Patents by Inventor Marshall Bull
Marshall Bull 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).
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Patent number: 11498538Abstract: This braking control device feeds by pressure a braking fluid from a master cylinder to a wheel cylinder, to generate a braking force in a wheel. The braking control device is provided with an input rod; an output rod; first and second electric motors; and first and second racks forming a differential mechanism. When the outputs of the first and second electric motors are controlled, the operation power of the input rod and the displacement of the output rod are controlled independently of each other. Here, in the second rack, the movement, in a backward direction, in response to decrease of a master cylinder fluid pressure is limited within a range of a predetermined displacement by means of two stoppers.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2018Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: ADVICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Marshall Bull, Shun Tsukamoto
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Patent number: 11059468Abstract: This braking control device comprises a differential mechanism, a first electric motor that generates assisting force in a braking operation member, a second electric motor that adjusts output rod shift of the differential mechanism, and a controller that controls the first and second electric motors. In the controller, the first electric motor is controlled on the basis of an assistance map in which the assisting force is calculated, and the second electric motor is controlled on the basis of a displacement map in which the output rod shift is calculated. When the displacement map is changed, the assistance map is corrected as well.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2018Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: ADVICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Marshall Bull, Shun Tsukamoto
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Publication number: 20200130667Abstract: This braking control device comprises a differential mechanism, a first electric motor that generates assisting force in a braking operation member, a second electric motor that adjusts output rod shift of the differential mechanism, and a controller that controls the first and second electric motors. In the controller, the first electric motor is controlled on the basis of an assistance map in which the assisting force is calculated, and the second electric motor is controlled on the basis of a displacement map in which the output rod shift is calculated. When the displacement map is changed, the assistance map is corrected as well.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2018Publication date: April 30, 2020Applicant: ADVICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Marshall BULL, Shun TSUKAMOTO
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Publication number: 20190381982Abstract: This braking control device feeds by pressure a braking fluid from a master cylinder to a wheel cylinder, to generate a braking force in a wheel. The braking control device is provided with an input rod; an output rod; first and second electric motors; and first and second racks forming a differential mechanism. When the outputs of the first and second electric motors are controlled, the operation power of the input rod and the displacement of the output rod are controlled independently of each other. Here, in the second rack, the movement, in a backward direction, in response to decrease of a master cylinder fluid pressure is limited within a range of a predetermined displacement by means of two stoppers.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2018Publication date: December 19, 2019Applicant: ADVICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Marshall BULL, Shun TSUKAMOTO
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Patent number: 10137876Abstract: A braking control device controllable in cooperation with a regenerative brake includes a case member fixed to the master cylinder, a first electric motor fixed to the case member, a second electric motor fixed to the case member independently of the first electric motor, a linearly movable input rod mechanically connected to the braking operation member, an output rod which presses pistons in the master cylinder and which is linearly movable in parallel with a central axis of the input rod, a differential mechanism which receives output from the first and second electric motors, is allowed to relatively move between the input rod and the output rod, and is built in the case member, and a controller which controls the output from the first electric motor and the output from the second electric motor to independently control force acting on the input rod and displacement of the output rod.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2016Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: ADVICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Marshall Bull, Shun Tsukamoto
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Publication number: 20180093653Abstract: A braking control device controllable in cooperation with a regenerative brake includes a case member fixed to the master cylinder, a first electric motor fixed to the case member, a second electric motor fixed to the case member independently of the first electric motor, a linearly movable input rod mechanically connected to the braking operation member, an output rod which presses pistons in the master cylinder and which is linearly movable in parallel with a central axis of the input rod, a differential mechanism which receives output from the first and second electric motors, is allowed to relatively move between the input rod and the output rod, and is built in the case member, and a controller which controls the output from the first electric motor and the output from the second electric motor to independently control force acting on the input rod and displacement of the output rod.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2016Publication date: April 5, 2018Applicants: ADVICS North America, Inc., ADVICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Marshall BULL, Shun TSUKAMOTO
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Patent number: 9447830Abstract: An electric brake actuator includes first and second electric motors and an actuator output, a first cycloidal speed reducer having a first reducer input rotatable about a first reducer axis and operatively connected to the first motor output gear to receive a first driving force, and a first reducer output rotatable about the first reducer axis and operatively connected to the actuator output to transfer the first driving force to the actuator output, and a second cycloidal speed reducer having a second reducer input rotatable about a second reducer axis and operatively connected to the second motor output gear to receive a second driving force and a second reducer output rotatable about the second reducer axis and operatively connected to the actuator output to transfer the second driving force to the actuator output.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2014Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: ADVICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Marshall Bull
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Publication number: 20150354650Abstract: An electric brake actuator includes first and second electric motors and an actuator output, a first cycloidal speed reducer having a first reducer input rotatable about a first reducer axis and operatively connected to the first motor output gear to receive a first driving force, and a first reducer output rotatable about the first reducer axis and operatively connected to the actuator output to transfer the first driving force to the actuator output, and a second cycloidal speed reducer having a second reducer input rotatable about a second reducer axis and operatively connected to the second motor output gear to receive a second driving force and a second reducer output rotatable about the second reducer axis and operatively connected to the actuator output to transfer the second driving force to the actuator output.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2014Publication date: December 10, 2015Applicant: ADVICS NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventor: Marshall BULL
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Publication number: 20140034432Abstract: An electric brake actuator configured to be operatively connected to a vehicle brake to operate the vehicle brake includes two electric motors each having an output shaft rotated by operation of the respective motor; an actuator output connectable to the vehicle brake, and a differential operatively connected to the actuator output and to both the output shaft of the first electric motor and the output shaft of the second electric motor to transfer the first and second driving forces to the actuator output by way of the differential.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2012Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: ADVICS NORTH AMERICAInventor: Marshall Bull