Patents by Inventor Brian S. Schang

Brian S. Schang 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 detecting a stuck vehicle accelerator and remedial control
    Patent number: 8942911
    Abstract: A control system for a vehicle includes an error detection module and a remedial control module. The error detection module detects whether an accelerator of the vehicle is stuck is based on vehicle speed, a position of the accelerator, and one of a pressure applied to a brake of the vehicle and a status of a parking brake of the vehicle. The remedial control module, when the accelerator is stuck, at least one of resets the position of the accelerator and decreases torque output of a powertrain system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Inventors: William E. Debs, Brian S. Schang, J. Oscar Aparicio, Jr., Paul A. Bauerle, Joseph E. Ploucha, Daniel G. Bolstrum
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A STUCK VEHICLE ACCELERATOR AND REMEDIAL CONTROL
    Publication number: 20110264354
    Abstract: A control system for a vehicle includes an error detection module and a remedial control module. The error detection module detects whether an accelerator of the vehicle is stuck is based on vehicle speed, a position of the accelerator, and one of a pressure applied to a brake of the vehicle and a status of a parking brake of the vehicle. The remedial control module, when the accelerator is stuck, at least one of resets the position of the accelerator and decreases torque output of a powertrain system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: William E. Debs, Brian S. Schang, J. Oscar Aparicio, JR., Paul A. Bauerle, Joseph E. Ploucha, Daniel G. Bolstrum