Patents by Inventor Robert Marcel Mrozek

Robert Marcel Mrozek 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).

  • Power steering motor position detection
    Patent number: 11072361
    Abstract: An assembly includes a motor having a shaft. The assembly includes a first gear operatively coupled to the shaft. The assembly includes a second gear operatively coupled to the shaft. The assembly includes a first magnet supported by the first gear. The assembly includes a second magnet supported by the second gear. The assembly includes a first sensor configured to detect the first magnet. The assembly includes a second sensor configured to detect the second magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventor: Robert Marcel Mrozek
  • Steering apparatus for use with vehicles
    Patent number: 10822018
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture for a steering apparatus for use with vehicles are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a housing for a vehicle steering system, a motor, an actuator, and a rack disposed in the housing, the motor to provide a torque to the actuator via a belt to translate the rack relative to the housing, and a first gear disposed between the motor and the actuator, the first gear to transfer the torque from the motor to the actuator when the belt does not provide the torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventor: Robert Marcel Mrozek
  • POWER STEERING MOTOR POSITION DETECTION
    Publication number: 20200290664
    Abstract: An assembly includes a motor having a shaft. The assembly includes a first gear operatively coupled to the shaft. The assembly includes a second gear operatively coupled to the shaft. The assembly includes a first magnet supported by the first gear. The assembly includes a second magnet supported by the second gear. The assembly includes a first sensor configured to detect the first magnet. The assembly includes a second sensor configured to detect the second magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Robert Marcel Mrozek
  • STEERING APPARATUS FOR USE WITH VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20190382046
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture for a steering apparatus for use with vehicles are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a housing for a vehicle steering system, a motor, an actuator, and a rack disposed in the housing, the motor to provide a torque to the actuator via a belt to translate the rack relative to the housing, and a first gear disposed between the motor and the actuator, the first gear to transfer the torque from the motor to the actuator when the belt does not provide the torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventor: Robert Marcel Mrozek