Patents by Inventor Hassan Farhat
Hassan Farhat 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).
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Patent number: 11942206Abstract: Systems and methods for evaluating the efficacy of entertaining elements during physical and cognitive therapeutic sessions are disclosed. The system is comprised of a means for providing visual and auditory information, and prompting a patient to perform physical and cognitive tasks of varying difficulty. The system is further comprised of a means of tracking the patient's movements to provide feedback to the patient and assess the performance of the patient's movements. Prompted movements are designed to provide therapeutic mental, behavioral, and physical health benefits to the patient, and may increase or decrease in difficulty based on prior assessments of a patient's movements. Entertaining elements are introduced in the visual and auditory information and assessed for their impact on the patient's performance of the movements.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2023Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Inventors: John Attard, Victor Talbot, Christopher Recinos, Darren Hocking, Hassan Farhat, Harout Mardirosian, Yudhi Sharma
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Publication number: 20240079618Abstract: A vehicle includes first and second fuel-cell stacks, a first coolant circuit including conduit arranged to circulate coolant through the first fuel-cell stack, and a second coolant circuit including conduit arranged to circulate coolant through the second fuel-cell stack. A heater is in fluid communication with at least the first coolant circuit. A valve arrangement is configured to proportion a flow of coolant between the first and second coolant circuits. The valve arrangement has an isolation position in which the first and second circuits are not in fluid communication and at least one mixing position in which the first and second circuits are in fluid communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Hassan FARHAT, Ravi GOPAL
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Publication number: 20240038361Abstract: Systems and methods for evaluating the efficacy of entertaining elements during physical and cognitive therapeutic sessions are disclosed. The system is comprised of a means for providing visual and auditory information, and prompting a patient to perform physical and cognitive tasks of varying difficulty. The system is further comprised of a means of tracking the patient's movements to provide feedback to the patient and assess the performance of the patient's movements. Prompted movements are designed to provide therapeutic mental, behavioral, and physical health benefits to the patient, and may increase or decrease in difficulty based on prior assessments of a patient's movements. Entertaining elements are introduced in the visual and auditory information and assessed for their impact on the patient's performance of the movements.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: John Attard, Victor Talbot, Christopher Recinos, Darren Hocking, Hassan Farhat, Harout Mardrosian, Yudhi Sharma
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Patent number: 11843144Abstract: A vehicle includes first and second fuel-cell stacks, a first coolant circuit having conduit arranged to circulate coolant through the first fuel-cell stack, a second coolant circuit having conduit arranged to circulate coolant through the second fuel-cell stack, a heater in fluid communication with at least the first coolant circuit, and an isolation valve assembly configured to proportion a flow of coolant between the first and second coolant circuits. The isolation valve assembly includes valving. The valving has an isolation position in which the first and second circuits are isolated. The valving also has at least one mixing position in which the first and second circuits are in fluid communication.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Hassan Farhat, Ravi Gopal
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Patent number: 11837349Abstract: Systems and methods for evaluating the efficacy of entertaining elements during physical and cognitive therapeutic sessions are disclosed. The system is comprised of a means for providing visual and auditory information, and prompting a patient to perform physical and cognitive tasks of varying difficulty. The system is further comprised of a means of tracking the patient's movements to provide feedback to the patient and assess the performance of the patient's movements. Prompted movements are designed to provide therapeutic mental, behavioral, and physical health benefits to the patient, and may increase or decrease in difficulty based on prior assessments of a patient's movements. Entertaining elements are introduced in the visual and auditory information and assessed for their impact on the patient's performance of the movements.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Inventors: John Attard, Victor Talbot, Christopher Recinos, Darren Hocking, Hassan Farhat, Harout Mardirosian, Yudhi Sharma
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Publication number: 20230373350Abstract: A thermal energy management method for an electrified vehicle includes heating a plurality of thermal batteries within an electrified vehicle, cooling a first thermal battery of the plurality of thermal batteries. After cooling the first thermal battery, the method cools a second thermal battery of the plurality of thermal batteries.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2022Publication date: November 23, 2023Inventors: Hassan Farhat, Ravi Gopal
