Patents by Inventor Phil LENIUS

Phil LENIUS 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).

  • Patent number: 11840135
    Abstract: A battery pack support assembly includes a plurality of isolators disposed between an outer support frame of a battery pack and longitudinal rails of a vehicle frame. Each isolator includes a housing, an elastic body and a fastener. The housing defines a central opening and opposed flanges. The opposed flanges are secured to a respective longitudinal rail. The elastic body is disposed within the central opening of the housing. The fastener extends laterally through the central opening of the housing and secures the elastic body to the outer support frame of the battery pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Ronald Bohmer, Alexander Thomas Arena, Hari Krishna Addanki, Kevin A. Montgomery, Ajay Kumar Gupta, Yulie Liu, Henry W. Hausler, John Wesley Stanley, Eric Layton Stratten, Phil Lenius, Carl Montgomery, Erik Billimoria
  • Publication number: 20230044178
    Abstract: A battery pack support assembly includes a plurality of isolators disposed between an outer support frame of a battery pack and longitudinal rails of a vehicle frame. Each isolator includes a housing, an elastic body and a fastener. The housing defines a central opening and opposed flanges. The opposed flanges are secured to a respective longitudinal rail. The elastic body is disposed within the central opening of the housing. The fastener extends laterally through the central opening of the housing and secures the elastic body to the outer support frame of the battery pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Ronald Bohmer, Alexander Thomas Arena, Hari Krishna Addanki, Kevin A. Montgomery, Ajay Kumar Gupta, Yulie Liu, Henry W. Hausler, John Wesley Stanley, Eric Layton Stratten, Phil Lenius, Carl Montgomery, Erik Billimoria
  • Patent number: 10908607
    Abstract: Acceleration data is received for each of a plurality of times t1 . . . tn, from one or more components in a host vehicle. A traffic jam assist (TJA) system is based on the acceleration data, thereby actuating one or more of steering, braking, and propulsion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Rinku Patel, Christopher Melgar, Andrew Niedert, Phil Lenius
  • Patent number: 10828954
    Abstract: A vehicle suspension control system includes a controller configured to receive recorded information related to a location and severity of a surface irregularity to be traversed by a vehicle, determine a desired damping force based on the information, and send a damper adjustment signal based on the desired damping force. The vehicle suspension control system further includes an adjustable damper configured to adjust a damping force of the vehicle suspension system in response to the damper adjustment signal. Methods include controlling vehicle suspension systems and gather information related to irregularities in a surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Ahmed Mohamed, Russ Lee Norton, Phil Lenius, Benjamin Bulat
  • Patent number: 10737544
    Abstract: Systems and methods to control suspension of a vehicle are disclosed. An example apparatus includes one or more processors coupled to a vehicle. The one or more processors are to generate road profile data while the vehicle is moving and generate suspension control data based on the road profile data. A suspension of the vehicle is to be adjusted based on the suspension control data. The one or more processors also determine a distance traveled by the vehicle during a time interval. The time interval is associated with generating the road profile data or adjusting the suspension. The one or more processors also adjust the suspension based on the suspension control data, the distance, and a preview distance associated with the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Panagis, Phil Lenius, Uwe Hoffmann
  • Publication number: 20190163180
    Abstract: Acceleration data is received for each of a plurality of times t1 . . . tn, from one or more components in a host vehicle. A traffic jam assist (TJA) system is based on the acceleration data, thereby actuating one or more of steering, braking, and propulsion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Rinku Patel, Christopher Melgar, Andrew Niedert, Phil Lenius
  • Publication number: 20190023094
    Abstract: Systems and methods to control suspension of a vehicle are disclosed. An example apparatus includes one or more processors coupled to a vehicle. The one or more processors are to generate road profile data while the vehicle is moving and generate suspension control data based on the road profile data. A suspension of the vehicle is to be adjusted based on the suspension control data. The one or more processors also determine a distance traveled by the vehicle during a time interval. The time interval is associated with generating the road profile data or adjusting the suspension. The one or more processors also adjust the suspension based on the suspension control data, the distance, and a preview distance associated with the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Timothy Panagis, Phil Lenius, Uwe Hoffmann
  • Publication number: 20180015801
    Abstract: A vehicle suspension control system includes a controller configured to receive recorded information related to a location and severity of a surface irregularity to be traversed by a vehicle, determine a desired damping force based on the information, and send a damper adjustment signal based on the desired damping force. The vehicle suspension control system further includes an adjustable damper configured to adjust a damping force of the vehicle suspension system in response to the damper adjustment signal. Methods include controlling vehicle suspension systems and gather information related to irregularities in a surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Ahmed MOHAMED, Russ Lee NORTON, Phil LENIUS, Benjamin BULAT