260 patents
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Utility
Vehicle center of gravity height detection and vehicle mass detection using light detection and ranging point cloud data
18 Jul 23
Vehicle center of gravity (CoG) height and mass estimation techniques utilize a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) sensor configured to emit light pulses and capture reflected light pulses that collectively form LIDAR point cloud data and a controller configured to estimate the CoG height and the mass of the vehicle during a steady-state operating condition of the vehicle by processing the LIDAR point cloud data to identify a ground plane, identifying a height difference between (i) a nominal distance from the LIDAR sensor to the ground plane and (ii) an estimated distance from the LIDAR sensor to the ground plane using the processed LIDAR point cloud data, estimating the vehicle CoG height as a difference between (i) a nominal vehicle CoG height and the height difference, and estimating the vehicle mass based on one of (i) vehicle CoG metrics and (ii) dampening metrics of a suspension of the vehicle.
Ayyoub Rezaeian, Dalong Li
Filed: 9 Nov 20
Utility
Aerodynamic vehicle side step
18 Jul 23
A side step for a vehicle includes an inner side coupled to or adjacent to a vehicle body, an outer side, a top side, a bottom side, a front end and a rear end, where the front end is adapted to be arranged closer to a front of a vehicle than the rear end.
Arturo Guzman-Magana, Santiago Antonelli, Shawn Miller, Robert J May
Filed: 2 Dec 20
Utility
Cylinder head with integrated turbocharger
4 Jul 23
A cylinder head assembly includes a cast cylinder head and a turbocharger housing integrally cast with the cylinder head.
Michael P Schmidt, Douglas Trudeau, Constantin Hagiu, Brian Jacobs
Filed: 11 Oct 21
Utility
Stamping apparatus having a part-time draw bead
27 Jun 23
A stamping apparatus that includes an upper die, a blank-holding binder, and fixed lower die.
Dajun Zhou, Chunlei Wang, Robert D Miller, Kaiping Li, Yongjun Zhou, Richard J Siemen
Filed: 15 Jun 21
Utility
Pre-chamber spark control with two ignition sources
27 Jun 23
A combustion control system and method for a turbulent jet ignition engine is presented.
William P Attard, Shawali Chaudhury, Qun Wei
Filed: 26 Apr 22
Utility
Vehicle convertible top systems
16 May 23
A modular, multi-component hard top assembly for a vehicle having an interior with front passenger seating, rear passenger seating, and a rear cargo area is provided.
Michael S Boyle, Mikil L Sockow, David C Fischer, Richard T Stuedemann
Filed: 17 Dec 20
Utility
Vehicle half door assemblies
2 May 23
A multi-component door assembly for a vehicle includes a lower door portion rotatably coupled to a body of the vehicle and including at least one receiving aperture defined therein, and an upper door portion selectively removable from the lower door portion and including at least one post configured to be received within the at least one receiving aperture for removably coupling the upper door portion to the lower door portion.
Jason E Schultz, Robert J Reagle
Filed: 22 Jan 21
Utility
Vehicle having load transfer assembly
18 Apr 23
A vehicle includes a vehicle frame, a vehicle bumper and a load transfer assembly.
Lakshmi P Bhatta, Zheng Qin, Hassan H El-Hor
Filed: 22 Dec 20
Utility
Box to cab alignment verification gauge and system
11 Apr 23
A system and method for determining alignment of a first part relative to a second part includes an alignment gauge body including a first portion for resting against the first part and a second portion for positioning juxtaposed to the second part and a measuring device fixedly coupled to the alignment gauge body.
Rodrigo Espinosa Fernandez, Alberto Quitze Ponce Soto, Bertha Karen Sanchez de la Concha
Filed: 31 Mar 21
Utility
Stowable check strap assembly for vehicle door
28 Mar 23
A stowable check strap assembly for a vehicle having a body and a removable door.
Dorinel Neag, David Barnier, Jr., Dennis G Willyard, Michael E Lafleur
Filed: 26 Aug 21
Utility
Vehicle frame assembly including secondary load beam to reduce sill drop
28 Mar 23
A frame assembly for a motor vehicle that may include a first load beam, a second load beam, and a frame rail that are configured for receipt and transfer of energy to a sill that can move the sill in a downward direction.
Darshan S Pawargi, Vikas Vijay Joshi
Filed: 14 Jun 21
Utility
Energy absorbing member beneath vehicle hood
21 Mar 23
In at least some implementations, an energy absorbing member for a vehicle includes an engine cover adapted to be mounted beneath a vehicle hood and to overlie at least part of an engine, and an upper member coupled to the engine cover.
