Patents by Inventor David Inch

David Inch 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).

  • Vehicle control method and apparatus
    Patent number: 7162346
    Abstract: A vehicle mode controller, a driving mode collecting means, and a plurality of subsystem controllers including an engine management system, a transmission controller, a steering controller, a brakes controller and a suspension controller, provide an improved system and method of operating a vehicle control system in a host vehicle in a manner suitable for a respective driving surface in a plurality of different off-road surfaces and terrains such as might be encountered when driving off-road. An improved method is provided for controlling a vehicle control system by avoiding unplanned combinations of subsystem configuration modes and minimizing the transition time when changing between subsystem configuration modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Adrian Berry, Tim Slaney, Adrie Breugelmans, Jan Prins, Derek Jones, Nick Moore, David Andrew Clare, David Armstrong, Richard Cook, Keith Gary Reginald Parsons, Sam Anker, David Inch, Scott Dicken, Phil Guest, Andrew Cotta
  • Vehicle control method and apparatus
    Publication number: 20050004732
    Abstract: A vehicle mode controller, a driving mode collecting means, and a plurality of subsystem controllers including an engine management system, a transmission controller, a steering controller, a brakes controller and a suspension controller, provide an improved system and method of operating a vehicle control system in a host vehicle in a manner suitable for a respective driving surface in a plurality of different off-road surfaces and terrains such as might be encountered when driving off-road. An improved method is provided for controlling a vehicle control system by avoiding unplanned combinations of subsystem configuration modes and minimizing the transition time when changing between subsystem configuration modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventors: Adrian Berry, Tim Slaney, Adrie Breugelmans, Jan Prins, Derek Jones, Nick Moore, David Clare, David Armstrong, Richard Cook, Keith Parsons, Sam Anker, David Inch, Scott Dicken, Phil Guest, Andrew Cotta