Patents Represented by Attorney Jerome R. Brouillard

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  • Motor vehicle
    Patent number: 8002327
    Abstract: A motor vehicle (5) has a roof structure including a front roof member (6) and a rear member (4) which together form a cover for a passenger compartment (I) of the motor vehicle (5) when both of the roof members (4, 6) are in respective raised positions. When both of the roof members (4, 6) are lowered into stowed positions to form a convertible vehicle, a flap (7, 107) is deployed on each side of the motor vehicle (5) to bridge a gap between the stowed front roof member (6) and an upper edge of an outer rear panel (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies
    Inventors: Alan Richard Condon, John K Harding, Torsten Gerhardt
  • Gaseous fuel management system for automotive vehicle
    Patent number: 7970528
    Abstract: A gaseous fuel management system for an automotive vehicle includes at least one gas sensor for detecting the presence of gaseous fuel outside of the confines of the vehicle's fuel storage tank, fuel lines, and prime mover. In the event that fugitive gas is detected and the concentration exceeds a predetermined threshold, the fuel supply to the vehicle's prime mover will be shut off and, if so equipped, the vehicle may then be operated in a battery power mode for the convenience of the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies
    Inventors: Suriyaprakash Janarthanam, John R. Blankenship, Steven J. Szwabowski, Anthony G. Grabowski, Arun Kumar Jaura, Theodore J. Filippi, Michael Brown, Richard E. Soltis, John R. Grabowski