Patents by Inventor Gerard Cullen

Gerard Cullen 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).

  • Patent number: 9522582
    Abstract: A system for setting front axle load restoration for a load distributing trailer hitch that is used to hitch a trailer to a motor vehicle may include at least one sensor associated with a wheel of the motor vehicle. The system may further include at least one controller configured to receive signals from the at least one sensor to estimate one or more corner weights of the motor vehicle based on the signals. The at least one controller may be configured to calculate a load restoration that is required at a front axle of the motor vehicle to achieve a recommended load restoration based on the one or more estimated corner weights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: James Gerard Cullen, Ray Andrew Sackett, Keith Weston
  • Patent number: 9199640
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a control system for reducing oversteer by controlling an electronic limited-slip differential (eLSD). The eLSD has one or more clutches configured to selectively distribute a controlled and varied amount of drive torque between a pair of wheels during a turn. At least one controller is programmed to operate the eLSD in (i) a tow-mode in response to the vehicle towing an object and (ii) a non-tow-mode in response to the vehicle not towing an object. When operated in the tow-mode, the eLSD is controlled by the controller to actively reduce a difference in speed between the wheels compared to when the eLSD is operating in the non-tow-mode or is not operated in the tow-mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Keith Weston, James Gerard Cullen
  • Publication number: 20150323376
    Abstract: A system for setting front axle load restoration for a load distributing trailer hitch that is used to hitch a trailer to a motor vehicle may include at least one sensor associated with a wheel of the motor vehicle. The system may further include at least one controller configured to receive signals from the at least one sensor to estimate one or more corner weights of the motor vehicle based on the signals. The at least one controller may be configured to calculate a load restoration that is required at a front axle of the motor vehicle to achieve a recommended load restoration based on the one or more estimated corner weights.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: James Gerard CULLEN, Ray Andrew SACKETT, Keith WESTON
  • Publication number: 20150246674
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a control system for reducing oversteer by controlling an electronic limited-slip differential (eLSD). The eLSD has one or more clutches configured to selectively distribute a controlled and varied amount of drive torque between a pair of wheels during a turn. At least one controller is programmed to operate the eLSD in (i) a tow-mode in response to the vehicle towing an object and (ii) a non-tow-mode in response to the vehicle not towing an object. When operated in the tow-mode, the eLSD is controlled by the controller to actively reduce a difference in speed between the wheels compared to when the eLSD is operating in the non-tow-mode or is not operated in the tow-mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Keith WESTON, James Gerard CULLEN
  • Publication number: 20120116074
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to processes associated with the preparation of [2-(8,9-dioxo-2,6-diazabicyclo[5.2.0]non-1(7)-en-2-yl)ethyl]phosphonic acid (perzinfotel).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventors: Thomas Gerard Cullen, Giuseppe Angelo Miralia, Stefania Sapienza, Machael Joseph O'neill, Jignesh Patel, Rosa Norato, Luisa Borrello
  • Publication number: 20090061024
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions, combinations, and methods comprising NMDA antagonists including, but not limited to, NMDA glutamate receptor antagonists such as [2-(8,9-dioxo-2,6-diazabicyclo[5.2.0]non-1-(7)-en-2-yl)alkyl]phosphonic acid and derivatives thereof, which are effective in reducing the amount of anesthetic required to maintain anesthesia (i.e. to achieve an anesthetic-sparing effect).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: Wyeth
    Inventors: Cecil Mark Eppler, David Robert Hustead, Thomas Gerard Cullen, Raphael Johannes Zwijnenberg, William W. Muir, III
  • Publication number: 20080009044
    Abstract: The present invention provides a regioselective biological process for the oxidation of the 23-hydroxy group of LLF-28249-? which comprises reacting LL-F28249-? with a biocatalyst that is capable of specifically oxidising the 23-hydroxy group of LL-F28249-?. The present invention also provides the use of the regioselective biological oxidation process in the manufacture of moxidectin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2007
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Applicant: Wyeth
    Inventors: Daniel Howard Cohen, Thomas Gerard Cullen, Jignesh Patel, Michael Joseph O'Neill
  • Publication number: 20070088823
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for monitoring a space and its contents over a network. The system can include an embedded Java microprocessor to provide processing and network connectivity capability, and sensors to detect physical parameters associated with the space. The sensors can generate one or more sensor signals representative of the detected physical parameters. An analog-to-digital converter can convert the sensor signals to a digital format and can provide corresponding digital signals to the microprocessor. The system further includes instructions for processing the sensor signals and corresponding digital signals. An alarm signal can be generated when any of the physical parameters exceeds a corresponding threshold value. The system of the present invention can have at least one input/output port for communicating with the network and one or more memory modules for storing system data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventors: John Fowler, Gerard Cullen