Patents by Inventor Robert Bratten

Robert Bratten 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).

  • Patent number: 12686380
    Abstract: Examples provide a system for a mitigating torque steer in a vehicle. The system includes an electronic processor communicatively connected to a plurality of vehicle sensors and configured to detect an occurrence of torque steering by: generating a left wheel torque model and a right wheel torque model for the vehicle, determining a first moment about the z-axis with respect to the left wheel, determining a second moment about the z-axis with respect to the right wheel, determining a steering torque as a sum of the first moment and the second moment, and detecting the occurrence of torque steering based on a difference between the first moment and the second moment. In response to detecting the occurrence of torque steering, the electronic processor determines a compensation torque as a function of the steering torque and a gear ratio of the motor, and controls the motor based on the compensation torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Jon E. Markoski, Brinton K. Mooberry, Joseph D. Henry, Jarod D. Deislinger, Emma R. Kronell, Ryan W. Miller, Robert Bratten
  • Publication number: 20260145664
    Abstract: Examples provide a system for a mitigating torque steer in a vehicle. The system includes an electronic processor communicatively connected to a plurality of vehicle sensors and configured to detect an occurrence of torque steering by: generating a left wheel torque model and a right wheel torque model for the vehicle, determining a first moment about the z-axis with respect to the left wheel, determining a second moment about the z-axis with respect to the right wheel, determining a steering torque as a sum of the first moment and the second moment, and detecting the occurrence of torque steering based on a difference between the first moment and the second moment. In response to detecting the occurrence of torque steering, the electronic processor determines a compensation torque as a function of the steering torque and a gear ratio of the motor, and controls the motor based on the compensation torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2024
    Publication date: May 28, 2026
    Inventors: Jon E. Markoski, Brinton K. Mooberry, Joseph D. Henry, Jarod D. Deislinger, Emma R. Kronell, Ryan W. Miller, Robert Bratten