Patents by Inventor Sarah Jane Gadd

Sarah Jane Gadd 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).

  • Fuel additive dosing method and system for onboard vehicle use
    Patent number: 6276310
    Abstract: A fuel additive dosing method and system for adding additive to fuel in a vehicle monitors the fuel added into the fuel tank of the vehicle by using an onboard flow measuring device such as a turbine, a venturi, a rotary meter, or a thermal flow meter located at the inlet of the fuel tank. The fuel added into the fuel tank may also be monitored by receiving a signal indicative of the fuel added into the fuel tank from a fuel pump pumping the fuel into the fuel tank to the vehicle. The method and system use an electronic control unit (ECU) of the vehicle to monitor fuel consumption. The direct approaches for monitoring the fuel added to the vehicle in conjunction with monitoring fuel consumption enables the method and system to add a proper amount of additive to the fuel to maintain a desired fuel/additive ratio in the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rolf Backes, Sarah Jane Gadd