embodiment the transverse acceleration of the motor cycle is measured and an ABS threshold value adjusted accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 5, 1991
    Assignee: Lucas Industries public limited company
    Inventors: Josef Pickenhahn, Stephen P. J. Barr, Christoph Beuerle, Klaus Glasmacher, Alois Weidele, Martin Fischer