Patents by Inventor Gerard Devito

Gerard Devito 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).

  • Foundation brake hill start aide system
    Patent number: 7934589
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of a Hill Start Aide system for a vehicle includes a brake system. The brake system including a brake actuator for manually actuating the brake system. The brake system is selectively configurable in a stopped configuration, where the brake system is manually maintained via the brake actuator such that a vehicle road wheel speed is about zero rpm, a released configuration, where the brake system will not generally inhibit rotation of at least one vehicle road wheel, and a control stop configuration, where the vehicle road wheel speed is about zero rpm. The Hill Start Aide system also includes a controller for at least partially controlling the brake system. The controller will selectively send a signal to maintain the brake system in the control stopped configuration when the brake actuator is manually released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Shane Groner, James M. Walker, Leon Duo, Marcell Amsallen, Ben Karrer, Gerard Devito
  • FOUNDATION BRAKE HILL START AIDE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090192019
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of a Hill Start Aide system for a vehicle includes a brake system. The brake system including a brake actuator for manually actuating the brake system. The brake system is selectively configurable in a stopped configuration, where the brake system is manually maintained via the brake actuator such that a vehicle road wheel speed is about zero rpm, a released configuration, where the brake system will not generally inhibit rotation of at least one vehicle road wheel, and a control stop configuration, where the vehicle road wheel speed is about zero rpm. The Hill Start Aide system also includes a controller for at least partially controlling the brake system. The controller will selectively send a signal to maintain the brake system in the control stopped configuration when the brake actuator is manually released.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Inventors: Shane Groner, Jim Walker, Leon Duo, Marcell Amsallen, Ben Karrer, Gerard Devito