Patents by Inventor Darin D. Dellinger

Darin D. Dellinger 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).

  • Temperature compensation for magnetorheological fluid dampers
    Patent number: 6892864
    Abstract: A temperature compensation method for controlling a damping force of a magnetorheological (MR) damper is disclosed. First, a base operating current as a function of a desired force level of a damping force of the MR damper is determined, and a temperature compensation as a function of an operating temperature of the MR damper is determined. Finally, the temperature compensation is applied to the base operating current to generate a compensated operating current as a function of the desired force level of the damping force and the operating temperature of the MR damper. To refine the compensated operating current, the temperature compensation can be determined as both a function of the operating temperature of the MR damper and a relative velocity of the MR damper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Vardarajan R. Iyengar, Bruce A. Heaston, John F. Hoying, David A. Shal, Darin D. Dellinger, Khaled M. Jundi, Jesse D. Jones, Timothy J. Juuhl, Robin Oakley, David J. Barta, Michael R. Lukuc
  • Acceleration enhancement algorithm
    Publication number: 20040199313
    Abstract: A system and method for operating a vehicle suspension system is described. A method for receiving vehicle acceleration data, determining a suspension mode based on the acceleration data, and configuring properties of the vehicle suspension system responsive to the suspension mode determination is provided. A method and system is described for a computer readable medium containing a computer program comprising computer readable code for determining a suspension mode based on received acceleration data acceleration data and, computer readable code for configuring properties of the vehicle suspension system responsive to the suspension mode determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2003
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Applicant: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventor: Darin D. Dellinger
  • Temperature compensation for magnetorheological fluid dampers
    Publication number: 20030070892
    Abstract: A temperature compensation method for controlling a damping force of a magnetorheological (MR) damper is disclosed. First, a base operating current as a function of a desired force level of a damping force of the MR damper is determined, and a temperature compensation as a function of an operating temperature of the MR damper is determined. Finally, the temperature compensation is applied to the base operating current to generate a compensated operating current as a function of the desired force level of the damping force and the operating temperature of the MR damper. To refine the compensated operating current, the temperature compensation can be determined as both a function of the operating temperature of the MR damper and a relative velocity of the MR damper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2001
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Applicant: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Vardarajan R. Iyengar, Bruce A. Heaston, John F. Hoying, David A. Shal, Darin D. Dellinger, Khaled M. Jundi, Jesse D. Jones, Timothy J. Juuhl, Robin Oakley, David J. Barta, Michael R. Lukuc