Patents by Inventor Jon Roland Watson

Jon Roland Watson 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).

  • Spring isolators and suspension systems incorporating same
    Patent number: 9895948
    Abstract: A spring isolator for a wheel suspension may include a first side configured to rest on a spring plate of the suspension. The spring isolator may also include a second side, opposite the first side, configured to receive a last coil of a coil spring of the suspension to support the coil spring on the spring plate. The first side may have at least one cavity extending through a thickness of the isolator toward the second side. An elasticity of the isolator between the first and second sides may prevent the last coil from breaking contact with the second side during operation of the suspension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Paulding, Juergen Funke, Jon Roland Watson, Thorsten Dirk Krupp, Paul Godesberg
  • SPRING ISOLATORS AND SUSPENSION SYSTEMS INCORPORATING SAME
    Publication number: 20160107497
    Abstract: A spring isolator for a wheel suspension may include a first side configured to rest on a spring plate of the suspension. The spring isolator may also include a second side, opposite the first side, configured to receive a last coil of a coil spring of the suspension to support the coil spring on the spring plate. The first side may have at least one cavity extending through a thickness of the isolator toward the second side. An elasticity of the isolator between the first and second sides may prevent the last coil from breaking contact with the second side during operation of the suspension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Jason PAULDING, Juergen FUNKE, Jon Roland WATSON, Thorsten Dirk KRUPP, Paul GODESBERG
  • Method of controlling a vehicle active tilt control system
    Patent number: 6076027
    Abstract: A method of controlling a vehicle active tilt control system is provided for increasing the operating efficiency and improving operator/passenger comfort associated with the operation of a motor vehicle having an active tilt control system. The tilt control system includes a stabilizer bar adjustable by a hydraulic actuator which is movable in first and second opposing directions for adjusting vehicle body roll resistance provided by the stabilizer bar, and having a pressure control valve for controlling hydraulic pressure to the actuators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2000
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Raad, John Allen Oliver, Douglas Scott Rhode, Russell Lee Norton, Steven A. Hermann, Jon Roland Watson