Christopher B Price

US Patent:

60760362, Jun 13, 2000

Filed:

Feb 23, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/261755

Inventors:

Christopher C. Price - Santa Ana CA
Frank C. Price - Santa Ana CA

International Classification:

B60K 3102

US Classification:

701 93

Abstract:

An automatic control of speed for a vehicle is based on using speed setting, actual speed, acceleration and the change of the slope of the road to set fuel flow for improved fuel mileage. The proposed system of sensors and a programmed computer automatically manages fuel flow to the engine as the truck moves in gusting winds and through transitions from one slope of the road to another. As the conventional cruise control operates to maintain or change speed according to a speed setting Vs the actual speed, the added control of this invention results in a modification of the signal to fuel flow depending upon what road slope change and acceleration is detected. The result is an improvement in fuel mileage.

US Patent:

20170130410, May 11, 2017

Filed:

Apr 21, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/135312

Inventors:

- Alexandria VA, US
James C. Ray - Clinton MS, US
Bradford A. Steed - Vicksburg MS, US
Bradley W. Foust - Madison MS, US
Micael C. Edwards - Vicksburg MS, US
Christopher G. Price - Vicksburg MS, US
Tyler S. Oesch - Berlin, DE
Keith A. Flournoy - Vicksburg MS, US
Gordon W. McMahon - Vicksburg MS, US
Bartley P. Durst - Clinton MS, US

International Classification:

E01F 13/12
E01F 15/00
E01F 13/02

Abstract:

A vehicle barrier apparatus includes a horizontal barrier component, a vertical barrier component, at least one rigid stabilizer beam having two end surfaces and at least one elongated side surface. One end of the stabilizer beam is affixed to the vertical barrier component. The elongated side surface of the stabilizer beam is affixed to the horizontal barrier component to prevent rotational movement of the vertical barrier component. A lower surface of the horizontal barrier component is a friction-enhanced surface which creates a sliding friction interface upon contact of a moving vehicle with the vertical barrier component.