Patents by Inventor Gregory Howell

Gregory Howell 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).

  • Re-positionable vehicle control-by-wire assembly, method, and system
    Patent number: 7363131
    Abstract: A vehicle control assembly and a method and system for controlling a vehicle. The assembly includes a controller. A steer-by-wire component, a brake-by-wire component, and an accelerator-by-wire component are each operably attached to the controller. A track is operably attached to the vehicle. The controller is laterally re-positionable with respect to the track. The method includes the steps of providing a controller, and steering, braking, and accelerating the vehicle by-wire with the controller. The method further includes the step of re-positioning the controller between a first vehicle side to a second vehicle side. The system includes controller means, and means for steering, braking, and accelerating the vehicle by-wire with the controller means. The system further includes means for reversibly positioning the controller means from a first vehicle side to a second vehicle side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: Chrysler LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Howell, Stephen T Lim, Stuart P Macey
  • Re-positionable vehicle control-by-wire assembly, method, and system
    Publication number: 20050283288
    Abstract: A vehicle control assembly and a method and system for controlling a vehicle. The assembly includes a controller. A steer-by-wire component, a brake-by-wire component, and an accelerator-by-wire component are each operably attached to the controller. A track is operably attached to the vehicle. The controller is laterally re-positionable with respect to the track. The method includes the steps of providing a controller, and steering, braking, and accelerating the vehicle by-wire with the controller. The method further includes the step of re-positioning the controller between a first vehicle side to a second vehicle side. The system includes controller means, and means for steering, braking, and accelerating the vehicle by-wire with the controller means. The system further includes means for reversibly positioning the controller means from a first vehicle side to a second vehicle side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2004
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Inventors: Gregory Howell, Stephen Lim, Stuart Macey
  • Automobile body
    Patent number: D483696
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory Howell, Darrel L Morley, Joseph S Dehner
  • Automobile body
    Patent number: D490023
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory Howell, Darrel L Morley, Joseph S Dehner
  • Automobile wheel
    Patent number: D781197
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Deyan Ninov, Gregory Howell
  • Automobile body
    Patent number: D828227
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Deyan Ninov, Michael C Gillam, Gregory Howell
  • Automobile body
    Patent number: D837099
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Deyan Ninov, Michael C Gillam, Gregory Howell
  • Automobile body
    Patent number: D836034
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Everard J Scott, Michael C Gillam, Gregory Howell
  • Automobile body
    Patent number: D836035
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Everard J Scott, Michael C Gillam, Gregory Howell
  • Automobile body
    Patent number: D836036
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Deyan Ninov, Michael C Gillam, Gregory Howell