Patents by Inventor Imad Hassan Makki
Imad Hassan Makki 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: 11527113Abstract: A system comprises a processor that is programmed to define a plurality of vehicle groups based on vehicle specification data and define a plurality of sub-groups for each of the vehicle groups based on environmental data and sensor data received from each of a plurality of vehicles. The processor is programmed to adjust fuel tank leak detection classifiers for the sub-groups based on ground truth data. The ground truth data include, for each of the plurality of vehicles, a leak detection status and a leak test result.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2017Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Fling Finn Tseng, Imad Hassan Makki, Aed M. Dudar, Medville Jay Throop, Brian David Tillman, Dimitar Petrov Filev, Robert Roy Jentz
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Patent number: 11458784Abstract: Methods, Apparatus, and Articles of Manufacture are disclosed for determining a tread depth status of a tire of a vehicle, including an accelerometer interface to access acceleration data from an accelerometer associated with the tire, the acceleration data including first acceleration data indicative of acceleration in a first direction, second acceleration data indicative of acceleration in a second direction, and third acceleration data indicative of acceleration in a third direction, and a data segmenter to segment the first acceleration data into a first data segment, the second acceleration data into a second data segment, and the third acceleration data into a third data segment based on at least one of an acceleration cycle or a common time interval.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Xun Tang, Pankaj Kumar, Hassene Jammoussi, Steven J. Szwabowski, Imad Hassan Makki
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Patent number: 11433733Abstract: A vehicle heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system including a cabin air filter, a sensor for providing a sensor reading, and a controller for determining a feedback signal from the sensor reading, wherein the controller determines a cabin air filter expected blockage level from the feedback signal. The feedback signal relates to a usage modifier of the cabin air filter, wherein the controller at east partially adjusts the estimated usage the cabin air filter from the usage modifier.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Dennis Craig Reed, Imad Hassan Makki, Hadi Abbas, Alan Gutowski, Clay Wesley Maranville, Volker Scheer
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Patent number: 11346679Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to receive a set of user attribute preferences for a trip. The processor is also configured to determine a plurality of trip routes, the routes having variance in a value for at least one user attribute preference as compared to other of the routes. The processor is further configured to present the plurality of routes in a selectable manner, including displaying an attribute value associated with each route and implement navigation for a selected route.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2017Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Fling Tseng, Pankaj Kumar, Hassene Jammoussi, Fakhreddine Landolsi, Imad Hassan Makki
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Publication number: 20210300133Abstract: Methods, Apparatus, and Articles of Manufacture are disclosed for determining a tread depth status of a tire of a vehicle, including an accelerometer interface to access acceleration data from an accelerometer associated with the tire, the acceleration data including first acceleration data indicative of acceleration in a first direction, second acceleration data indicative of acceleration in a second direction, and third acceleration data indicative of acceleration in a third direction, and a data segmenter to segment the first acceleration data into a first data segment, the second acceleration data into a second data segment, and the third acceleration data into a third data segment based on at least one of an acceleration cycle or a common time interval.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2020Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Xun Tang, Pankaj Kumar, Hassene Jammoussi, Steven J. Szwabowski, Imad Hassan Makki
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Publication number: 20210260957Abstract: A vehicle heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system including a cabin air filter, a sensor for providing a sensor reading, and a controller for determining a feedback signal from the sensor reading, wherein the feedback signal relates to a usage modifier of the cabin air filter.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2020Publication date: August 26, 2021Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Dennis Craig Reed, Imad Hassan Makki, Hadi Abbas, Alan Gutowski, Clay Wesley Maranville, Volker Scheer
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Patent number: 11072258Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for reliably providing a prognosis of the life-expectancy of a vehicle battery. A state of degradation of the battery is predicted based on a rate of convergence of a metric, that is derived from a sensed vehicle operating parameter, towards a defined threshold, determined based on past history of the metric. The predicted state of degradation is then converted into an estimate of time or distance remaining before the component needs to serviced, and displayed to the vehicle operator. Vehicle control and communication strategies may be defined with respect to the predicted state of degradation.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2017Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Pankaj Kumar, Imad Hassan Makki, Fakhreddine Landolsi, Mark Eifert, Sheida Malekpour, David W. Linden
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Patent number: 11062536Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to receive report of a vehicle part malfunction, along with vehicle travel history covering at least a predefined time period. The processor is also configured to obtain condition data relating to environmental conditions encountered by the vehicle during the travel history. The processor is further configured to compare the obtained condition data to other condition data obtained from other vehicles reporting the same part malfunction. And the processor is configured to create a malfunction likelihood record for the vehicle part, including an association with a condition occurring over a threshold percentage of times with regards to all obtained condition data relating to the part malfunction and an indicator of a likely failure when a vehicle encounters the condition.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2017Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Pankaj Kumar, Imad Hassan Makki, Fakhreddine Landolsi, Hassene Jammoussi
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Patent number: 11049233Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting and reporting vehicle damage events are provided herein. An example method includes detecting any of a key-on or key-off event for a vehicle at a second point in time; in response to detecting the key-on or key-off event, obtaining a current set of images of one or more surfaces of the vehicle using one or more onboard cameras of the vehicle; accessing a baseline set of images for the vehicle obtained at a first point in time that precedes the second point in time; comparing the current set of images to the baseline set of images to determine damage to the one or more surfaces; and presenting a message through a human machine interface of the vehicle that is indicative of the damage.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2019Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Pankaj Kumar, Hassene Jammoussi, Imad Hassan Makki, Dimitar Filev
