Patents by Inventor John P. Bilezikjian

John P. Bilezikjian 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).

  • AUTOMATIC BATTERY DISCHARGE TOOL
    Publication number: 20150340899
    Abstract: An assembly for discharging a battery using an adjustable variable resistor. A battery is connected to the assembly. An operating sequence for the connected battery is selected from a plurality of predetermined operating sequences for different batteries. The predetermined operating sequences are presented as a function of a battery characteristic. The selected operating sequence adjusts the resistor and the battery is discharged using the adjusted resistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: John P. Bilezikjian, Thomas J. Coupar, James J. Gibbons
  • Cooling system and method for a vehicle engine
    Patent number: 8869756
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cooling system for an internal combustion engine. The cooling system can be used in a hybrid electric vehicle. The system includes electric pumps in fluid communication with the engine and a control unit that governs the pumps. The pumps can be configured to supply fluid to either a cylinder block or cylinder head and backflow fluid through either the cylinder block or cylinder heads. Various arrangements of electrical and mechanical pumps are disclosed to control fluid flow and pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: John P. Bilezikjian, Kenneth J. Jackson, Valerie Anne Nelson, Thomas J. Cusumano, Elmer S. Foster
  • Cooling System and Method for a Vehicle Engine
    Publication number: 20100139582
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cooling system for an internal combustion engine. The cooling system can be used in a hybrid electric vehicle. The system includes electric pumps in fluid communication with the engine and a control unit that governs the pumps. The pumps can be configured to supply fluid to either a cylinder block or cylinder head and backflow fluid through either the cylinder block or cylinder heads. Various arrangements of electrical and mechanical pumps are disclosed to control fluid flow and pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: John P. Bilezikjian, Ken J. Jackson, Valerie Anne Nelson, Thomas J. Cusumano, Elmer S. Foster
  • INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH VARIABLE SPEED COOLANT PUMP
    Publication number: 20090205588
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine has a variable speed coolant pump which is operated at a variable duty-cycle at lower coolant temperatures, while transitioning to a predetermined fixed speed during a final warmup period of operation, and finally to a select-speed operation at one of a selected number of steady state operating speeds selected as a function of at least engine load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Inventors: John P. Bilezikjian, Thomas J. Cusumano, Valerie A. Nelson, Ken J. Jackson, Elmer S. Foster, JR., William S. Schwartz, Brian D. Rutkowski