Patents by Inventor Richie HERINK

Richie HERINK 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).

  • Method for reducing the energy absorbed by a vehicle in a collision and a system for implementing the method
    Patent number: 8483945
    Abstract: A system for a vehicle that executes a method to reduce the energy absorbed by the vehicle due to a collision, the method including actively decelerating the vehicle when it is determined that a collision with an object is possible, terminating active deceleration to allow the vehicle to move forward when it is determined that a collision with the object is inevitable just before the collision, and allowing the vehicle to make contact with the object and move generally in an opposite direction after the vehicle makes contact with the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Inventor: Richie Herink
  • METHOD FOR REDUCING THE ENERGY ABSORBED BY A VEHICLE IN A COLLISION AND A SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD
    Publication number: 20130054103
    Abstract: A system for a vehicle that executes a method to reduce the energy absorbed by the vehicle due to a collision, the method including actively decelerating the vehicle when it is determined that a collision with an object is possible, terminating active deceleration to allow the vehicle to move forward when it is determined that a collision with the object is inevitable just before the collision, and allowing the vehicle to make contact with the object and move generally in an opposite direction after the vehicle makes contact with the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventor: Richie HERINK