Patents Assigned to FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLGOIES, LLC
  • Patent number: 11498508
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a roof-mounted airbag apparatus in a vehicle. The vehicle includes a roof, an instrument panel, and two passenger seats in a front row. The airbag apparatus includes an inflator and an airbag that is fluidly coupled to the inflator. The airbag is inflatable and deployable from the roof in an interior of the vehicle between the passenger seats and the instrument panel, and includes a cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignees: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLGOIES, LLC, AUTOLIV ASP, INC.
    Inventors: Mangala Ambalangodage Jayasuriya, David W. Schneider, Frank Herzenstiel
  • Publication number: 20110232265
    Abstract: An engine system having a reductant delivery and storage system is described. In one example, a physical condition associated with a reductant storage device is correlated with a characteristic of a fluid stored in the reductant storage device to determine the availability and make-up of the stored fluid. In response, engine operation may be adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLGOIES, LLC
    Inventor: Bradley Dane Gresens
  • Publication number: 20080276598
    Abstract: A method of operating an internal combustion engine having a reductant delivery and storage system in an emission control system, comprising coordinating a physical condition associated with a reductant storage device, wherein the physical condition may correspond to a measure of liquid stored in the reductant storage device, with a characteristic of a fluid stored in the reductant storage device to determine the availability and make-up of the stored fluid, wherein at least one of the physical condition and the property of the stored fluid is determined by a plurality of sensors; and adjusting engine operation based on said coordinating the condition associated with the reductant storage device with the property of the stored fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2007
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLGOIES, LLC
    Inventor: Bradley Dane Gresens