Patents by Inventor James Edward Godden

James Edward Godden 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 and system for determining a level of a fluid
    Patent number: 10989583
    Abstract: A method and a system for indicating more than three different fluid levels in a fluid reservoir is described for a system that includes a fluid level sensor having only two output levels. In one example, the more than three different fluid levels are determined via output of the fluid level sensor and output of one or more sensors that indicate acceleration or orientation of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: John Eric Rollinger, Joshua Schumaker, Karen Willard, James Edward Godden, Robert Milton
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A LEVEL OF A FLUID
    Publication number: 20210023939
    Abstract: A method and a system for indicating more than three different fluid levels in a fluid reservoir is described for a system that includes a fluid level sensor having only two output levels. In one example, the more than three different fluid levels are determined via output of the fluid level sensor and output of one or more sensors that indicate acceleration or orientation of a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: John Eric Rollinger, Joshua Schumaker, Karen Willard, James Edward Godden, Robert Milton