Patents by Inventor Tim Cotgrove

Tim Cotgrove 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).

  • Vehicle motion control apparatus and method
    Patent number: 9296424
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a vehicle sideslip control system for maintaining a non-zero value of sideslip while cornering. The system comprises a vehicle sideslip controller operable automatically to control the vehicle to apply a positive or negative torque to one or more wheels of the vehicle in such a manner as to maintain the non-zero value of sideslip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Jaguar Land Rover Limited
    Inventor: Tim Cotgrove
  • VEHICLE MOTION CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20140297120
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a vehicle sideslip control system for maintaining a non-zero value of sideslip whilst cornering. The system comprises a vehicle sideslip controller operable automatically to control the vehicle to apply a positive or negative torque to one or more wheels of the vehicle in such a manner as to maintain the non-zero value of sideslip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED
    Inventor: Tim Cotgrove