Patents by Inventor Matthew Gregory Kowal

Matthew Gregory Kowal 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).

  • Automatic corner weight adjustment of vehicle with automated spring seats
    Patent number: 11872862
    Abstract: A weight balancing system for a vehicle performs a method of adjusting a weight on a wheel of a vehicle. The system includes a processor of the vehicle and a scale. A wheel of the vehicle is placed on the scale, the wheel having an associated spring seat and associated spring. The scale measures a weight placed on the wheel by the vehicle and communicates the weight to the processor. The processor activates the spring seat to adjust a length of the spring, thereby adjusting the weight placed on the wheel by the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Brian K. Saylor, Matthew Gregory Kowal, Robert Patrick Marble
  • AUTOMATIC CORNER WEIGHT ADJUSTMENT OF VEHICLE WITH AUTOMATED SPRING SEATS
    Publication number: 20230249511
    Abstract: A weight balancing system for a vehicle performs a method of adjusting a weight on a wheel of a vehicle. The system includes a processor of the vehicle and a scale. A wheel of the vehicle is placed on the scale, the wheel having an associated spring seat and associated spring. The scale measures a weight placed on the wheel by the vehicle and communicates the weight to the processor. The processor activates the spring seat to adjust a length of the spring, thereby adjusting the weight placed on the wheel by the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Brian K. Saylor, Matthew Gregory Kowal, Robert Patrick Marble