Patents Assigned to Global Technologies LLC
  • Catalytic composition for production of olefins with decreased oxygenate byproducts
    Patent number: 9180430
    Abstract: Catalytic composition for production of olefins and methods of using same to decrease production of oxygenate byproducts. The catalytic composition includes an admixture of an alumina dehydration catalyst and at least one additional metal oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Yu Liu, Andrzej M. Malek, Duncan Coffey, Eric E. Stangland, Albert E. Schweizer
  • Temperature maintenance and regulation of vehicle exhaust catalyst systems with phase change materials
    Patent number: 9181838
    Abstract: A vehicle exhaust system is provided and comprises a catalyst positioned in an exhaust passage of a vehicle. The catalyst is in the form of a washcoat supported on a substrate. The system includes a phase change material located adjacent to the catalyst to maintain the temperature of the catalyst between engine shut-down and subsequent start-up as well as to regulate the temperature during engine operation. In some embodiments, the phase change material comprises particles of a metal or metal alloy encapsulated in a ceramic material. The metal or metal alloy is adapted to have a phase change that occurs within a temperature range wherein the catalyst is active.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Robert Drews, Mark John Jagner, Kevin James Rhodes
  • Intercooler condensate to sump or positive crankcase ventilation flow
    Patent number: 9181853
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for removing condensate from a charge air cooler. Condensate may be drained from the charge air cooler and introduced into a positive crankcase ventilation flow or an engine oil sump. Introducing condensate into the engine oil sump may be controlled based on conditions of the engine oil sump and stored condensate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas G. Leone, Michael Damian Czekala
  • Carbon fiber wrapped aluminum dual tube deflector
    Patent number: 9180829
    Abstract: A deflector for a front end assembly that includes a lower tube having a lower/front leg extending outboard from a bumper and an intermediate leg extending from a lower/outer end of the lower/front leg to a sliding plate that is not attached to a frame rail. The deflector also includes an upper tube including an upper/front leg extending outboard from the bumper and a rear leg extending from an upper/outer end of the upper tube toward that is attached to a rear sliding plate that is also not attached to the frame rail. A method of making a deflector from an aluminum tube that is bent to shape and wrapped with a carbon fiber resin layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mohamed Ridha Baccouche, Matthew John Zaluzec, Rahul Arora
  • Clutch torque trajectory correction to provide torque hole filling during a ratio upshift
    Patent number: 9180857
    Abstract: A multiple ratio transmission having an input shaft, an output shaft and oncoming clutch and off-going clutch for effecting ratio upshifts is provided. The transmission also includes a transmission controller configured for controlling shifts. During the torque phase of a ratio upshift, the controller increases input torque. Next, the controller estimates an oncoming clutch target torque. The controller controls a torque input to ensure the off-going clutch remains locked. The controller measures an actual transmission value for a torque transmitting element of the transmission and corrects the oncoming clutch target torque using the actual transmission value whereby an increasing torque for the oncoming friction element is achieved with minimal torque transients along the output shaft during the upshift.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher John Teslak, Gregory Michael Pietron, Hongtei Eric Tseng, Yuji Fujii, Michael Glenn Fodor, Diana Yanakiev, Seung-Hoon Lee
  • Method and system for exhaust gas recirculation control
    Patent number: 9181904
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for adjusting an EGR valve and one or more intake throttles responsive to the output of an intake oxygen sensor to provide a desired amount of EGR flow while maintaining engine torque. The adjustments are coordinated to improve distributed control of the EGR valves and intake throttles, and enable EGR flow even when one actuator is limited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mrdjan J. Jankovic, Julie Helen Buckland, Amey Y. Karnik, Daniel Joseph Styles
  • Utilization of vehicle presence systems for powertrain response readiness and conserving energy
    Patent number: 9180860
    Abstract: A method and system relates to improving powertrain responsiveness in a vehicle while maintaining fuel economy by inhibiting entry into, or exiting, energy-saving modes when oncoming traffic is detected. In one example, the energy-saving mode is inhibited in response to an indication of an oncoming vehicle of concern. In a second example, the energy-saving mode is selectively maintained in response to an indication of an absence of oncoming traffic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Douglas Malone, William Najib Mansur, Tuan Anh Be
  • Emissions control during an automatic engine restart
    Patent number: 9181882
    Abstract: Embodiments for performing an automatic stop-start operation are provided. In one example, a method for an engine comprises during an automatic stop, injecting a water-containing fluid onto a closed intake valve of a cylinder while the engine is at rest, and on a subsequent restart, fueling the cylinder after at least one intake stroke and subsequent exhaust stroke are performed in the cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: David Karl Bidner, Mark Allen Dearth
  • Structural epoxy resin adhesives containing chain-extended elastomeric tougheners capped with phenol, polyphenol or aminophenol compounds
    Patent number: 9181463
    Abstract: Structural adhesives are prepared from a chain extended elastomeric toughener that contains urethane and/or urea groups, and have terminal isocyanate groups that are capped with a phenol, a polyphenol or an aminophenol compound. The adhesives have very good storage stability and cure to form cured adhesives that have good lap shear and impact peel strengths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Andreas Lutz, Daniel Schneider, Christof Braendli, Irene Maeder
  • Proximity switch assembly and method of sensing user input based on signal rate of change
    Patent number: 9184745
    Abstract: A proximity switch assembly and method for detecting activation of a proximity switch assembly is provided. The assembly includes a plurality of proximity switches each having a proximity sensor providing a sense activation field and control circuitry processing the activation field of each proximity switch to sense activation. The assembly and method detects a signal associated with each proximity switch, determines a rate of change of the signal associated with the first switch and a rate of change of the signal associated with a neighboring second switch and determines whether to activate the first switch based on at least one of the first rate of signal change and second rate of signal change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Pietro Buttolo, Cornel Lewis Gardner, Thomas Lee Goodson
