Patents by Inventor Zhanjiano Zou

Zhanjiano Zou 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).

  • Electric vehicle (EV) driving mode optimization for a parallel hybrid electric vehicle
    Patent number: 8566013
    Abstract: A method of operating a parallel hybrid electric drive train may include manually selecting a first mode by a user. The first mode include an electric mode that provides for propelling a vehicle using only an electric motor. The method may also include propelling the vehicle in the electric mode, limiting an allowed vehicle acceleration below a predetermined acceleration value, detecting a battery state of charge, and preventing an engine start during operation in the electric mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Scott William Davis, Thomas R. Connolly, Zhanjiano Zou, Richard A. Nellums