Patents Assigned to Global Technologies LLC
  • SIDE MOUNTED TRACTION BATTERY THERMAL PLATE
    Publication number: 20150263397
    Abstract: A battery assembly may include an array of battery cells each having upper and lower ends, a face extending therebetween and partially defining an exterior of the array, and terminals extending from the upper end. The battery assembly may also include an exo-support structure including a plurality of retainer segments configured to support the upper and lower ends and a thermal plate defining one or more channels extending along the exterior of the array. The thermal plate may be arranged to thermally communicate with the battery cells via the faces. The exo-support structure may further include another thermal plate defining one or more channels extending along another exterior of the array which are arranged to thermally communicate with the cells. The battery assembly may include at least one cell separator made of a thermally conductive material which is located between two adjacent cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Suriyaprakash Ayyangar Janarthanam, Bhaskara Boddakayala, Saravanan Paramasivam, Sai K. Perumalla
  • CAMSHAFT POSITION DETERMINATION
    Publication number: 20150260140
    Abstract: Various methods for determining camshaft position based on position indicated by an electric motor controller are provided. In one example, a method comprises: during cranking of an engine, driving a camshaft of the engine by an electric motor controlled by a motor controller which indicates motor position and position of the camshaft; determining one or more engine operating parameters for controlling the engine during the cranking by an engine controller from the indicated cam position; and after the cranking, identifying the cam position from a sensor coupled to the camshaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Yan Wang
  • REMOTE VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEM PURGE
    Publication number: 20150260529
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a navigation system, a communication interface, and a processing device. The navigation system is configured to store location information. The communication interface is configured to receive a message containing a purge command from a remote server. The processing device is configured to purge the location information from the navigation system in response to receiving the purge command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Peter Eric Petersen
  • AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE WITH AUTOMATIC WINDOW SHADE
    Publication number: 20150261219
    Abstract: A vehicle includes at least one autonomous driving sensor and an autonomous mode controller configured to receive signals generated by the autonomous driving sensor. The autonomous mode controller controls at least one vehicle subsystem based at least in part on the signals received. Furthermore, the autonomous mode controller is configured to shade at least one vehicle window when the vehicle is operating in an autonomous mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mark A. Cuddihy, Thomas Edward Pilutti, Manoharprasad K. Rao, Andrew Waldis, Roger Arnold Trombley, Matthew Y. Rupp, Wilford Trent Yopp
  • DUAL WASTEGATE ACTUATION
    Publication number: 20150260086
    Abstract: Various systems and methods for controlling dual wastegates via a single wastegate actuator are provided. In one example, a system comprises a first wastegate comprising a first wastegate valve, a second wastegate comprising a second wastegate valve, and a wastegate actuator coupled to each of the first and second wastegate valves to vary openings of the first wastegate valve and the second wastegate valve according to desired boost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Yan Wang
  • Control Valve and Method of Controlling Torque Converter Lock-Up Clutch
    Publication number: 20150260269
    Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a transmission having a control valve and a torque converter with a lock-up clutch. The control valve is configured to control both a mode and an apply pressure of the lock-up clutch. The control valve includes a valve body and a plunger moveable within the valve body. When the plunger is in a first position, the lock-up clutch is in a release mode and, when the plunger is in a second position, the lock-up clutch is in an apply mode and movement of the plunger relative to the second position controls the apply pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Derek Kinch
  • LAMP ADJUSTER TO CONTROL MARGINS
    Publication number: 20150260363
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp assembly includes a body having a reflector, a lens, and a bulb. The assembly further includes a bezel, at least one adjuster arm attached to the body and to the bezel, and at least one biasing arm attached to the body and to the bezel. The biasing arm is configured to aim the reflector in accordance with movement of the adjuster arm while minimizing a gap between the bezel and the lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: William Francis Gubing, Stephen Kenneth Helwig, Sarbjit Singh
  • PASSENGER AIRBAG WITH SECONDARY CHAMBER
    Publication number: 20150258959
    Abstract: A vehicle airbag comprises a primary chamber and a secondary chamber affixed to the primary chamber by a seam. A passage is defined between the primary chamber and the secondary chamber. The seam defines a closed shape, and an inner side of the seam is located between sides of the primary chamber, and is between sides of the secondary chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jamel E. Belwafa, Mohammed Omar Faruque, James Chih Cheng, Jaeho Cho
  • SELF-DRAINING KEYED CYLINDER INTEGRATED INTO DOOR TRIM
    Publication number: 20150259953
    Abstract: A vehicle door includes an outer panel and an inner frame defining a cavity, wherein a portion of the outer panel defines a generally downward outer surface. A trim member is attached to the outer surface, wherein the trim member and the outer surface define a cylinder receptacle in communication with the cavity. A keyed cylinder is disposed within the cylinder receptacle, wherein a longitudinal axis of the keyed cylinder is substantially normal to the outer surface, and the keyed cylinder slopes downward toward an outward surface of the trim member. The vehicle door also includes an internal locking mechanism and a key aperture of the keyed cylinder, wherein the internal locking mechanism includes a drain channel that slopes toward the key aperture and the cylinder receptacle, and wherein the drain channel is positioned parallel with the longitudinal axis of the keyed cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Howard Paul Tsvi Linden, Jerry P. Bonnici, James Edward Wooten, Rajesh K. Patel
