Patents by Inventor Christopher R. Pardue

Christopher R. Pardue 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).

  • Automatic braking-enhanced steering system
    Patent number: 7188011
    Abstract: A system for enabling a vehicle with a conventional steering system to make tighter right and left turns. The vehicle has one or more computers that monitor the steering angle and that are also capable of independently controlling a right braking unit and a left braking unit. When the computers detect that the steering angle is near the rightmost steering angle, the computers actuate the right braking unit to a greater extent than the left braking unit to allow the vehicle to make a tighter right turn. When the computers detect that the steering angle is near the leftmost steering angle, the computers actuate the left braking unit to a greater extent than the right braking unit to allow the vehicle to make a tighter left turn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Michael L. Shirley, Christopher R. Pardue