Patents by Inventor Lowell Brown

Lowell Brown 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: 12637050
    Abstract: The invention relates to an assistance system (16) configured to be installed in an ego vehicle (10) and support a driver of the ego vehicle (10) in avoiding a collision of the ego vehicle (10) with another vehicle (18), the assistance system (16) being configured to monitor an environment (40) of the ego vehicle (10) and detect the other vehicle (18) approaching the ego vehicle (10). The assistance system (16) is configured to determine that the driver of the ego vehicle (10) is about to perform a turning maneuver (32) of the ego vehicle (10) towards a driver's side (26) of the ego vehicle (10). The assistance system (16) is configured to determine the risk of a collision resulting from the turning maneuver (32), between the ego vehicle (10) and the other vehicle (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: Daimler Truck AG
    Inventors: Paul Petty, Lowell Brown, Quyen Duchesneau, Derek Rotz, Cristin Paun
  • Publication number: 20250313191
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to method for a vehicle comprising, retrieving data from one or more sensors positioned on a tractor of the vehicle, wherein the tractor is mechanically coupled using a mechanical coupling to a trailer forming a tractor-trailer system, determining based on the data retrieved from the one or more sensors a lateral acceleration parameter of the tractor, and controlling based on the lateral acceleration parameter of the tractor a steering angle of steered wheels of the tractor such that lateral acceleration of the vehicle is held below a threshold lateral acceleration; and wherein the threshold lateral acceleration is selected such that rollover of one or more of the tractor and the trailer is avoided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2025
    Publication date: October 9, 2025
    Applicants: Daimler Truck North America LLC, Auburn University
    Inventors: Jake WARD, Lowell BROWN, Cristin PAUN
  • Publication number: 20250065853
    Abstract: The invention relates to an assistance system (16) configured to be installed in an ego vehicle (10) and support a driver of the ego vehicle (10) in avoiding a collision of the ego vehicle (10) with another vehicle (18), the assistance system (16) being configured to monitor an environment (40) of the ego vehicle (10) and detect the other vehicle (18) approaching the ego vehicle (10). The assistance system (16) is configured to determine that the driver of the ego vehicle (10) is about to perform a turning maneuver (32) of the ego vehicle (10) towards a driver's side (26) of the ego vehicle (10). The assistance system (16) is configured to determine the risk of a collision resulting from the turning maneuver (32), between the ego vehicle (10) and the other vehicle (18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Paul PETTY, Lowell BROWN, Quyen DUCHESNEAU, Derek ROTZ, Cristin PAUN
  • Patent number: 9120359
    Abstract: A method for stability control may include receiving vehicle characteristics of a vehicle of a vehicle-trailer system, trailer characteristics of a trailer of the vehicle-trailer system, or steering inputs for the vehicle. The method may include determining a prediction based on yaw rate deviation for the vehicle determined from the vehicle characteristics, trailer characteristics, or steering inputs or hitch rate oscillation of a hitch coupling the vehicle to the trailer determined from the vehicle characteristics, trailer characteristics, or steering inputs, where the prediction may be indicative of a likelihood of instability for the vehicle-trailer system. The method may include generating control actions based on the prediction and hitch rate feedback from the hitch of the vehicle-trailer system or lateral hitch force feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jimmy Chiu, Ambarish Goswami, James W. Post, II, Byung-Joo Kim, Lowell Brown
  • Publication number: 20150165850
    Abstract: A method for stability control may include receiving vehicle characteristics of a vehicle of a vehicle-trailer system, trailer characteristics of a trailer of the vehicle-trailer system, or steering inputs for the vehicle. The method may include determining a prediction based on yaw rate deviation for the vehicle determined from the vehicle characteristics, trailer characteristics, or steering inputs or hitch rate oscillation of a hitch coupling the vehicle to the trailer determined from the vehicle characteristics, trailer characteristics, or steering inputs, where the prediction may be indicative of a likelihood of instability for the vehicle-trailer system. The method may include generating control actions based on the prediction and hitch rate feedback from the hitch of the vehicle-trailer system or lateral hitch force feedback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Jimmy Chiu, Ambarish Goswami, James W. Post, II, Byung-Joo Kim, Lowell Brown
  • Patent number: 5799337
    Abstract: A protective helmet most useful in the sport of football includes a helmet shell for enclosing a head of the wearer and further includes a face guard attached to the helmet shell and extending in front of a face opening in the helmet. A chin cup is mounted by a pair of straps. One of the straps is fastened to the sides of the helmet. The other of the straps is fastened to the face guard at lateral positions so that forces directed to the face guard are transferred to the wearer's chin directly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Inventor: Lowell Brown