Patents by Inventor Salvador Padilla

Salvador Padilla 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).

  • Publication number: 20230141344
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to determine vehicle weight are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a suspension airbag, a pump fluidly coupled to the suspension airbag, the pump to control a fluid pressure in the suspension airbag to cause ride height adjustments for a vehicle, a motor operatively coupled to the pump, and processor circuitry to calculate a weight of the vehicle based on an offset between (a) a first motor input that causes the vehicle to rise or lower when the vehicle is unloaded and (b) a second motor input that causes the vehicle to rise or lower when the vehicle is carrying a load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2023
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Andrew Niedert, Peter Simeon Lazarevski, Rinku Patel, Anton Rogness, Elliott Pearson, Joshua Rajasingh, Salvador Padilla
  • Patent number: 11560031
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to determine vehicle weight are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a vehicle controller configured to control a motor operatively coupled to a suspension system to raise or lower a vehicle. The vehicle controller is to also determine a first parameter of the motor while controlling the motor to raise or lower the vehicle when the vehicle is unloaded. The vehicle controller is to also determine a second parameter of the motor while controlling the motor to raise or lower the vehicle when the vehicle is at least partially loaded. The vehicle controller is to also calculate a weight of the vehicle based on the first and second parameters of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Niedert, Peter Simeon Lazarevski, Rinku Patel, Anton Rogness, Elliott Pearson, Joshua Rajasingh, Salvador Padilla
  • Patent number: 10864792
    Abstract: A suspension system includes a leaf spring, an actuator attached to the leaf spring, and an axle mount attached to the actuator. The actuator is disposed vertically between the leaf spring and the axle mount and is actuatable to change a distance between the leaf spring and the axle mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Rinku Patel, Salvador Padilla, Jared Shroyer, Eric Schaus
  • Publication number: 20190359022
    Abstract: A suspension system includes a leaf spring, an actuator attached to the leaf spring, and an axle mount attached to the actuator. The actuator is disposed vertically between the leaf spring and the axle mount and is actuatable to change a distance between the leaf spring and the axle mount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Rinku Patel, Salvador Padilla, Jared Shroyer, Eric Schaus
  • Publication number: 20190315179
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to determine vehicle weight are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a vehicle controller configured to control a motor operatively coupled to a suspension system to raise or lower a vehicle. The vehicle controller is to also determine a first parameter of the motor while controlling the motor to raise or lower the vehicle when the vehicle is unloaded. The vehicle controller is to also determine a second parameter of the motor while controlling the motor to raise or lower the vehicle when the vehicle is at least partially loaded. The vehicle controller is to also calculate a weight of the vehicle based on the first and second parameters of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew Niedert, Peter Simeon Lazarevski, Rinku Patel, Anton Rogness, Elliott Pearson, Joshua Rajasingh, Salvador Padilla
  • Patent number: 9869079
    Abstract: Embodiments of disclosure provide an intermediate accumulator that can receive and hold water prior to its delivery to a vacuum toilet or other water-using source. The pump required to move water from the reservoir to the intermediate accumulator can be much lighter and smaller than pumps previously required in systems that do not use an intermediate accumulator. Providing an intermediate accumulator can provide a more constant flush by holding the pressure inside the accumulator more constant, by equalizing the pressure, and by lowering the total volume required per flush. The accumulator can store energy in the water and deliver it to a water-using source using less energy and requiring less volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: MAG Aerospace Industries, LLC
    Inventors: Razmik B. Boodaghians, Salvador Padilla, Christina Ortolan, Nguyen Tram, Timothy Birbeck
  • Publication number: 20150361648
    Abstract: Embodiments of disclosure provide an intermediate accumulator that can receive and hold water prior to its delivery to a vacuum toilet or other water-using source. The pump required to move water from the reservoir to the intermediate accumulator can be much lighter and smaller than pumps previously required in systems that do not use an intermediate accumulator. Providing an intermediate accumulator can provide a more constant flush by holding the pressure inside the accumulator more constant, by equalizing the pressure, and by lowering the total volume required per flush. The accumulator can store energy in the water and deliver it to a water-using source using less energy and requiring less volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Razmik B. Boodaghians, Salvador Padilla, Christina Ortolan, Nguyen Tram, Timothy Birbeck