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Patent number: 11796048Abstract: A differential assembly include a housing defining an oil sump, a differential disposed in the housing, and a thermal-management system. The system includes an oil pump in fluid communication with the sump, a spool valve having an inlet connected to the pump, a first outlet, a second outlet, and a spool slidable to a first position in which the inlet is in fluid communication with the first outlet and to a second position in which the inlet is in fluid communication with the second outlet. The spool valve further has a chamber containing wax configured to move the spool according to a temperature of the wax such that the spool is in the first position when the temperature of the wax is within a first temperature range and is in the second position when the temperature of the wax is within a second temperature range.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Hassan Farhat, Ravi Gopal
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Patent number: 11548372Abstract: Methods and system for operating a vehicle cooling system are described. In one example, the vehicle cooling system cools a heat generating device via a fan and pump. A speed of the fan is commanded by a feedback controller with possible neural network predictive control to track a variable temperature reference that is based on thermal load estimation. A disturbance observer may be applied to observe thermal load and an observer-based observer may be used to generate the temperature reference so that the power consumption of a fan is minimized.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2021Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Yixin Yao, Hassan Farhat, Rajit Johri, Ravi Gopal
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Patent number: 11441481Abstract: A vehicle has an internal combustion engine, an accessory, and a system having first and second belts extending between a drive assembly rotatably connected to a crankshaft of the engine and a driven assembly rotatably connected to a driveshaft of the accessory. One of the drive and driven assemblies comprises a mechanism with a shaft supporting first and second pulleys, with the first and second pulleys associated with the first and second belts, respectively. The first pulley is selectively engaged with the shaft in response to an engine speed being below a threshold value, and the second pulley is selectively engaged with the shaft in response to the engine speed being above the threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2018Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Hassan Farhat, Ravi Gopal
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Publication number: 20220266680Abstract: Methods and system for operating a vehicle cooling system are described. In one example, the vehicle cooling system cools a heat generating device via a fan and pump. A speed of the fan is commanded by a feedback controller with possible neural network predictive control to track a variable temperature reference that is based on thermal load estimation. A disturbance observer may be applied to observe thermal load and an observer-based observer may be used to generate the temperature reference so that the power consumption of a fan is minimized.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2021Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventors: Yixin Yao, Hassan Farhat, Rajit Johri, Ravi Gopal
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Publication number: 20220230727Abstract: Systems and methods for evaluating the efficacy of entertaining elements during physical and cognitive therapeutic sessions are disclosed. The system is comprised of a means for providing visual and auditory information, and prompting a patient to perform physical and cognitive tasks of varying difficulty. The system is further comprised of a means of tracking the patient's movements to provide feedback to the patient and assess the performance of the patient's movements. Prompted movements are designed to provide therapeutic mental, behavioral, and physical health benefits to the patient, and may increase or decrease in difficulty based on prior assessments of a patient's movements. Entertaining elements are introduced in the visual and auditory information and assessed for their impact on the patient's performance of the movements.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2022Publication date: July 21, 2022Inventors: John Attard, Victor Talbot, Christopher Recinos, Darren Hocking, Hassan Farhat, Harout Mardirosian, Yudhi Sharma
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Publication number: 20220082047Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for adjusting operation of each of a pump and a fan of an engine cooling system. In one example, a method may include adjusting a speed of the pump and a speed of the fan based on one or more of a temperature of coolant entering a heat exchanger of the cooling system, a temperature of air exiting the heat exchanger, and a temperature of air entering the heat exchanger.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2020Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventors: Hassan Farhat, Ravi Gopal, Yixin Yao
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Patent number: 11274595Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for adjusting operation of each of a pump and a fan of an engine cooling system. In one example, a method may include adjusting a speed of the pump and a speed of the fan based on one or more of a temperature of coolant entering a heat exchanger of the cooling system, a temperature of air exiting the heat exchanger, and a temperature of air entering the heat exchanger.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2020Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Hassan Farhat, Ravi Gopal, Yixin Yao
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Publication number: 20220037689Abstract: A vehicle includes first and second fuel-cell stacks, a first coolant circuit having conduit arranged to circulate coolant through the first fuel-cell stack, a second coolant circuit having conduit arranged to circulate coolant through the second fuel-cell stack, a heater in fluid communication with at least the first coolant circuit, and an isolation valve assembly configured to proportion a flow of coolant between the first and second coolant circuits. The isolation valve assembly includes valving. The valving has an isolation position in which the first and second circuits are isolated. The valving also has at least one mixing position in which the first and second circuits are in fluid communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Hassan FARHAT, Ravi GOPAL
