Patents by Inventor Ulla Weimann Macdonald

Ulla Weimann Macdonald 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).

  • Engine shut down using fluid pump to control crankshaft stopping position
    Patent number: 7146960
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling stopping position of a crankshaft during shutdown of an internal combustion engine control a fluid pressure to control a corresponding drive torque of a fluid pump. Kinetic energy of the engine at shutdown may be used to control fluid pressure in a power steering system or fuel injection system to stop the crankshaft in a position favorable for restarting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick Phlips, Bernd Steiner, Klemens Greiser, Ulrich Kramer, Markus Lemmen, Ulla Weimann Macdonald