Patents by Inventor Mark Cronmiller

Mark Cronmiller 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).

  • Method for initializing increment position sensor
    Patent number: 7679360
    Abstract: An increment sensor assembly inquires an microcontroller as to the last known increment when a vehicle is started. The last known increment data is used to rotate the sensor backward to reach a lower mechanical stop position or forward to reach an upper mechanical stop position. A timer tracks the sensor to ensure that one of the known stop positions is reached within a predetermined time period or performs a system check to determine what error has occurred. Once the sensor reaches one of the known stop positions an increment counter is reset and the sensor assembly begins normal operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems US, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Schmidt, Mark Cronmiller
  • Method for initializing increment position sensor
    Publication number: 20060202680
    Abstract: An increment sensor assembly inquires an microcontroller as to the last known increment when a vehicle is started. The last known increment data is used to rotate the sensor backward to reach a lower mechanical stop position or forward to reach an upper mechanical stop position. A timer tracks the sensor to ensure that one of the known stop positions is reached within a predetermined time period or performs a system check to determine what error has occurred. Once the sensor reaches one of the known stop positions an increment counter is reset and the sensor assembly begins normal operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Applicant: Siemens VDO Automotive Corporation
    Inventors: Jeremy Schmidt, Mark Cronmiller