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Patent number: 11201341Abstract: A vehicle includes first and second fuel-cell stacks, a first coolant circuit having conduit arranged to circulate coolant through the first fuel-cell stack, a second coolant circuit having conduit arranged to circulate coolant through the second fuel-cell stack, a heater in fluid communication with at least the first coolant circuit, and an isolation valve assembly configured to proportion a flow of coolant between the first and second coolant circuits. The isolation valve assembly includes valving. The valving has an isolation position in which the first and second circuits are isolated. The valving also has at least one mixing position in which the first and second circuits are in fluid communication.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2019Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Hassan Farhat, Ravi Gopal
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Publication number: 20210341047Abstract: A differential assembly include a housing defining an oil sump, a differential disposed in the housing, and a thermal-management system. The system includes an oil pump in fluid communication with the sump, a spool valve having an inlet connected to the pump, a first outlet, a second outlet, and a spool slidable to a first position in which the inlet is in fluid communication with the first outlet and to a second position in which the inlet is in fluid communication with the second outlet. The spool valve further has a chamber containing wax configured to move the spool according to a temperature of the wax such that the spool is in the first position when the temperature of the wax is within a first temperature range and is in the second position when the temperature of the wax is within a second temperature range.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2021Publication date: November 4, 2021Inventors: Hassan FARHAT, Ravi GOPAL
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Patent number: 11060601Abstract: A differential assembly includes a housing defining an oil sump, a differential disposed in the housing, and a thermal-management system. The thermal-management system includes an oil pump in fluid communication with the sump, an oil-to-air heat exchanger external to the housing, and a passive valve assembly. The passive valve assembly has an inlet connected to the pump, a first outlet connected to the heat exchanger, and a second outlet connected to a conduit disposed within the housing. The valve assembly further has a valve movable to a first position in which the inlet and the first outlet are in fluid communication and to a second position in which the inlet and the second outlet are in fluid communication. The valve is configured to be in the first position in response to the oil exceeding a first threshold temperature.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2019Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Hassan Farhat, Ravi Gopal
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Publication number: 20210180680Abstract: A differential assembly includes a housing defining an oil sump, a differential disposed in the housing, and a thermal-management system. The thermal-management system includes an oil pump in fluid communication with the sump, an oil-to-air heat exchanger external to the housing, and a passive valve assembly. The passive valve assembly has an inlet connected to the pump, a first outlet connected to the heat exchanger, and a second outlet connected to a conduit disposed within the housing. The valve assembly further has a valve movable to a first position in which the inlet and the first outlet are in fluid communication and to a second position in which the inlet and the second outlet are in fluid communication. The valve is configured to be in the first position in response to the oil exceeding a first threshold temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2019Publication date: June 17, 2021Inventors: Hassan FARHAT, Ravi GOPAL
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Publication number: 20210119234Abstract: A vehicle includes first and second fuel-cell stacks, a first coolant circuit having conduit arranged to circulate coolant through the first fuel-cell stack, a second coolant circuit having conduit arranged to circulate coolant through the second fuel-cell stack, a heater in fluid communication with at least the first coolant circuit, and an isolation valve assembly configured to proportion a flow of coolant between the first and second coolant circuits. The isolation valve assembly includes valving. The valving has an isolation position in which the first and second circuits are isolated. The valving also has at least one mixing position in which the first and second circuits are in fluid communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2019Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Hassan FARHAT, Ravi GOPAL
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Patent number: 10746088Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for variable thermal capacity charge air cooler (VTC-CAC). In one example, the VTC-CAC includes a plurality of cooling channels and an integrated bypass that diverts air around the cooling channels. Division of boosted intake air between the cooling channels and the bypass is regulated by a positioning of dual-gate mechanism that is adjusted in response to manifold charge temperature.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2019Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Hassan Farhat, Ravi Gopal