Patents by Inventor Rachelle Tustanowski

Rachelle Tustanowski 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).

  • Impact event countermeasure control method and system for automotive vehicle
    Patent number: 8478488
    Abstract: An impact event countermeasure control method and system for an automotive vehicle includes management of impact countermeasures using not only variable timing responsive to impact severity, but also event control as a function of the displacement of a vehicle's occupant with respect to the passenger cabin environment, including various countermeasure devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies
    Inventors: Rachelle Tustanowski, Todd Clark, Jeff Vinton, William Sherwood
  • Fuel cutoff algorithm
    Patent number: 7529606
    Abstract: An algorithm for use with a restraint control module that controls a signal output to a vehicle fuel pump. The algorithm deploys a fuel cutoff signal when crash sensors sense a vehicle crash condition that meets or exceeds a fuel cutoff threshold employed by the algorithm. The fuel cutoff threshold is generally elliptical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Rachelle Tustanowski, Todd Clark, David Tippy, Yeruva Reddy
  • Vehicle side impact crash detection for deployment of curtain and side airbags
    Publication number: 20080249687
    Abstract: A restraint control system (40) for an automotive vehicle (10) is illustrated with a first sensor such as a door cavity pressure sensor (28) and a second sensor such as an accelerometer (30). A restraint device (54) is coupled to a controller (52) that controls the operation of the restraint device in response to the first sensor (28) and the second sensor (30). When either the signal from the first sensor or the signal from the second sensor is above a first or second threshold, respectively, the two signals are compared. In response to the comparison, the restraint device (54) is deployed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Jialiang Le, Cliff C. Chou, Todd N. Clark, Rachelle Tustanowski, Saeed Barbat
  • IMPACT EVENT COUNTERMEASURE CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20070233346
    Abstract: An impact event countermeasure control method and system for an automotive vehicle includes management of impact countermeasures using not only variable timing responsive to impact severity, but also event control as a function of the displacement of a vehicle's occupant with respect to the passenger cabin environment, including various countermeasure devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Rachelle Tustanowski, Todd Clark, Jeff Vinton, William Sherwood
  • Fuel Cutoff Algorithm
    Publication number: 20070203615
    Abstract: An algorithm for use with a restraint control module that controls a signal output to a vehicle fuel pump. The algorithm deploys a fuel cutoff signal when crash sensors sense a vehicle crash condition that meets or exceeds a fuel cutoff threshold employed by the algorithm. The fuel cutoff threshold is generally elliptical.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Inventors: Rachelle Tustanowski, Todd Clark, David Tippy, Yeruva Reddy