Patents by Inventor Andrew Kingston

Andrew Kingston 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).

  • Actuation unit for an electronically controlled vehicle brake system
    Patent number: 6135572
    Abstract: An actuation unit for an electronically controlled hydraulic vehicle braking system, comprising a brake booster which can be actuated by a brake pedal and which comprises a master cylinder and a reservoir for hydraulic fluid, a first brake which is coupled with at least a first vehicle wheel and which is connectable with the master cylinder via an electronically controlled valve arrangement in a basic position or, in an actuation position is disconnectable from same, a brake pedal behaviour simulator which is connectable with the master cylinder and comprises a spring arrangement adapted to act against the hydraulic pressure from the master cylinder, and with which a characteristics modeling is associated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignees: Varity GmbH, Lucas Industries plc
    Inventors: Karl-Friedrich Worsdorfer, Gregor Poertzgen, Andrew Kingston, Thomas Weigert