Patents by Inventor Tiffany Lynn Di Petta

Tiffany Lynn Di Petta 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).

  • EXTENDED SMART DIAGNOSTIC CLEAT
    Publication number: 20140018999
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for diagnosing the condition of a vehicle. Some embodiments include providing an input to a vehicle suspension similar to an impact, and then measuring the response of the vehicle as it drives over an instrumented member. The motion of the instrumented member is recorded and corrected, and in some embodiments a fault index is calculated. The fault index can be displayed to a user to indicate a maintenance condition of the vehicles, such as a worn or broken component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Douglas E. Adams, Tiffany Lynn Di Petta, David J. Koester
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSING FAULTS OF A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20110257900
    Abstract: A rubber cleat is instrumented with two triaxial accelerometers to measure the multi-directional response of the cleat due to the forces within the tire footprint of a ground vehicle. The cleat data is used to detect faults in the front and rear suspension in addition to the wheel tire despite variability in the data. This offboard diagnostic technique is proposed to enable condition-based maintenance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Douglas E. Adams, Tiffany Lynn Di Petta, David Joseph Koester, Grant A. Gordon