Patents by Inventor Ashton Guy

Ashton Guy 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).

  • Suspension based active force damping for a vehicle
    Patent number: 12728689
    Abstract: An active damping system for an electric motor driven vehicle having spaced apart front wheels coupled to the vehicle by suspension components, includes a first sensor, a first actuator and a controller. The first sensor is coupled to one or both of a first front wheel or a suspension assembly for the first front wheel, and the first sensor provides an output indicative of a force on a component to which the first sensor is coupled. The first actuator is coupled to the vehicle and has a movable mass driven by the first actuator. The controller is configured to receive the output from the first sensor and the controller is configured, in response to at least an output from the first sensor that is beyond a threshold, to provide an output to the first actuator to displace the movable mass and at least partially damp vibrations in the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2026
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Ashton Guy, Brian D Dwyer, John C St. Pierre, Parth Rajubhai Shah, Andrew Joseph, Timothy Rose
  • SUSPENSION BASED ACTIVE FORCE DAMPING FOR A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20240181831
    Abstract: An active damping system for an electric motor driven vehicle having spaced apart front wheels coupled to the vehicle by suspension components, includes a first sensor, a first actuator and a controller. The first sensor is coupled to one or both of a first front wheel or a suspension assembly for the first front wheel, and the first sensor provides an output indicative of a force on a component to which the first sensor is coupled. The first actuator is coupled to the vehicle and has a movable mass driven by the first actuator. The controller is configured to receive the output from the first sensor and the controller is configured, in response to at least an output from the first sensor that is beyond a threshold, to provide an output to the first actuator to displace the movable mass and at least partially damp vibrations in the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Ashton Guy, Brian D Dwyer, John C St. Pierre, Parth Rajubhai Shah, Andrew Joseph, Timothy Rose