Patents by Inventor Yves J Rodenas

Yves J Rodenas 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).

  • Method and system for applying return torque in a vehicle power steering system
    Patent number: 6367576
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the invention is a method for controlling application of return torque in a vehicle power steering system. The method includes detecting a current hand wheel center and comparing the current hand wheel center to a previous hand wheel center. A change in hand wheel center is detected in response to the comparison. Application of return torque is controlled in response to detecting a change in hand wheel center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Yves J Rodenas, Djilani P Merzoug, Kathryn Lynn Pattok, William Henry Wittig