Patents by Inventor Diane Trost

Diane Trost 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).

  • Method of determining the traction of motor vehicle wheels
    Patent number: 5705746
    Abstract: In a method of determining the traction of motor vehicle wheels on wet pavements, a surge force generated by a water film on the pavement in front of at least one of the vehicle wheels is measured and from the measured surge force value and the instantaneous vehicle speed a critical speed at which the vehicle wheel will aqua-plane is determined and this critical speed is displayed to the driver or it is used to control a vehicle drive unit to keep the vehicle speed below the critical speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Assignee: Daimler-Benz AG
    Inventors: Diane Trost, Jurgen Trost, Markus Raab