Patents by Inventor Richard N. Blust

Richard N. Blust 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 utilizing detected load for vehicle handling
    Patent number: 9573591
    Abstract: A method of controlling drivability of a vehicle detects an overall load acting on the vehicle. A mass of the vehicle or an estimate thereof is obtained. A controller determines whether the vehicle is negotiating a curve during a driving situation. If the vehicle is negotiating a curve during the driving situation, the controller determines whether the vehicle has a tendency to oversteer or to understeer. The load acting on the vehicle is dynamically changed or a suspension stiffness of the vehicle is dynamically adjusted to reduce the tendency of the vehicle to oversteer or to understeer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric A. Matoy, Richard N. Blust, Justin A. Ruediger, Chris A. Harrison
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD UTILIZING DETECTED LOAD FOR VEHICLE HANDLING
    Publication number: 20160272198
    Abstract: A method of controlling drivability of a vehicle detects an overall load acting on the vehicle. A mass of the vehicle or an estimate thereof is obtained. A controller determines whether the vehicle is negotiating a curve during a driving situation. If the vehicle is negotiating a curve during the driving situation, the controller determines whether the vehicle has a tendency to oversteer or to understeer. The load acting on the vehicle is dynamically changed or a suspension stiffness of the vehicle is dynamically adjusted to reduce the tendency of the vehicle to oversteer or to understeer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Eric A. Matoy, Richard N. Blust, Justin A. Ruediger, Chris A. Harrison