Patents by Inventor Stephen H. Youtsey

Stephen H. Youtsey 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: 6149248
    Abstract: A vehicle hydraulic system is disclosed comprising a pressure source supplying pressurized hydraulic fluid to a discharge header, a vehicle braking system having a hydraulically operated boost piston assembly for supplementing a force exerted by a vehicle operator to operate brakes of the vehicle braking system; a boost pressure control valve for selectively directing pressurized hydraulic fluid from the discharge header to boost piston assembly and venting hydraulic fluid from the boost piston assembly; and a sensor for receiving an input from a vehicle operator and supplying an electrical signal to the boost pressure control valve to control the operation thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: Kelsey-Hayes Company
    Inventors: Mark D. Lubbers, Gerald M. Sivulka, Edward N. Fuller, Stephen H. Youtsey, Richard J. Barron