Patents Assigned to Global Technologies LLC
  • ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS FOR FLAME RETARDANT POLYURETHANE FOAMS
    Publication number: 20150274915
    Abstract: An organophosphorus compound useful in a phosphorus containing flame retardant and a flame retardant polyurethane foam, where the organophosphorus compound is shown in Formula (I) where Y is selected from the group consisting of an —OH group, an —NH2 group, an —NHR3 group, and an —SH group, where R3 is a monovalent hydrocarbyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms; R is a divalent hydrocarbyl group; X is a heteroatom group; and R1 and R2 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl group, wherein R1 and R2 can be optionally joined to form a ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2012
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Ravi B. Shankar, Matthew Martin Yonkey, YuDong Qi, Nahrain E. Kamber
  • IMPACT TUBING FOR PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION SENSOR FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20150274119
    Abstract: A sensing and injury mitigation system for a vehicle to identify an object in an impact event is disclosed. The system includes an impact sensing unit comprising an impact sensor and a pressure sensing unit. The impact sensor has fluid-filled first and second tube portions. The pressure sensing unit has a housing and first and second pressure sensors located within the housing. The first tube portion of the impact sensor is attached to the first pressure sensor and the second tube portion of the impact sensor is attached to the second pressure sensor. The pressure sensing unit senses changes in fluid pressure within the tubes. In one embodiment the tube portions of the impact sensor define a loop. In another embodiment at least a portion of the first tube portion and at least a portion of the second tube portion share a common axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Steven Yellin Schondorf
  • WORKLOAD ESTIMATION FOR MOBILE DEVICE FEATURE INTEGRATION
    Publication number: 20150274180
    Abstract: A system may include a device configured to connect to a vehicle data port and a mobile device and including an alert manager. The alert manager may be configured to determine, according to a driver workload estimation, an alert mode indicative of how to process a vehicle user-interface request to access a mobile device feature for use via the vehicle user-interface, and access the feature of the mobile device in accordance with the alert mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Kwaku O. PRAKAH-ASANTE, Basavaraj TONSHAL, Hsin-hsiang YANG, Gary Steven STRUMOLO, Yifan CHEN, James Stewart RANKIN, II
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LEAK DETECTION AT A PARTICULATE FILTER
    Publication number: 20150275738
    Abstract: A method and system is provided for correlating a pressure drop across an exhaust particulate filter with the output of an upstream exhaust oxygen sensor and a downstream exhaust oxygen sensor. The pressure drop is then used to infer leakage of the filter during conditions when an exhaust oxygen concentration across the filter is substantially constant. The diagnostic may be performed during selected entry conditions such as when a particulate level in the GPF is below a predetermined threshold, exhaust flow rate is above a threshold rate, and an absolute exhaust flow rate derivative is below a threshold derivative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michiel J. Van Nieuwstadt, Joseph Norman Ulrey, William Charles Ruona
  • VARIABLE REPORTING RATE TELEMATICS
    Publication number: 20150279125
    Abstract: A vehicle controller may collect vehicle data related to functioning of at least one vehicle system according to reporting settings maintained by the controller; send the vehicle data to a server according to a reporting frequency specified by the reporting settings; and update the reporting settings responsive to receipt from the server of a command configured to cause the at least one controller to adjust the reporting settings. A system may include a server configured to receive vehicle data from a vehicle; identify a vehicle-related trigger condition; evaluate the trigger condition according to the received vehicle data; responsive to trigger condition occurrence, generate a command configured to adjust reporting settings used by the vehicle in providing the vehicle data to the server; and send the command to the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: David CHRONOWSKI, Kevin Michael BULLISTER
  • TARGETED VEHICLE REMOTE FEATURE UPDATES
    Publication number: 20150277942
    Abstract: A system may include a configurable module having a firmware version supporting multiple functions and a configuration specifying which of the functions are utilized for a vehicle feature; and a controller configured to update the configuration of the module, based on a command published by a server to a controller-subscribed topic tree message topic, the command targeting the vehicle according to one of unique vehicle identifier and the vehicle feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Paul RORK, Brian PETERSEN, Ritesh PANDYA, Praveen YALAVARTY
  • VEHICLE LIGHT ANOMALY STATE WARNING
    Publication number: 20150279194
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes a communication interface in communication with a processing device. The communication interface is configured to receive ambient light information from a remote server over a communication network. The processing device is configured to selectively enable a vehicle lighting system in accordance with the ambient light information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC.
