Patents by Inventor MARISSA J. WEST

MARISSA J. WEST 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).

  • Methods and systems for performing steering alignment health checks
    Patent number: 9868461
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for monitoring a steering system of a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes: receiving torque signal data corresponding to torque signals received from a torque sensor associated with the steering system; processing the torque signal data to determine an average torque value; determining a health status of an alignment of the steering system based on the average torque value; and generating at least one of a signal, a message, and a code to notify a user based on the health status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Marissa J. West, William R. Venner, III, Scott R. Kloess
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMING STEERING ALIGNMENT HEALTH CHECKS
    Publication number: 20170088163
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for monitoring a steering system of a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes: receiving torque signal data corresponding to torque signals received from a torque sensor associated with the steering system; processing the torque signal data to determine an average torque value; determining a health status of an alignment of the steering system based on the average torque value; and generating at least one of a signal, a message, and a code to notify a user based on the health status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: MARISSA J. WEST, WILLIAM R. VENNER, III, SCOTT R. KLOESS