Patents by Inventor Xavier M. Groult

Xavier M. Groult 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 and method for controlling an electric park brake
    Publication number: 20040140710
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for braking a motor vehicle having a wheel. The apparatus comprises a parking brake switch and a brake. The parking brake switch is actuatable by an operator. The brake is in electrical communication with the parking brake switch, and is adapted to apply a first braking force to the wheel when the parking brake switch is actuated and the vehicle is traveling at a first speed, and to apply a second braking force to the wheel when the parking brake switch is actuated and the vehicle is traveling at a second speed. The present invention also provides a method of controlling an electric parking brake of a motor vehicle having at least two wheels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Applicant: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Belen Alvarez, Xavier M. Groult, Jon T. Zumberge