    Inventors: Fling Tseng, Aed M. Dudar, Imad Hassan Makki, Robert Roy Jentz
  • ADSORPTION AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150273974
    Abstract: An air-conditioning system which may be included in a motor vehicle may include a single pair of tube-and-plate heat exchangers arranged within a common vacuum enclosure, the heat exchangers selectively coupled with a heat source, a radiator, and an air-conditioning core. During an adsorbing/evaporating mode, coolant may circulate between a first heat exchanger and the radiator and vapor may evaporate from the surface of non-adsorbent-coated plates of the second heat exchanger and be adsorbed at adsorbent-coated plates of the first heat exchanger while coolant circulates between the second heat exchanger and the core. During a desorbing/condensing mode, coolant may circulate between a heat source and the first heat exchanger to effect desorption of vapor from the adsorbent in the first heat exchanger, while melting PCM in the core exchanges heat with air blown through the core to provide cooling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Levin, Furqan Zafar Shaikh, Danrich Henry Demitroff, Lawrence Marshall
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENERGY OPTIMIZATION IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE OPERATION
    Publication number: 20150274169
    Abstract: Vehicle operating systems are autonomously operated. A transient in an upcoming path of the vehicle is determined from a comparison of vehicle path data and vehicle status data to a threshold of mechanism first operating system. Operational parameters for one of first and second operating systems are selected according to the comparison. The selected operational parameters are applied to the operation of the one of the first and second operating systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Attard, Dale Scott Crombez, Jerome Charles Ivan, John P. Joyce, James Robert McBride, Wayne Williams, Paul Joseph Szuszman, Peter Worrel, Hai YU, John Shutko, Jeff Allen Greenberg, Rajit Johri, Devinder Singh Kochhar, Hongtei Eric Tseng, Douglas Scott Rhode
  • CAMERA CALIBRATION
    Publication number: 20150279035
    Abstract: First and second angles are measured from a nominal camera centerline to respective first and second positions. The first position is determined by the camera locating a first centerpoint in a first board. The second position is determined by the camera locating a second centerpoint in a second board. The first and second angles, and first and second horizontal distances of the camera from the first board and the second board, respectively, are used to obtain a determined vertical distance and a determined angle. The determined vertical distance measures a distance from the second centerpoint to a point determined by an intersection of a first line through the second board and a second line that is parallel to the floor and has an endpoint at the camera. The determined angle measures an angle of between third line extending from the camera in the nominal position and the second line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Wolski, Joel Matthew Bickmann, Aaron L. Mills
  • PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION SENSING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE HAVING METAL BUMPERS
    Publication number: 20150274107
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling deployment of the pedestrian head protection devices on a motor vehicle having a metal bumper is disclosed. The disclosed inventive concept involves strategic placement of accelerometer sensing devices and the derivation of a real time impact signal from the signals generated by the accelerometers. This real time impact signal is used along with thresholds and time window to control deployment. The apparatus includes a metal bumper, two support brackets attaching the bumper to the vehicle and at least two accelerometers fitted to the bumper proximate the brackets. The derivation and use of a single impact signal from said first and second signal-generating accelerometers is achieved by taking the larger of two absolute values derived from the accelerometers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jialiang Le, Manoharprasad K. Rao, Yeruva Satya Reddy, Kowling Cheng
  • VEHICLE SEATING ASSEMBLY WITH MANUAL CUSHION TILT
    Publication number: 20150274050
    Abstract: A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat base. A thigh support is pivotally coupled to and extends forward from the seat base. The thigh support is spring-biased relative to the seat base to a raised position. A lever is operably coupled to a center portion of the thigh support by a hinge. The lever is spring-biased to a raised position relative to the thigh support and includes a rack with a plurality of teeth proximate the hinge. The teeth of the rack are configured to engage a catch projecting from the seat base. A handle extends transversely from the lever. The handle is operable to disengage the rack from the catch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Christian J. Hosbach, Brandon W. Nichols, Johnathan Andrew Line, Mandeep Singh Sidhu, Jason William Nisbett
  • COLLISION SENSING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20150274102
