Patents by Inventor Donald R. G. Bacon

Donald R. G. Bacon has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for reducing variations in drive belt tension
    Patent number: 8527142
    Abstract: A method for reducing variations in tension in a drive belt 7 of an accessory belt drive system is disclosed in which an electrical load imposed upon the drive belt 7 by an electrical generator 8 is modulated based upon fluctuations in the speed at which the drive belt 7 is driven. By reducing the electrical load when the drive belt 7 is being accelerated and increasing the electrical load when the drive belt is decelerating the difference between the maximum tension and the minimum tension in the drive belt 7 is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Donald R. G. Bacon
  • METHOD FOR REDUCING VARIATIONS IN DRIVE BELT TENSION
    Publication number: 20110004373
    Abstract: A method for reducing variations in tension in a drive belt 7 of an accessory belt drive system is disclosed in which an electrical load imposed upon the drive belt 7 by an electrical generator 8 is modulated based upon fluctuations in the speed at which the drive belt 7 is driven. By reducing the electrical load when the drive belt 7 is being accelerated and increasing the electrical load when the drive belt is decelerating the difference between the maximum tension and the minimum tension in the drive belt 7 is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventor: Donald R. G. Bacon