  • Single-pot process for the production of polyester-co-carbonate polyols
    Patent number: 9181391
    Abstract: Polyester-co-carbonate polyols and methods for producing the same are provided. The method comprises reacting one or more alcohols having an OH functionality of two or more with one or more organic diacids to form a reaction mixture, adding a first amount of dialkyl carbonate to the reaction mixture to remove water remaining from the reaction mixture by azeotropic drying, adding a transesterification catalyst to the dialkyl carbonate containing reaction mixture and adding a second amount of dialkyl carbonate to the catalyst containing reaction mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: William H. Heath, Harpreet Singh, Amarnath Singh, Jorge Jimenez, Qiuyun Xu
  • Method to ensure reliable reception of electric vehicle association messages
    Patent number: 9180786
    Abstract: A vehicle controller of a vehicle may set a message acceptance type and a time window for response according to a type of association procedure message received from a requester, provide the association procedure message to electric vehicle supply equipment, and return a received response message to the requester when the response message is of the acceptance type and received within the time window, and otherwise reject the response message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Fengzhuo Hu, Michael Edward Loftus, Alan Scarantino
  • Method and system for engine control
    Patent number: 9180861
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for restarting an engine in response to a driver's change-of-mind. In one embodiment, the engine is shutdown during an idle stop with the transmission in a higher gear or with the transmission tied-up to a transmission case. In response to a driver change-of-mind restart request, the transmission is downshifted, or released from the tie-up, to return driveline torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Alex O'Connor Gibson, Felix Nedorezov, Chad Everette Griffin
  • Method and apparatus for injecting oxygen within an engine
    Patent number: 9181903
    Abstract: An engine system comprising an accelerator device which is operable to increase the amount of fuel delivered to the engine for combustion; an exhaust gas recirculation system for removing exhaust gas from the engine and recirculating a portion of the exhaust gas to the engine; and an oxygen delivery apparatus adapted to deliver oxygen to the engine in response to operation of the accelerator device. Using this system, performance losses from EGR can be abated by introducing compensatory oxygen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Jonathan Edward Caine
  • High activity, low molecular weight olefin polymerization process
    Patent number: 9181368
    Abstract: Group 4 metal complexes comprising a polyvalent, heteroaryl donor ligand and their use as components of olefin polymerization catalysts, especially suited for preparing propylene copolymer products having high isotacticity and low molecular weight, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Harold W. Boone, Kevin A. Frazier, Daniel D. VanderLende, Paul C. Vosejpka
  • Polyisocyanurate composition
    Patent number: 9181383
    Abstract: Polyisocyanurate foam composition, articles comprising the composition and a method of making the composition are described. The polyisocyanurate foam composition comprises the reaction product of a polyisocyanate compound; and a first polyester polyol comprising the residue of orthophthalic acid; a second polyester polyol comprising the residue of terephthalic acid; at least one polyether polyol having a functionality of at least 3 and a hydroxyl number greater than 200; and a physical blowing agent, wherein the isocyanate index is greater than 250.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Paolo Golini, Kai-Sheng Bian
  • Biorenewable biodegradable surfactants
    Patent number: 9181393
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of formula (I) and salts, hydrates, or solvates thereof, where R1 and R2 are defined herein, compositions containing these compounds, and methods of using these compounds in a variety of applications, such as a surfactant or performance additive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Brad C. Bailey, Sze-Sze Ng, Cynthia Pierre, Cynthia L. Rand
  • Method and system for personalized dealership customer service
    Patent number: 9184777
    Abstract: A vehicle computing system enables one or more processers to communicate with a service center and present service instructions to an output device at the vehicle. The output device presenting information may include, but is not limited to, a vehicle occupant's cell phone device. The vehicle computing system may include a wireless transceiver for communicating wireless signals to and from the vehicle computing system. The vehicle computing system may establish wireless communication with a service center communication system through the transceiver and transmit vehicle identification to the service center communication system. The vehicle computing system may receive data from the service center communication system including service instructions in response to the vehicle identification transmission, and present the service instructions on the output device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Chad Evert Esselink, Chad Christopher Boes, Jeffrey Lee Hentschel, Jayanthi Rao, Andrew Shaffer
  • Vehicle evaporator core icing prevention
    Patent number: 9182166
    Abstract: A climate controller device may be configured to perform operations including comparing an outside air temperature to a threshold temperature; selecting, based on the comparison, one of a function to determine target compressor off setpoint values for relatively lower temperatures and a function to determine target compressor off setpoint values for relatively higher temperatures; retrieving a value according to the selection function to determine target compressor off setpoint values, the value specifying a compressor off setpoint value corresponding to airflow configuration settings; and determining a target compressor off setpoint value based at least in part on the retrieved value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: David Alan Wong, Debasish Dhar, Manfred Koberstein, William Stewart Johnston, Alan Douglas Wallington, Tina Maurer
  • Misfire prevention water agitator system and method
    Patent number: 9181852
    Abstract: A misfire prevention water agitator system and method are disclosed. The system may include a boosted engine having a charge air cooler arranged in an engine intake passage downstream of a compressor and upstream of an intake manifold. The system may also include a bypass coupling an outlet tank of the charge air cooler with the intake manifold, the line including an agitator mounted within 45 degrees of vertical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Shuya Shark Yamada