Patents by Inventor Benjamin L. Cottrill

Benjamin L. Cottrill 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).

  • System and method for adjusting a damper of a vehicle in anticipation of changing road conditions
    Patent number: 12697848
    Abstract: A method for adjusting a damper of a vehicle may include receiving a signal from a control, determining that one or more parameter thresholds are not met, increasing a compression resistance of one or more dampers from a first compression resistance to a second compression resistance, determining that an actuation threshold has occurred, and reducing the compression resistance of the one or more dampers from the second compression resistance to or toward the first compression resistance after the actuation threshold has occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2025
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2026
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Toon Shin Tam, Kushal Chirag Shah, Benjamin L. Cottrill, Peter W. LaVallee, Kanishk Bakshi