Patents by Inventor Larry Stephen Mihalko

Larry Stephen Mihalko 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 variable assist steering control
    Patent number: 5717590
    Abstract: An adaptive variable assist steering control for use in a vehicle with a steering system that provides variable assist steering responsive to a steering assist command, comprising the steps of measuring vehicle lateral acceleration periodically over a period of time, integrating a magnitude of the measured lateral acceleration during the period of time to determine an integrator result, determining a modification command responsive to the integrator result, and modifying the steering assist command responsive to the modification command wherein the steering assist command adaptively responds to vehicle driving conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Larry Stephen Mihalko