Patents by Inventor Kent R. Young

Kent R. Young 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).

  • Patent number: 10286743
    Abstract: A suspension arrangement for passenger car, an SUV or light truck is provided. The suspension arrangement includes a frame for said vehicle and an axle with rotatably mounted wheels. A leaf spring is provided connected with the frame and connected with the axle. The leaf spring has a contribution to the total axle ride frequency less than 80% of the total axle ride frequency. An air spring acting in parallel with the leaf spring is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Kent R. Young, Sunny Makkar
  • Publication number: 20180072123
    Abstract: A suspension arrangement for passenger car, an SUV or light truck is provided. The suspension arrangement includes a frame for said vehicle and an axle with rotatably mounted wheels. A leaf spring is provided connected with the frame and connected with the axle. The leaf spring has a contribution to the total axle ride frequency less than 80% of the total axle ride frequency. An air spring acting in parallel with the leaf spring is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Kent R. Young, Sunny Makkar
  • Publication number: 20170158016
    Abstract: An air suspension system for a vehicle comprises four corner assemblies, wherein one corner assembly is located at a suspension position corresponding to each of the wheel corners for the vehicle. An air supply unit including a compressor, and an ECU are connected to the corner assemblies. The air supply unit is capable of independently adjusting the corner assemblies from one another. A sensor for measuring jounce/rebound travel for a wheel is associated with each of the corner assemblies and the air suspension system is operable adjust the air pressure at each of the four corner assemblies to provide optimized traction for the vehicle when at least one of the wheels has a predetermined amount of travel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Heidi K. Hahn, Harald Schaumburg, Christof Behmenburg, Kent R. Young
  • Patent number: 9272594
    Abstract: An aft suspension system for a pickup truck comprises four corner assemblies, where one corner assembly is located at a suspension position corresponding to each of the wheel corners for the vehicle. An air supply unit includes a reservoir, a compressor, and an ECU is fluidly connected to the corner assemblies. The air supply unit is capable of independently adjusting the corner assemblies from one another. The air suspension system is operable to place the corner assemblies in a unloading position or a trailer, which corresponds to two of the corner assemblies in raised positions and the other of the two corner assemblies located in lowered positions to create a maximum height differential between the front and rear corner assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Trevor B McLennan, Kent R Young
  • Publication number: 20150137463
    Abstract: An aft suspension system for a pickup truck comprises four corner assemblies, where one corner assembly is located at a suspension position corresponding to each of the wheel corners for the vehicle. An air supply unit includes a reservoir, a compressor, and an ECU is fluidly connected to the corner assemblies. The air supply unit is capable of independently adjusting the corner assemblies from one another. The air suspension system is operable to place the corner assemblies in a unloading position or a trailer, which corresponds to two of the corner assemblies in raised positions and the other of the two corner assemblies located in lowered positions to create a maximum height differential between the front and rear corner assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Trevor B. McLennan, Kent R. Young