Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Michael Carpenter

Jeffrey Michael Carpenter 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).

  • System and method to determine the operating status of an electrical system having a system controller and an actuator controller
    Patent number: 8847535
    Abstract: A system and method to determine the operating status of an electrical system includes a system controller and an actuator controller. The system controller determines if the actuator controller is operating properly and initiates a safe mode of operation if the actuator is not operating properly. In turn, the actuator controller determines if the system controller is operating properly and initiates a safe mode of operation if the system controller is not operating properly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Autoliv ASP, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Duane Mills, Jeffrey Michael Carpenter
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DETERMINE THE OPERATING STATUS OF AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAVING A SYSTEM CONTROLLER AND AN ACTUATOR CONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20130113406
    Abstract: A system and method to determine the operating status of an electrical system includes a system controller and an actuator controller. The system controller determines if the actuator controller is operating properly and initiates a safe mode of operation if the actuator is not operating properly. In turn, the actuator controller determines if the system controller is operating properly and initiates a safe mode of operation if the system controller is not operating properly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: AUTOLIV ASP, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Duane Mills, Jeffrey Michael Carpenter