Jayachandran Rajangam, Milind S Parab, Sreenath Mallela, Sathiya Narayanan, Nagendra Kumar VR, Naresh Mohan
Filed: 10 Dec 20
Utility
Electrical energy management of heat transfer devices for vehicles
14 Mar 23
Energy management techniques for heating or cooling a surface of a component of a vehicle comprise determining a heating lag time indicative of a lag time for a surface element of the vehicle component to heat to a first target temperature in response to a power on-off or power off-on modulation of a heat transfer component, determining a cooling lag time indicative of a lag time for the surface element to cool to a second target temperature in response to a power on-off or power off-on modulation of the heat transfer component, and controlling power-on and power-off times of the heat transfer component based on the determined heating and cooling lag times so as to not require a temperature sensor for feedback-based temperature control.
Mark J Duty, Daniel R King, Shantanu Ajankar, Yugandhara P Joshi
Filed: 7 Nov 19
Utility
Twist lock design for underhood striker plate
28 Feb 23
A striker plate includes a base having a surface for contacting a switch and a wall.
Michael W Sulkowski, Joseph A Casilio
Filed: 17 Dec 19
Utility
Multiple resolution deep neural networks for vehicle autonomous driving systems
28 Feb 23
Techniques for training multiple resolution deep neural networks (DNNs) for vehicle autonomous driving comprise obtaining a training dataset for training a plurality of DNNs for an autonomous driving feature of the vehicle, sub-sampling the training dataset to obtain a plurality of training datasets comprising the training dataset and one or more sub-sampled datasets each having a different resolution than a remainder of the plurality of training datasets, training the plurality of DNNs using the plurality of training datasets, respectively, determining a plurality of outputs for the autonomous driving feature using the plurality of trained DNNs and the input data, receiving input data for the autonomous driving feature captured by a sensor device, and determining a best output for the autonomous driving feature using the plurality of outputs.
Dalong Li, Stephen Horton, Neil R Garbacik
Filed: 5 Aug 20
Utility
Vehicle convertible top systems
21 Feb 23
A vehicle includes a vehicle body including a truck bed at least partially defining a cargo area, a vehicle interior with passenger seating, and a multi-component hard top assembly configured to selectively and removably couple to the vehicle body to provide an enclosed configuration at least partially enclosing the vehicle interior.
Michael S Boyle, Joshua Hall, Robert Rizzo, Cole T Schaenzer, Christopher J Allen, Jimmy L Suder, Jeffery E Long, Robert H Perkins, Mikil L Sockow, David C Fischer
Filed: 17 Dec 20
Utility
System and method for malfuncton operation machine stability determination
21 Feb 23
A vehicle includes a controller area network (CAN) and a plurality of a controllers in communication with each other via the CAN, wherein each controller of the plurality of controllers is configured to time-stamp messages transmitted via the CAN using a vehicle-wide synchronized clock, determine a worst-case transmission delay via the CAN based on the time-stamps for messages received from other controllers of the plurality of controllers, and based on the worse-case transmission delay, set a dynamic recovery timer for a malfunctioning controller of the plurality of controllers to recover after its malfunction, wherein the dynamic recovery timer prevents a particular controller that was malfunctioning but has since recovered from being incorrectly designated as a malfunctioning controller in need of service.
Mohammed S Huq, Stephen Horton
Filed: 12 Feb 21
Utility
Vehicle having multifunctional tailgate
21 Feb 23
A vehicle includes a vehicle body, a door and a handle assembly.
Robert J Gibbs, Christopher J Sytek, Clifford L Eberle, Jr., Eric Ghoukasian, Piyush Agarwal, Sean E Whelan, David R Parks, Michael C Gillam, Paul Van Norman, Christopher J Duke
Filed: 26 Jan 21
Utility
Vehicle having adjustment mechanism
21 Feb 23
A vehicle includes a vehicle wheel, a vehicle frame and an adjustment mechanism configured to move the vehicle wheel relative to the vehicle frame.
Jason D Wharram, Douglas E Peirce, James N Settles
Filed: 10 Dec 19
Utility
Cargo box reinforcement system
14 Feb 23
A cargo box (10) reinforcement system (20) includes an upper front panel reinforcement (22) securable to a cargo box front panel (18) and side wall panels (14, 16).
Paul R Stibich, Liam McGuirk, Pablo A. Gutierrez, Congyue Wang, Michael Okuniewicz, Luke T Douma
Filed: 2 Feb 21