Patents by Inventor Timothy Allen Huls

Timothy Allen Huls 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).

  • Distribution of torque when driven wheels slip during regenerative braking
    Patent number: 6488344
    Abstract: A method of braking an electric or hybrid vehicle 7 is provided. The vehicle (7) has electric regenerative brakes and friction brakes (94). In a normal braking situation regenerative brakes are applied. If a wheel (42) slip condition is sensed, a selectively operable clutch (76) tortionally connects an undriven axle (60) to the driven axles (44, 45) to alleviate the slip condition. The alleviation of the slip condition prevents the electric regenerative brakes from being shut off in favor of an antilock friction brake application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Timothy Allen Huls, Steven Lee Napier
  • DISTRIBUTION OF TORQUE WHEN DRIVEN WHEELS SLIP DURING REGENERATIVE BRAKING
    Publication number: 20020163250
    Abstract: A method of braking an electric or hybrid vehicle 7 is provided. The vehicle 7 has electric regenerative brakes and friction brakes 94. In a normal braking situation regenerative brakes are applied. If a wheel 42 slip condition is sensed, a selectively operable clutch 76 tortionally connects an undriven axle 60 to the driven axles 44, 45 to alleviate the slip condition. The alleviation of the slip condition prevents the electric regenerative brakes from being shut off in favor of an antilock friction brake application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2001
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventors: Timothy Allen Huls, Steven Lee Napier
  • System and method for activating a brake system for an automotive vehicle
    Publication number: 20020112912
    Abstract: A system and method for actuating a brake system (20) of an automotive vehicle that has an airbag controller (12) which generates an airbag activation signal in response to a predetermined vehicle condition such as deceleration. A speed sensor (34) is used to generate a speed signal in response to vehicle speed. A brake controller receives the speed signal and the airbag activation signal. The brake controller (20) actuates brakes (24) of automotive vehicle (10) in response to the vehicle speed signal indicative of at least a predetermined speed and the airbag activation signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2001
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Inventors: Steven Lee Napier, Timothy Allen Huls