Patents by Inventor Bryan Coullard

Bryan Coullard 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).

  • TRAILER TONGUE LOAD DETECTION AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20210245566
    Abstract: A method includes detecting whether a negative load has been placed on a hitch with a load detection assembly, determining if a rear axle height has changed from a predetermined value, determining if rear axle has been raised if the rear axle height increased from the predetermined value and whether a negative tongue load is present, and informing driver of the increase in rear axle height due to the negative load on the hitch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan Coullard, Vesa V. Luomaranta, Matthew Eric Letizio
  • Hydraulic roll-off protection
    Patent number: 10759429
    Abstract: “Roll-off” is considered to be any unwanted vehicle movement after a parking brake is engaged. Roll-off is prevented or reduced by a method and apparatus that adjusts hydraulic brake pressure applied to vehicle wheel brakes if unintended motion is detected when the parking brake is engaged and the vehicle's transmission is not in the park position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan Coullard, Lance Brown, Benjamin Nathan Mikel
  • HYDRAULIC ROLL-OFF PROTECTION
    Publication number: 20190071090
    Abstract: “Roll-off” is considered to be any unwanted vehicle movement after a parking brake is engaged. Roll-off is prevented or reduced by a method and apparatus that adjusts hydraulic brake pressure applied to vehicle wheel brakes if unintended motion is detected when the parking brake is engaged and the vehicle's transmission is not in the park position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan Coullard, Lance Brown, Benjamin Nathan Mikel
  • Standby virtual bumper for parked vehicle protection
    Patent number: 9296335
    Abstract: A method of providing parked vehicle protection comprises determining if a vehicle ignition is in an off position and monitoring an exterior area proximate to a vehicle with a plurality of sensors when the vehicle ignition is off to detect an object proximate to the vehicle. The ECU determines whether the object is within a first object range and provides a first external warning when the object is within the first object range and determines whether the object is within a second object range and provides a second external warning when the object is within the second object range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Conrad Tuhro, Bryan Coullard, Benjamin Mikel
  • STANDBY VIRTUAL BUMPER FOR PARKED VEHICLE PROTECTION
    Publication number: 20140168435
    Abstract: A method of providing parked vehicle protection comprises determining if a vehicle ignition is in an off position and monitoring an exterior area proximate to a vehicle with a plurality of sensors when the vehicle ignition is off to detect an object proximate to the vehicle. The ECU determines whether the object is within a first object range and provides a first external warning when the object is within the first object range and determines whether the object is within a second object range and provides a second external warning when the object is within the second object range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Conrad Tuhro, Bryan Coullard, Benjamin MIKEL