Patents by Inventor Thomas Frederick Abdallah

Thomas Frederick Abdallah 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: 20260131612
    Abstract: A vehicle controller of a vehicle is configured to receive an instruction to adjust a ride height of a vehicle. If a surface supporting the vehicle does not meet a requirement for flatness and levelness, adjust an amount of air in an air spring of each suspension of a plurality of suspensions of the vehicle to achieve a target air mass for each suspension. If the surface supporting the vehicle meets the requirement for flatness and levelness, the vehicle controller is configured to adjust the amount of air in the air spring of each suspension of the plurality of suspensions of the vehicle to achieve a target output from a ride height sensor of each suspension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2025
    Publication date: May 14, 2026
    Inventor: Thomas Frederick ABDALLAH
  • Patent number: 12311908
    Abstract: Systems and methods for brake pad control based on surface roughness are provided. A system can determine a value of roughness associated with traversal of a surface by a vehicle. The system can generate, based on the value of roughness, an instruction to actuate a brake of a wheel of the vehicle to reduce an amount of separation between a rotor of the brake and a pad of the brake. The system can facilitate, based on the instruction, actuation of the brake of the wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Jared Sallee, Werner Roland Naegeli, William Jang, Somphone Khamly, Michael Fei-Kit Tung, Thomas Frederick Abdallah
  • Patent number: 12122206
    Abstract: Example illustrations are directed to a suspension system for a vehicle and methods. In some examples, a controller of a suspension system is configured to determine the vehicle is in a service environment, and to set a height precision mode for the suspension system based on the determination the vehicle is in the service environment. In some examples, the controller is configured to detect a suspension operating condition of the vehicle, and to change a setting associated with the suspension system based on the suspension operating condition. An example method comprises detecting, using a controller, a suspension operating condition of a suspension system of a vehicle. The method may further include changing, using the controller, a setting associated with the suspension system based upon the suspension operating condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: RIVIAN IP HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Frederick Abdallah, Mark George Milne, Jay Dixit, Derrick Michael Tan
  • Publication number: 20240217504
    Abstract: Systems and methods for brake pad control based on surface roughness are provided. A system can determine a value of roughness associated with traversal of a surface by a vehicle. The system can generate, based on the value of roughness, an instruction to actuate a brake of a wheel of the vehicle to reduce an amount of separation between a rotor of the brake and a pad of the brake. The system can facilitate, based on the instruction, actuation of the brake of the wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin Jared Sallee, Werner Roland Naegeli, William Jang, Somphone Khamly, Michael Fei-Kit Tung, Thomas Frederick Abdallah
  • Patent number: 11634000
    Abstract: Example illustrations are directed to a suspension system for a vehicle, which includes a controller configured to determine a roughness of a ground surface associated with the vehicle. The controller may be further configured to determine a height adjustment parameter for the suspension system based on the roughness determined, and to facilitate modification of the suspension system based on the determined height adjustment parameter. Example methods are provided, which may include determining, using a controller, a roughness of a ground surface associated with a vehicle, the roughness determined based on ride height. The method may also include determining, using the controller, a height adjustment parameter for a suspension system of the vehicle based on the roughness determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: RIVIAN IP HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Frederick Abdallah, Mark George Milne, Jay Dixit, Derrick Michael Tan
  • Publication number: 20230040600
    Abstract: Example illustrations are directed to a suspension system for a vehicle and methods. In some examples, a controller of a suspension system is configured to determine the vehicle is in a service environment, and to set a height precision mode for the suspension system based on the determination the vehicle is in the service environment. In some examples, the controller is configured to detect a suspension operating condition of the vehicle, and to change a setting associated with the suspension system based on the suspension operating condition. An example method comprises detecting, using a controller, a suspension operating condition of a suspension system of a vehicle. The method may further include changing, using the controller, a setting associated with the suspension system based upon the suspension operating condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Frederick Abdallah, Mark George Milne, Jay Dixit, Derrick Michael Tan
  • Publication number: 20230043104
    Abstract: Example illustrations are directed to a suspension system for a vehicle, which includes a controller configured to determine a roughness of a ground surface associated with the vehicle. The controller may be further configured to determine a height adjustment parameter for the suspension system based on the roughness determined, and to facilitate modification of the suspension system based on the determined height adjustment parameter. Example methods are provided, which may include determining, using a controller, a roughness of a ground surface associated with a vehicle, the roughness determined based on ride height. The method may also include determining, using the controller, a height adjustment parameter for a suspension system of the vehicle based on the roughness determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Frederick Abdallah, Mark George Milne, Jay Dixit, Derrick Michael Tan
  • Publication number: 20230045560
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a vehicle suspension system. In some example methods, a height change request is received for a vehicle suspension having a displacement control for implementing height change requests. A displacement of at least one spring of the vehicle suspension may be determined, as well as whether the displacement satisfies a displacement control criteria. The height of the vehicle suspension may be changed using an air mass control in response to determining the displacement control criteria is not satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Frederick Abdallah, Mark George Milne, Jay Dixit, Derrick Michael Tan