Inventor

Robert Louis Vitale

Inventor

Macomb Township, MI, US

Overview

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Patents

2004–2016

Patent span

Performing operations

Primary field (CPC B)

Patents· 47 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

B62Dprimary

B62DMotor vehicles11%

B60KArrangement or mounting of propulsion units or of transmissions in vehicles10%

B60GVehicle suspension arrangements9%

B60TVehicle brake control systems or parts thereof9%

G06QInformation and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes9%

B60LPropulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles9%

Y02TClimate change mitigation technologies related to transportation9%

B60HArrangements of heating, cooling, ventilating or other air-treating devices specially adapted for passenger or goods spaces of vehicles8%

B60NSeats specially adapted for vehicles7%

B60WConjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function5%

PatentTitleYear

9,457,791'Charging cable with controller'2016 9,381,802'Propulsion wheel motor for an electric vehicle'2016 9,266,518'Component control system for a vehicle'2016 9,254,866'Method of controlling steering of a ground vehicle'2016 9,102,331'Multi-functional electric module for a vehicle'2015 9,085,302'Modular robotic vehicle'2015 8,727,426'Expandable vehicle system and method of expanding a vehicle'2014 8,540,272'Expandable vehicle chassis and method'2013 7,995,038'Software flow control of rotary quad human machine interface'2011 7,971,393'Door actuation systems'2011 7,597,169'Wheel module'2009 7,441,615'Modular chassis with simplified body-attachment interface'2008 7,398,846'Vehicle wheel system'2008 7,373,315'Vehicle body business methods'2008 7,360,816'Vehicle development process characterized by market responsiveness'2008 7,292,992'Methods of conducting vehicle business transactions'2007 7,275,609'Vehicle body connection system'2007 7,213,673'Reconfigurable by-wire foot pedals'2007 7,161,563'Electronic vehicle registration and license plate'2007 7,111,900'Vehicle floor having a unitary inner panel and outer panel'2006 7,104,581'Vehicle body interchangeability'2006 7,096,986'Mobile chassis and interchangeable vehicle body with ram air circulation system'2006 7,083,016'Mobile chassis and interchangeable vehicle body with waste heat rejection system'2006 7,036,848'Vehicle body configurations'2006 7,028,791'Mobile chassis and interchangeable vehicle body with a heating, ventilation and air conditioning system'2006 7,004,502'Frontal impact energy dissipation zone'2006 7,000,318'Method of designing and manufacturing vehicles'2006 6,986,401'Systems packaged within flat vehicle chassis'2006 6,976,307'Accelerated vehicle development process'2005 6,971,471'Multi-directional drive'2005 6,968,918'Vehicle chassis having programmable operating characteristics and method for using same'2005 6,959,475'Vehicle body business methods'2005 6,938,712'Fuel cell powered chassis mobile electrical source and method of use thereof'2005 6,923,281'Full size vehicle remote control technology'2005 6,905,138'Chassis with energy-absorption zones'2005 6,889,785'Vehicle chassis having systems responsive to non-mechanical control signals'2005 6,880,856'Vehicle body configurations'2005 6,857,889'Vehicle body to chassis connection and method'2005 6,857,498'Console with driver\'s interface'2005 6,845,839'Vehicle body platform'2005 6,843,336'Vehicle belly pan'2005 6,836,943'Vehicle body manufacturing process'2005 6,830,117'Vehicle chassis having systems responsive to non-mechanical control signals'2004 6,803,733'Pillar-mounted power door lock and power window system for a vehicle'2004 6,766,873'Fuel cell vehicle with by-wire technology'2004 6,726,438'Chassis stacking'2004 6,712,164'Vehicle having systems responsive to non-mechanical control signals'2004

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2004–2008Patents assigned to GEN MOTORS CORP (35)· patent assignee history

2004–2016Based in Macomb Township, MI, US· patent location history

2008–2016Patents assigned to GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC (11)· patent assignee history

2013–2016Patents assigned to VITALE ROBERT L (3)· patent assignee history

2013–2014Patents assigned to BORRONI-BIRD CHRISTOPHER E (2)· patent assignee history

2015–2016Patents assigned to NASA (5)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
GEN MOTORS CORP	35	2004–2008
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC	11	2008–2016
NASA	5	2015–2016
VITALE ROBERT Lself	3	2013–2016
BORRONI-BIRD CHRISTOPHER E	2	2013–2014

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Macomb Township, MI, US	47	2004–2016