Patents by Inventor Brian Allen Mattila

Brian Allen Mattila 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).

  • Semi-active anti-roll system
    Patent number: 6428019
    Abstract: A stabilizer bar assembly for a vehicle having a pair of laterally-spaced wheels. The stabilizer bar assembly includes first and second stabilizer bar members and a clutch assembly. Each of the first and second stabilizer bar members is coupled to one of the pair of laterally-spaced wheels. The clutch assembly is coupled to the first and second stabilizer bar members and is operable in a first condition and a second condition. Operation of the clutch assembly in the first condition permits the first and second stabilizer bar members to rotate independently of one another so as to the stabilizer bar assembly from copying the motion of one of the wheels to the other one of the wheels. Operation of the clutch assembly in a second condition couples the first and second stabilizer bar members for rotation with one another, so as to reduce vehicle body roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Lee Kincad, Brian Allen Mattila, Tom V. Ignatius