Patents by Inventor Richard S. Kroll

Richard S. Kroll 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).

  • Electronic management system for heavy-duty trucks
    Patent number: 5365436
    Abstract: An electronic data link that services components of the vehicle including components other than the engine and an electronic engine management system that services the engine operate in different data formats and are interfaced by a special electronic module that provides translation services for accomplishing bi-directional through-transmission of data between them. The module has programmable memory with different levels of security and can detect the absence of a vehicle speed sensor at incipient vehicle launch. The speed sensor serves both the data link and the electronic engine management system through the special module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1994
    Assignee: Navistar International Transportation Corp.
    Inventors: David A. Schaller, Richard S. Kroll, Zbigniew F. Kosobucki, Eric T. Swenson, Charles R. Cornell, Gregory L. Pence