  • Multi-path purge ejector system
    Patent number: 9133796
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a multi-path purging ejector are disclosed. In one example approach, a multi-path purge system for an engine comprises an ejector including a restriction, first and second inlets, and an outlet, and a shut-off valve hard-mounted to an intake of the engine and coupled to the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin William Plymale, Aed M. Dudar, Robert Roy Jentz, Scott A. Bohr, Mark W. Peters
  • Non-symmetrical knee airbag
    Patent number: 9132797
    Abstract: An exemplary knee airbag assembly may include an airbag cushion that has a first end and a second end. The airbag cushion may be inflatable from a stowed position to a deployed position in which it has a length and a thickness. The exemplary knee airbag assembly may also include an enlarged portion at at least one of the ends of the airbag cushion when the knee airbag assembly is in at least the deployed state. The enlarged portion increases the thickness of the airbag cushion along at least a portion of the length of the airbag cushion at the at least one of the ends of the airbag cushion such that the knee airbag assembly may be non-symmetrical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Edward J. Abramoski, Matthew B. Makowski, Jovica J. Jakovski, Djamal E. Midoun
  • Motor vehicle equipped with dynamic floor section
    Patent number: 9132777
    Abstract: A vehicle incorporates a storage area with a dynamic floor section. That dynamic floor section includes a plurality of interconnected panels that slide and fold so as to be displaceable between a home position and a shifted position. Advantageously, the movement of the panels allows better access to objects resting on the dynamic floor section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ricardo Ignacio Medina Rodriguez, Francisco Javier Villanueva
  • Method and system for controlling current flow through a power distribution circuit
    Patent number: 9132741
    Abstract: An automotive vehicle capable of receiving power from a power distribution circuit including a power line and return line includes a controller disposed within the vehicle. The controller is configured to be electrically connected with the power distribution circuit, determine a difference between a resistance of the power line and a resistance of the return line, and control a current flow through the distribution circuit based on the determined difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Allan Roy Gale, Michael W. Degner, Larry Dean Elie
  • Engine control system and method
    Patent number: 9133757
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for purging condensate from a charge air cooler to an engine intake. During an engine deceleration event, airflow through a charge air cooler is temporarily increased to purge stored condensate to the engine intake. By delivering condensate while an engine is not fueled, misfire events resulting from ingestion of water are reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Chris Paul Glugla, Joseph Patrick Whitehead
  • Proximity switch assembly having dynamic tuned threshold
    Patent number: 9136840
    Abstract: A method of activating a proximity switch is provided. The method of activating the proximity switch includes the step of sensing a signal associated with a proximity sensor and sensing a dynamic parameter. The method also includes the step of tuning a threshold value based on the sensed dynamic parameter. The method further includes the step of activating the switch based on the signal and the threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Cornel Lewis Gardner, Pietro Buttolo
  • Method and apparatus for starting an engine
    Patent number: 9133810
    Abstract: A method of starting an engine is disclosed in which two or more starter motors are used to start the engine in an alternating sequence so as to equalize wear and reduce the wear of each starter motor by a factor equal to the number of starter motors provided. The starter motors are preferably positioned so as to minimize overlap between wear patterns produced by the starter motors on a cooperating ring gear 8 thereby extending the life of the ring gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Donatus Andreas Josephine Kees, James Andrew Straker, Daniel Benjamin Kok
  • Compositions and articles formed from the same
    Patent number: 9133327
    Abstract: The invention provides a composition comprising at least the following: A) an ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer; B) an olefin-based polymer; and C) a crosslinking agent; and wherein the ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer of component A) has the following properties: i) has a density greater than, or equal to, 0.850 g/cc; ii) a molar ratio of “vinyl to total unsaturation” greater than, or equal to, 1/10; iii) an 1 10/12 ratio from 6.2 to 40.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Xiaosong Wu, Kim L. Walton, Jeffrey C. Munro
  • Enhanced crosswind compensation
    Patent number: 9132835
    Abstract: A device may estimate crosswind by a vehicle controller according to driver steering inputs indicative of driver intention and crosswind disturbance inputs indicative of a potential crosswind condition. The device may, if the estimated crosswind exceeds a predetermined threshold, utilize the vehicle controller to correct the crosswind condition to reduce vehicle control demand on the driver, the automatic correction including at least one of a steering angle adjustment and suspension stiffness adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Hsin-Hsiang Yang, Kwaku O. Prakah-Asante, Jianbo Lu
  • Epoxy resin hardener compositions and epoxy resin compositions containing such hardener compositions
    Patent number: 9133301
    Abstract: An epoxy resin hardener composition including a reaction product of (i) a compound having at least one vicinal epoxy group, and (ii) an amino alcohol; an epoxy resin composition including the epoxy resin hardener composition and a compound having at least one vicinal epoxy group; and a powder coating composition including particles of the epoxy resin hardener composition and particles of a compound having at least one vicinal epoxy group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Gan, Carola Rosenthal, Matthieu M. Eckert, Bernhard Kainz, Emile C. Trottier
  • Biocidal compositions and methods of use
    Patent number: 9131698
    Abstract: Provided are biocidal compositions comprising: a hydroxymethyl-substituted phosphorus compound and a polymeric biguanide. The compositions are useful for controlling microorganisms in aqueous or water-containing systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Bei Yin