Patents Assigned to For Global Technologies, LLC
  • Transmission fluid heating via heat exchange with engine cylinder walls
    Patent number: 8731789
    Abstract: Various systems and method are provided for heating transmission fluid by directing the transmission fluid through a cylinder block of an engine. In one example, the transmission fluid is directed to flow through the cylinder block of the engine while engine coolant is directed to flow through the cylinder head of the engine. Further, the transmission fluid may be directed through one or more heat exchangers to cool the transmission fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Norman Ulrey, Ross Dykstra Pursifull
  • Distance based battery charge depletion control for PHEV energy management
    Patent number: 8731752
    Abstract: In a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), the vehicle may be operated in a charge-depleting (CD) mode to ensure that the battery is effectively discharged or in a charge-sustaining (CS) mode in which the battery state of charge is maintained by operating the internal combustion engine predominantly for propulsion. In trips that are longer than that which fully depletes the battery storage, it is possible to control the proportion in a manner that is between CS and CD modes to provide overall higher efficiency while still effectively discharging the battery over the course of the trip. Such higher efficiency operation is possible when information about the distance until the next charging event is available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Hai Yu, Ming L. Kuang, Ryan McGee
  • System and method for storing crankcase gases to improve engine air-fuel control
    Patent number: 8726892
    Abstract: A system and method for improving processing of gases contained within the crankcase of an internal combustion engine is presented. The system is especially suited for single boiling point fuels because it allows the storage of such fuels until the fuel can be opportunistically combusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Donald J. Lewis, Jeffrey Scott Hepburn
  • Ethylene-based polymer compositions
    Patent number: 8729200
    Abstract: The present invention provides an ethylene-based polymer composition characterized by a Comonomer Distribution Constant in the range of from greater than 45 to less than 400, wherein the composition has less than 120 total unsaturation unit/1,000,000C, and method of producing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Theresa J. Hermel-Davidock, Mehmet Demirors, Sarah M. Hayne, Rongjuan Cong
  • Aromatic polycyanate compounds and process for the production thereof
    Patent number: 8729181
    Abstract: Aromatic polycyanate compounds which comprise cycloaliphatic moieties, a process for the production thereof and resins and thermoset products which are based on these compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Mullins, Robert E. Hefner, Jr., Ulrich Herold, Mark B. Wilson
  • Reduction of NOx trap at engine shutoff
    Patent number: 8726638
    Abstract: The reduction of a NOx trap upon engine shutdown is disclosed. One disclosed embodiment comprises adjusting a timing of creating a reductive environment in the exhaust conduit upstream of the lean NOx trap based upon the determined engine stop position. The creation of a reductive environment in the exhaust conduit upstream of the lean NOx trap may help to at least partially reactivate the lean NOx trap during engine shutoff.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: John William Hoard, Lifeng Xu, Robert Walter McCabe, Karen Marie Adams
  • Vehicle seatback with side airbag deployment
    Patent number: 8727374
    Abstract: A vehicle seatback assembly includes a seatback side support that has a frame member that extends. A suspension component extends forward from the side support to define a peripheral gap. An airbag module is operably coupled to the frame member. A first trim piece conceals a rear area of the frame member and extends forward over the airbag module. A second trim piece is coupled to a forward portion of the frame member and is detachably coupled with the first trim piece along a seam. The airbag module is deployable forward through the seam to move the second trim piece into the peripheral gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Johnathan Andrew Line, Daniel Ferretti, John W. Jaranson, Grant A. Compton, Kendrick Alden Harper
  • Stored compressed air management and flow control for improve engine performance
    Patent number: 8726891
    Abstract: A method for providing air to a combustion chamber of an engine, the engine including a compressor and a boost tank selectably coupled to an intake manifold. The method comprises admitting air from the compressor to the intake manifold via a main throttle valve, storing some air from the compressor in a boost tank, and discharging some of the air stored in the boost tank to the intake manifold via an auxiliary throttle valve distinct from the main throttle valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ross Dykstra Pursifull, Joseph Norman Ulrey
  • Deformation driven blocking mechanism for an automobile
    Patent number: 8727402
    Abstract: An exterior handle assembly for a vehicle door includes a movable handle member and a mounting structure. The mounting structure includes a predefined fracture line or line of weakening, whereby the reinforcing structure fractures along the line of weakening in the event a large external force is applied to the reinforcing structure. The handle assembly also includes a push surface that pushes against an inertia lock lever after fracture of the reinforcing structure to thereby push the inertia lock lever into a locked position to prevent unlatching of a vehicle door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Carl Bejune, Charles Gregory Bambanek
  • Method for supplying power to an electrically assisted steering system
    Patent number: 8727067
    Abstract: A method for supplying power to an electrically assisted steering system is described. In one example, the method adjusts alternator field current to increase energy supplied to the electrically assisted steering system in response to an automatic engine stop request. The method may improve operation of the electrically assisted steering system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Alex O'Connor Gibson, Allan Roy Gale, John Anthony DeMarco, Robert Michael Grant
  • Multi-stroke variable displacement engine
    Patent number: 8727943
