Mark H Morris

US Patent:

56670346, Sep 16, 1997

Filed:

Mar 14, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/212242

Inventors:

Neil Jones - Palm City FL
Mark D. Morris - Stuart FL

Assignee:

TRW Inc. - Lyndhurst OH

International Classification:

B62D 506

US Classification:

180422

Abstract:

A vehicle power steering motor (31) provides a force to turn vehicle steerable wheels (14 and 16). A power steering control valve (22) includes first and second relatively rotatable valve members (40 and 42). The first and second valve members (40 and 42) port fluid to actuate the vehicle power steering motor (31) upon relative movement. A device (114) senses at least one vehicle operational characteristic and provides a signal indicative of the at least one vehicle operational characteristic. In a preferred embodiment, the at least one vehicle operational characteristic is vehicle lateral acceleration. A force transmitting device (116, 120, and 130) resists relative movement between the first and second valve members (40 and 42) with a force which varies as a function of the output signal. The force varies as a function of vehicle lateral acceleration.

US Patent:

50981196, Mar 24, 1992

Filed:

Mar 22, 1991

Appl. No.:

7/673680

Inventors:

Daniel E. Williams - Stuart FL
Mark D. Morris - Hobe Sound FL

Assignee:

TRW Inc. - Lyndhurst OH

International Classification:

B60G 1126
B60T 1126

US Classification:

280707

Abstract:

A semi-active suspension system having a linear actuator operatively connected between a sprung mass and an unsprung mass of the vehicle for each corner of the vehicle. An accumulator connected to the actuator through an electrically controlled valve. An actuatable fluid RAM is in fluid communication with the accumulator for controlling fluid pressure in the accumulator. A hydraulic ram driver is operatively connected to the RAM. A sensor senses force inputs to the vehicle. A controller controls (i) the ram driver for pressurizing the accumulator to a desired fluid pressure, and (ii) the electrically controlled valve in response to sensed force input so as to effect a fluid pressure change in the actuator. Each fluid RAM includes a hydraulic motor having a housing and a piston slidably mounted in the housing. The piston divides the housing into two variable volume fluid chambers, one fluid chamber in fluid communication with the accumulator and a second fluid chamber in communication with the second fluid chambers of each RAM of the other corners of the vehicle.

US Patent:

20160299230, Oct 13, 2016

Filed:

Jul 29, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/812863

Inventors:

- Schaffhausen, CH
Mark D. Morris - Cary NC, US

International Classification:

G01S 19/14
G01S 19/26

Abstract:

Embodiments are disclosed to calculate and store rock climbing navigational data using a rock climbing watch including a sensor array configured to measure an orientation of the rock climbing watch and a processor configured to calculate an angle between two rock face locations along a rock climbing route based upon an orientation of the rock climbing watch when it is pointed from a current rock face location towards another rock face location. A processor may determine route segments for traversing the rock climbing route. A processor may convert route climbing navigational data into a three-dimensional wireframe rock climbing navigational map including rock face locations, calculated distances and angles between rock face locations, and a rock climbing route. The rock climbing watch may present information to guide the user along a rock climbing route by displaying a graphical directional indicator and a distance to the next rock face location.