Patents by Inventor Tim James Bowman

Tim James Bowman 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).

  • Mass measurement of a flywheel hybrid vehicle
    Patent number: 8375811
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring the mass of a hybrid vehicle having a prime mover, a secondary mover incorporating a flywheel, and a continuously variable transmission (CVT) being connectable with a driveline of the vehicle and with the flywheel, the apparatus including a means for measuring a rate of change of CVT ratio during a transference of energy between the hybrid vehicle and the flywheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Don Andreas Josephine Kees, Robert Colin Helle-Lorentzen, Tim James Bowman
  • Hybrid vehicle control apparatus and method
    Patent number: 8180511
    Abstract: A hybrid vehicle has an internal combustion engine 2 and a flywheel 9. Storage and release of energy by the flywheel 9 is enabled by a continuously variable transmission 10 and clutch 11 under the control of an electronic module 14. The amount of energy transferred from the vehicle one to the flywheel 9 during a deceleration manoeuvre is maximized by increasing the engine speed. As a result, the engine does more work against the braking force of the accelerating flywheel and causes the flywheel to spin up to a higher rotational speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Tim James Bowman, Robert Helle-Lorentzen, Don Andreas Josephine Kees
  • MASS MEASUREMENT OF A FLYWHEEL HYBRID VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20100192708
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring the mass of a hybrid vehicle having a prime mover, a secondary mover incorporating a flywheel, and a continuously variable transmission (CVT) being connectable with a driveline of the vehicle and with the flywheel, the apparatus including a means for measuring a rate of change of CVT ratio during a transference of energy between the hybrid vehicle and the flywheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventors: Don Andreas Josephine Kees, Robert Colin Helle-Lorentzen, Tim James Bowman
  • HYBRID VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20100185352
    Abstract: A hybrid vehicle has an internal combustion engine 2 and a flywheel 9. Storage and release of energy by the flywheel 9 is enabled by a continuously variable transmission 10 and clutch 11 under the control of an electronic module 14. The amount of energy transferred from the vehicle one to the flywheel 9 during a deceleration manoeuvre is maximised by increasing the engine speed. As a result, the engine does more work against the braking force of the accelerating flywheel and causes the flywheel to spin up to a higher rotational speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventors: Tim James Bowman, Robert Helle-Lorentzen, Don Andreas Josephine Kees