Patents by Inventor Mark W. Vanden Berg

Mark W. Vanden Berg 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).

  • System and method of controlling a vehicle window assembly
    Patent number: 10233686
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling movement of a window in a vehicle door assembly h includes a window actuator operable to move a window relative to a window opening in the door between a first position and at least one second position. The controller is configured monitor the position of the window relative to the window frame and transmit at least one control signal to the window actuator to move the window relative to the window opening in response to activation of the one or more devices. The controller transmits a first control signal to the window actuator to move the window at a first speed in response to detection of a first activation state and a second control signal to the window actuator to move the window at a second speed that is reduced relative to the first speed in response to detection of a second activation state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Alex J. Smith, Terrence P. Costigan, Mark W. Vanden Berg, Charles J. Bongiorno
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A VEHICLE WINDOW ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20180106091
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling movement of a window in a vehicle door assembly h includes a window actuator operable to move a window relative to a window opening in the door between a first position and at least one second position. The controller is configured monitor the position of the window relative to the window frame and transmit at least one control signal to the window actuator to move the window relative to the window opening in response to activation of the one or more devices. The controller transmits a first control signal to the window actuator to move the window at a first speed in response to detection of a first activation state and a second control signal to the window actuator to move the window at a second speed that is reduced relative to the first speed in response to detection of a second activation state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Alex J. Smith, Terrence P. Costigan, Mark W. Vanden Berg, Charles J. Bongiorno