Patents by Inventor Paul Thomas Faithful

Paul Thomas Faithful 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).

  • Vehicle steering control
    Patent number: 6176336
    Abstract: A drive system for a vehicle having steerable front wheels comprises wheel speed sensors for the front wheels, drive motors for driving the front wheels, and a control unit arranged to receive signals from the sensors, to determine from the signals received by the control unit the speed of the front wheels and the ground speed of the vehicle, and to control the drive motors to increase the drive to the front wheels if the speed of the wheels is less than a desired wheel speed for the determined ground speed, indicating that the steerable wheels are slipping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: Rover Group Limited
    Inventors: Carl Charles Bourne, Paul Thomas Faithful