Patents by Inventor Jerry H. Engleman

Jerry H. Engleman 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).

  • Adaptive crash height adjustment using active suspensions
    Patent number: 8892304
    Abstract: A vehicle crash safety system includes a pre-crash sensing system configured for gathering and/or receiving target vehicle ride-height data, and at least one actuator operatively coupled to the sensing system and configured for adjusting a height of a portion of a host vehicle responsive to a command from the sensing system. A timing of the command is responsive to an estimated dynamic response time of the at least one actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jianbo Lu, Davor Hrovat, Thomas E. Pilutti, Jerry H. Engleman, Eric H. Tseng, Dimitar P. Filev
  • Adaptive Crash Height Adjustment Using Active Suspensions
    Publication number: 20140195113
    Abstract: A vehicle crash safety system includes a pre-crash sensing system configured for gathering and/or receiving target vehicle ride-height data, and at least one actuator operatively coupled to the sensing system and configured for adjusting a height of a portion of a host vehicle responsive to a command from the sensing system. A timing of the command is responsive to an estimated dynamic response time of the at least one actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jianbo Lu, Davor Hrovat, Thomas E. Pilutti, Jerry H. Engleman, Eric H. Tseng, Dimitar P. Filev