Patents by Inventor Terry Vandenbrink

Terry Vandenbrink 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: 11904665
    Abstract: An apparatus and method, according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a switchable glass structure supported within a vehicle and comprised of a plurality of layers. A power source is selectively applied to the switchable glass structure to change the switchable glass structure from opaque to clear. Markings are formed within at least one of the plurality of layers to identify user input areas. A control system includes a circuit configured cooperate with the power source to allow the switchable glass structure to act as a capacitive sensor such that user input to the user input areas can be sensed to change the switchable glass structure between opaque and clear modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Hussein Berry, Tom F. Boettger, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Harry Kon, Terry Vandenbrink
  • Publication number: 20220153096
    Abstract: An apparatus and method, according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a switchable glass structure supported within a vehicle and comprised of a plurality of layers. A power source is selectively applied to the switchable glass structure to change the switchable glass structure from opaque to clear. Markings are formed within at least one of the plurality of layers to identify user input areas. A control system includes a circuit configured cooperate with the power source to allow the switchable glass structure to act as a capacitive sensor such that user input to the user input areas can be sensed to change the switchable glass structure between opaque and clear modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Hussein Berry, Tom F. Boettger, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Harry Kon, Terry Vandenbrink
  • Patent number: 10302031
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for operating an evaporative emissions system in a turbocharged engine. In one example, a method may include pulsing open a canister purge valve responsive to the turbocharged engine entering a boosted mode of operation. The canister purge valve may be opened for a duration long enough to close a check valve coupled between the canister purge valve and an intake of the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Aed M. Dudar, Kevin William Plymale, Charlie P. Threadingham, David Martin, Terry Vandenbrink, Mark W. Peters
  • Publication number: 20180209359
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for operating an evaporative emissions system in a turbocharged engine. In one example, a method may include pulsing open a canister purge valve responsive to the turbocharged engine entering a boosted mode of operation. The canister purge valve may be opened for a duration long enough to close a check valve coupled between the canister purge valve and an intake of the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Aed M. Dudar, Kevin William Plymale, Charlie P. Threadingham, David Martin, Terry Vandenbrink, Mark W. Peters
  • Publication number: 20050101431
    Abstract: A four wheel drive vehicle having an automatic transmission and a transfer case. The transfer case includes a planetary gear set and a pair of multi-plate, hydraulically controlled clutches coupled to the gear set for shifting between a high gear ratio and a low gear ratio. The transfer case also includes a four wheel drive, multi-plate, hydraulically controlled clutch coupled to the output of the gear set for switching between a two wheel drive mode and a four wheel drive mode. The hydraulic valving and controls for the hydraulic clutches in the transfer case can be contained in the automatic transmission, with fluid passages to communicate the fluid to the clutches. The planetary gear set in the transfer case can be employed with the planetary gear sets in the transmission to expand the range of output gear ratios from the transfer case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Inventors: Timothy Allen, Steven Thomas, Terry Vandenbrink, Juliette McCoy