Patents by Inventor J. Anthony Lockwood

J. Anthony Lockwood 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).

  • Stop/start control to increase microhybrid vehicle battery charge
    Patent number: 9121356
    Abstract: A stop/start system of a vehicle autostops and autostarts an engine and, in response to an identification of a drive cycle destination indicating that the vehicle will remain parked for at least a predefined period of time, prevents autostopping of the engine during the drive cycle to increase a state of charge of the battery above a nominal target state of charge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mathew Alan Boesch, George Edmund Walley, Sangeetha Sangameswaran, J. Anthony Lockwood
  • Stop-in-park control for micro-hybrid vehicles
    Patent number: 8936531
    Abstract: A stop/start system of a micro-hybrid vehicle may selectively initiate an engine auto start in response to a PRNDL gear lever/transmission being moved/shifted out of DRIVE after an engine auto stop and a determination that the vehicle is located, for example, in an intersection or railroad crossing prior to the PRNDL gear lever/transmission being moved/shifted into REVERSE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Sangeetha Sangameswaran, Mathew Alan Boesch, J. Anthony Lockwood, George Edmund Walley
  • STOP/START CONTROL TO INCREASE MICROHYBRID VEHICLE BATTERY CHARGE
    Publication number: 20140236459
    Abstract: A stop/start system of a vehicle autostops and autostarts an engine and, in response to an identification of a drive cycle destination indicating that the vehicle will remain parked for at least a predefined period of time, prevents autostopping of the engine during the drive cycle to increase a state of charge of the battery above a nominal target state of charge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Mathew Alan Boesch, George Edmund Walley, Sangeetha Sangameswaran, J. Anthony Lockwood
  • STOP-IN-PARK CONTROL FOR MICRO-HYBRID VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20140235406
    Abstract: A stop/start system of a micro-hybrid vehicle may selectively initiate an engine auto start in response to a PRNDL gear lever/transmission being moved/shifted out of DRIVE after an engine auto stop and a determination that the vehicle is located, for example, in an intersection or railroad crossing prior to the PRNDL gear lever/transmission being moved/shifted into REVERSE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Sangeetha Sangameswaran, Mathew Alan Boesch, J. Anthony Lockwood, George Edmund Walley
  • System and a method for dissipating voltage in an electrical circuit of a vehicle
    Patent number: 7422293
    Abstract: A system and a method for dissipating voltage in an electrical circuit of a vehicle. The system includes a power source and an inverter. The power source has a voltage source and a contactor. The inverter is electrically coupled to the power source and includes a device for storing an electrical charge. The contactor is opened to disconnect the voltage source before the device is discharged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Steven Chorian, Venkateswa Sankaran, David Gabriel, Patrick Maguire, Leonard Shaner, J. Anthony Lockwood
  • Indicator for use in vehicles having an energy storage device
    Patent number: 7023216
    Abstract: An indicator to indicate an amount of power available from an energy storage device. The indicator normalizes raw power values to values which are understood by the driver. The indicator indicates the normalized values to facilitate making a driving decision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mukunda V. Prema, Ryan A. McGee, Christopher A. Ochocinski, Stephen J. Hunter, J. Anthony Lockwood