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Patent number: 10968853Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for learning fuel injector error for cylinder groups during a deceleration fuel shut-off (DFSO), where all cylinders of an engine are deactivated, sequentially firing each cylinder of a cylinder group, each cylinder fueled via consecutive first and second fuel pulses of differing fuel pulse width from an injector. Based on a lambda deviation between the first and second pulses, a fuel error for the injector and an air-fuel ratio imbalance for each cylinder is learned. Alternatively or additionally, a difference in crankshaft acceleration between the first and second pulses relative to the expected deviation may be used to learn torque error, and adjust fuel injector error and air-ratio imbalance for each cylinder.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Gopichandra Surnilla, Imad Hassan Makki, Adithya Pravarun Re Ranga, Hassene Jammoussi, Robert Roy Jentz, Michael Igor Kluzner, Stephen B. Smith
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Patent number: 10928195Abstract: A system includes a computer including a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the computer to determine a recursive standard deviation and a recursive mean offset of a plurality of steering component angles and to identify a wheel misalignment fault upon determining that the recursive standard deviation is below a deviation threshold and the recursive mean offset is above an offset threshold.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2018Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Hassene Jammoussi, Imad Hassan Makki, John Steven McWilliams, Bruce C. Arnold, Daniel F. Slavin
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Patent number: 10753753Abstract: A computer determines that a rate of travel value for a route segment being traversed by a first vehicle exceeds a predetermined threshold. A maneuver is planned for the first vehicle to depart from the route segment based on collected vehicle operating data from one or more second vehicles previously traversing the route segment. The first vehicle is instructed to execute the maneuver to depart the route segment.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2017Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Fling Finn Tseng, Shiqi Qiu, Pankaj Kumar, Hassene Jammoussi, Fakhreddine Landolsi, Imad Hassan Makki
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Publication number: 20200226734Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting and reporting vehicle damage events are provided herein. An example method includes detecting any of a key-on or key-off event for a vehicle at a second point in time; in response to detecting the key-on or key-off event, obtaining a current set of images of one or more surfaces of the vehicle using one or more onboard cameras of the vehicle; accessing a baseline set of images for the vehicle obtained at a first point in time that precedes the second point in time; comparing the current set of images to the baseline set of images to determine damage to the one or more surfaces; and presenting a message through a human machine interface of the vehicle that is indicative of the damage.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2019Publication date: July 16, 2020Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Pankaj Kumar, Hassene Jammoussi, Imad Hassan Makki, Dimitar Filev
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Patent number: 10690072Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for regulating exhaust flow through an exhaust system of an engine. In one example, a method may include directing exhaust from downstream of a catalytic converter to a compressor storage tank in response to an engine air-fuel ratio deviating from stoichiometry. The stored exhaust may be released from the compressor storage tank to recirculate through the catalytic converter to atmosphere after adjusting an air-fuel ratio of the exhaust in the storage tank and when the catalytic converter is at a target operating temperature.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2016Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Hassene Jammoussi, Imad Hassan Makki
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Patent number: 10672199Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for reliably prognosing a vehicle component, such as a vehicle battery or an intake air filter. A state of degradation of the component is recursively predicted by updating, based on a sensed vehicle operating parameter, a previously estimated state of degradation of the component, the parameter selected based on the component being diagnosed, as well as based on past driving history and future driving predictions. The predicted state of degradation is then converted into an estimate of time or distance remaining before the component needs to serviced, and displayed to the vehicle operator.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2017Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Fakhreddine Landolsi, Pankaj Kumar, Imad Hassan Makki, Hassene Jammoussi
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Publication number: 20200160628Abstract: A system comprises a processor that is programmed to define a plurality of vehicle groups based on vehicle specification data and define a plurality of sub-groups for each of the vehicle groups based on environmental data and sensor data received from each of a plurality of vehicles. The processor is programmed to adjust fuel tank leak detection classifiers for the sub-groups based on ground truth data. The ground truth data include, for each of the plurality of vehicles, a leak detection status and a leak test result.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2017Publication date: May 21, 2020Inventors: Fling Finn TSENG, Imad Hassan MAKKI, Aed M. DUDAR, Medville Jay THROOP, Brian David TILLMAN, Dimitar Petrov FILEV, Robert Roy JENTZ
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Patent number: 10629008Abstract: A system includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to, based on a vehicle destination, identify a diagnostic condition and a specified operating pattern of a vehicle component that includes at least one of vehicle propulsion, braking, and steering. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to operate the vehicle based on the vehicle component and the operating pattern.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2017Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Hassene Jammoussi, Pankaj Kumar, Imad Hassan Makki
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Patent number: 10569660Abstract: A vehicle includes a battery, and a controller programmed to charge and discharge the battery based on a health indicator output by a model that describes changes in internal resistance of the battery over time identified from (i) a plurality of different representative battery usage aggressiveness drive cycles and (ii) changes in internal resistance of the battery that are derived from a state of charge, temperature, and current associated with the battery.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2016Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Tae-Kyung Lee, Imad Hassan Makki
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Publication number: 20200049499Abstract: A system includes a computer including a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the computer to determine a recursive standard deviation and a recursive mean offset of a plurality of steering component angles and to identify a wheel misalignment fault upon determining that the recursive standard deviation is below a deviation threshold and the recursive mean offset is above an offset threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2018Publication date: February 13, 2020Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Hassene Jammoussi, Imad Hassan Makki, John Steven McWilliams, Bruce C. Arnold, Daniel F. Slavin
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Patent number: 10487767Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for determining condition of an air filter coupled to an intake passage of an engine system. In one example, a method may include estimating a resistance of the air filter based on a manifold air charge value. The manifold air charge value may be either a mass air flow or a manifold air pressure.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2017Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Fakhreddine Landolsi, Hassene Jammoussi, Imad Hassan Makki