    Abstract: A vehicle propulsion system and method of operation are presented. As one example, cylinder deactivation and transitioning from four to two strokes is coordinated with transmission shifting to improve vehicle response. Additionally, it is possible to reduce transitions in operating modes to improve drive feel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Gopichandra Surnilla, John Ottavio Michelini
  • Method and system for exhaust gas recirculation
    Patent number: 8726658
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an engine including a first turbocharger having a first compressor and a second turbocharger having a second compressor. An EGR differential between the first compressor and the second compressor may be increased under a condensation condition, and decreased under a surge condition. The EGR differential may also be decreased when a compressor outlet temperature exceeds an outlet temperature threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Joseph Styles, Brad Alan Boyer, Satheesh Makkapati
  • Suspension tower structure for vehicle
    Patent number: 8727380
    Abstract: In a suspension tower structure for a vehicle (1) including a chassis frame (9) to which suspension towers (101) are attached, a front leg part (101a) and a rear leg part (101b) branched to be separated from each other in a vehicle length direction are provided in a lower part of the suspension tower (101), and lower parts of the front leg part (101a) and the rear leg part (101b) are attached to a main frame (10) of the chassis frame (9) extending in the vehicle length direction so as to be separated from each other in the vehicle length direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignees: Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Akaki, Hideto Yamada, Soukichi Kikuchi
  • Engine drive system
    Patent number: 8726868
    Abstract: A system for an engine drive that engages a timing band with a first camshaft, a driveshaft and a crankshaft is provided. The system further includes a gear drive including a first gear coupled to the driveshaft and a second gear coupled to a second camshaft. The second camshaft is positioned between the first camshaft and the driveshaft such that the shafts are horizontally coplanar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Tom Suchecki
  • Multi-modal navigation system and method
    Patent number: 8731814
    Abstract: One or more embodiments may include a multi-modal navigation system and method. Route information may be received for generating a navigation route which may comprise multiple modes of transportation to a destination. GPS data may also be received. The navigation route to the destination across the multiple modes of transportation may be determined. The route may be updated as the route is traversed. The navigation route across the multiple modes of transportation may be output based on the GPS data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Mark Schunder
  • Vehicular glass adhesive and method of adhering said glass
    Patent number: 8729168
    Abstract: The invention is an adhesive composition comprising: a) an isocyanate functional polyether base prepolymers having a z molecular weight average (Mz) of about 10,000 to about 80,000 g/mole; a carbon black having an average oil absorption number of at least about 80 to at most about 400 cubic centimeters of dibutyl phthalate per 100 grams of the carbon black; (c) reactive silicon in an amount from about 0.001% to about 10% by weight of the adhesive composition; and (d) one or more catalysts for the reaction of isocyanate with hydroxyl groups. The adhesive compositions of the invention surprisingly may have improved sag performance (i.e., decreased sag) when heated, while also making them more easily pumped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Gary L. Jialanella, Christopher P. Christenson, Valeriy V. Ginzburg, Toni Ristoski, Eric E. Cole, Sean C. Tobin, Lirong Zhou
  • Polymerization process to make low density polyethylene
    Patent number: 8729186
    Abstract: A high pressure polymerization process to form an ethylene-based polymer comprises the steps of: A. Injecting a first feed comprising ethylene and optionally a chain transfer agent system (CTA system) into a first autoclave reactor zone operating at polymerization conditions to produce a first zone reaction product, the CTA system of the first reactor zone having a transfer activity Z1; and B. (1) Transferring at least part of the first zone reaction product to a second reactor zone selected from a second autoclave reactor zone or a tubular reactor zone and operating at polymerization conditions, and, optionally, (2) freshly injecting a second feed into the second reactor zone to produce a second zone reaction product, with the proviso that the second reactor zone contains a CTA system having a transfer activity Z2; and with the proviso that the ratio of Z1/Z2 is less than 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Otto J. Berbee, Cornelis Den Doelder, Egbert Nijhof, Mehmet Demirors, Sjoerd A. De Vries
  • Adjustable grill shutter system
    Patent number: 8731782
    Abstract: An adjustable grill shutter system is provided. In one embodiment, adjustment of the grill shutter system can be provided by a method of adjusting a grill shutter system for a vehicle, the method comprising adjusting opening of one or more grill shutters located at a front end opening of the vehicle in response to a non-driven vehicle condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: James Michael Kerns
  • Charge air cooler control system and method
    Patent number: 8726889
    Abstract: A charge air cooler arrangement, a charge air cooler tank, and method are disclosed. The charge air cooler arrangement includes a charge air cooler having an operable thermal transfer area configured to transfer heat from inside the charge air cooler to outside of the charge air cooler. The charge air cooler arrangement may also include a valve configured to change the operable thermal transfer area from a relatively large area to a relatively small area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Charles A. Cockerill, Shuya Shark Yamada, Chris Paul Glugla, Phil Andrew Fabien
  • Method and Apparatus for Communication Between a Vehicle Based Computing System and a Remote Application
    Publication number: 20140133662
    Abstract: A system includes a processor and a wireless transceiver in communication with the computer processor and configured to communicate with a wireless device. In this embodiment, the processor is configured to receive a wireless audio input request through the transceiver, generated by a remote process. The processor is further configured to package and send vehicle audio input to the requesting process responsive to the request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: David Patrick Boll, Nello Joseph Santori, Walter Cannon