Patents by Inventor Kenneth Lawrence Garvey

Kenneth Lawrence Garvey 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).

  • CLOSING DEVICE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20120191305
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a closing device (1) in a motor vehicle for detecting a pinching case, wherein an object is pinched between a moving closing element (2) of the closing device and a stop edge (3) of the closing device (1) during a closing operation, having the following steps: determining (S2) an indicator of the instantaneous closing force during a closing operation; determining (S4) an indicator of a force of acceleration indicating a force of acceleration acting on the closing element (2) of the closing device (1) during a closing operation; providing (S5) a closing force threshold value depending on the indicator of the force of acceleration; detecting (S6) a pinch case if the determined indicator of the instantaneous closing force exceeds the closing force threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Zoltan Ersek, Gabriel Wetzel, Kenneth Lawrence Garvey