Patents by Inventor Mark Allen Halseth

Mark Allen Halseth 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).

  • System and method for vehicle voltage regulation
    Patent number: 6624618
    Abstract: A method of operating an alternator of a motor vehicle includes the steps of monitoring an amount of stored electrical energy available to operate the vehicle, estimating a vehicle electrical load, and regulating an output of the alternator based at least in part on the amount of electrical energy available to the vehicle and the estimated vehicle electrical load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew James Kernahan, David Chronowski, Mark Allen Halseth, Roger William Maynard
  • System and method for vehicle voltage regulation
    Publication number: 20020097026
    Abstract: A method of operating an alternator of a motor vehicle includes the steps of monitoring an amount of stored electrical energy available to operate the vehicle, estimating a vehicle electrical load, and regulating an output of the alternator based at least in part on the amount of electrical energy available to the vehicle and the estimated vehicle electrical load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2001
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Inventors: Andrew James Kernahan, David Chronowski, Mark Allen Halseth, Roger William Maynard