Patents by Inventor Thomas Patrick Richards

Thomas Patrick Richards 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: 20190291797
    Abstract: A corner or end module for assembly on a vehicle body comprises a wheel(s), a frame having connection points for removably securing the corner module to the vehicle body, a drive system capable of providing torque to drive the wheel(s), a brake system connected to the wheel(s) capable of braking the wheel(s), a suspension system located between the frame and the wheel(s), a steering system connected to the wheel(s), capable of providing a steering input for the wheel(s), and a communication system capable of communicating from at least one of a drive controller, brake controller, and steering controller of the corner or end module with one of: another corner or end module, a vehicle controller; an autonomous drive controller; another vehicle, infrastructure, and a wireless data server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Patrick Richards, Jeremy J. McClain, Jeremy W. Tuggle, Jörg Scheibel, Ihab Soliman