ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,297,783, issued on May 13, was assigned to K&N Engineering Inc. (Riverside, Calif.).
"Throttle control system" was invented by Steve Williams (Cherry Valley, Calif.) and Jonathan Richard Fiello (Yucaipa, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A throttle control system and methods are disclosed that provide a driver of a vehicle with greater control over engine functions and vehicle performance. The throttle control system processes input signals from a throttle pedal of the vehicle and sends modified throttle position signals to a throttle body of the vehicle so as to increase throttle responsiveness of the vehicle. The throttle control s...