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a closed body having a varied configuration between a first location and at least a second location. The apparatus further includes a pressure sensor coupled to the closed body at the first location. When forces with substantially equal magnitudes are respectively applied to the closed body at different locations between the first and second locations, the closed body respectively translates the forces to substantially equal pressure differentials at the first location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Yeruva Satya Reddy, Paul Kevin Kula, Bill Pappas, Todd N. Clark
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING A TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH
    Publication number: 20150274147
    Abstract: Systems and methods for improving operation of a hybrid vehicle driveline are presented. In one example, a margin torque for closing a torque converter clutch is adjusted responsive to a state of engine operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Bernard D. Nefcy, Zhengyu Dai, Daniel Colvin
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING VEHICLE DRIVELINE OPERATION
    Publication number: 20150274155
    Abstract: Systems and methods for improving operation of a hybrid vehicle driveline are presented. In one example, pressures applied to two different clutches are coordinated such that a pressure boost phase of a driveline disconnect clutch does not occur at a same time as a pressure boost phase of a transmission shifting clutch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Bernard D. Nefcy, Marvin P. Kraska, Daniel S. Colvin, Matthew J. Shelton
  • RAPID ZERO FLOW LUBRICATION METHODS FOR A HIGH PRESSURE PUMP
    Publication number: 20150275816
    Abstract: Methods are provided for rapid zero flow lubrication of a high pressure fuel pump, wherein a fuel rail pressure rapidly responds to commanded duty cycles. A method is needed to control operation of the high pressure pump during times when no direct injection is requested by an engine system and when operation of the high pressure pump is continued to maintain pump lubrication. To lubricate the high pressure pump while gaining zero flow rate data, methods are proposed that involve both open and closed loop control of the high pressure pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ross Dykstra Pursifull, Gopichandra Surnilla, Hao Zhang
  • Support Structure for Battery Cells Within a Traction Battery Assembly
    Publication number: 20150280184
    Abstract: A traction battery assembly may include an array of battery cells having opposing end faces, opposing side faces, and a bottom face. The assembly may also include a pair of end plates and a pair of side plates arranged to form a four-sided enclosure around the end and side faces and configured to compress and retain the cells without being mechanically attached thereto or covering the bottom face. The side plates may partially cover an upper portion of the array. The side plates may have a lower horizontal edge, an upper horizontal edge, and at least one diagonal reinforcement rib configured to extend from a location where the vertical edge and lower horizontal edge meet upward to the upper horizontal edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Utley, Patrick Daniel Maguire
  • IMPACT TUBING FOR PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION SENSOR FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20150274118
    Abstract: A sensing and injury mitigation system for a vehicle to identify an object in an impact event is disclosed. The system includes an impact sensing unit comprising an impact sensor and a pressure sensing unit. The impact sensor has fluid-filled first and second tube portions. The pressure sensing unit has a housing and first and second pressure sensors located within the housing. The first tube portion of the impact sensor is attached to the first pressure sensor and the second tube portion of the impact sensor is attached to the second pressure sensor. The pressure sensing unit senses changes in fluid pressure within the tubes. In one embodiment the tube portions of the impact sensor define a loop. In another embodiment at least a portion of the first tube portion and at least a portion of the second tube portion share a common axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Steven Yellin Schondorf, Tim Scott
  • Tray System for a Truck
    Publication number: 20150274060
    Abstract: A system for accommodating a variety of modular components on a truck bed tray that is assembled to a truck frame. A plurality of first engagement features are provided to secure a heavier attachment to the bed. Each of the first engagement features includes a first receptacle and a first plug that may be inserted in the first receptacle. A plurality of second engagement features are provided to secure a relatively lighter weight attachment to the bed. Each of the second engagement features includes a second receptacle and a second plug that may be inserted in the second receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Jeremy Welch
  • Preparation of Dihydroxyethyl Piperazine
    Publication number: 20150274682
    Abstract: A process for selectively preparing dihydroxyethyl piperazine by reacting hydroxyethyloxazolidinone with an acid catalyst wherein the selectivity of hydroxyethyloxazolidinone to dihydroxyethyl piperazine is at least 55%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Tina L. Arrowood, Jason C. MacDonald