Patents by Inventor Van T. Tran

Van T. Tran 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).

  • Apparatus for determining crosswind effects on vehicles
    Patent number: 5119673
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining crosswind effects on motor vehicles has arranged on the vehicle two differential pressure sensors which are each connected via two conduits to two openings at the outside of the vehicle and record the pressure difference which occurs between the connected conduits or the associated openings. From this, it is possible for the angle of incidence and the dynamic pressure of the crosswind to be determined by a computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1992
    Assignee: Daimler-Benz AG
    Inventors: Van T. Tran, Jens Desens, Rainer Tiefenbacher, Karl-Heinz Blume
  • Arrangement for determining the effects of cross winds on vehicles
    Patent number: 4987542
    Abstract: At a vehicle, pressure probes are arranged, which generate signals from which differences and differential quotients are formed. As a result, quantities may be generated by a computer which reflect the angle of incidence as well as the ram pressure of the cross wind on the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1991
    Assignee: Daimler-Benz AG
    Inventor: Van T. Tran