Patents Assigned to Global Technologies LLC
  • SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CANISTER PURGING WITH LOW MANIFOLD VACUUM
    Publication number: 20150114360
    Abstract: A method for purging fuel vapors, comprising: purging fuel tank vapors directly from a fuel tank to an engine intake, bypassing a canister, via a venturi, while drawing canister vapors via the venturi into the purged fuel tank vapors en route to the engine intake. In this way, fuel tank vapors may be used to enable purging of a fuel vapor canister, even under conditions where there is insufficient manifold vacuum to enable a canister purge routine. By increasing the frequency of purge opportunities, bleed emissions from a saturated canister may be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Werner, Scott A. Bohr, Russell Randall Pearce, Andrew M. Gitlin
  • FUEL SEPARATION VIA FUEL VAPOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20150114370
    Abstract: Systems and methods for separating higher octane fuel from a fuel mixture are presented. In one example, fuel vapors may be limited or constrained from migrating to fuel tanks storing lower octane fuels. The systems may vent fuel vapors from a plurality of fuel tanks to a single fuel vapor storage canister. Alternatively, the systems may vent fuel vapors from the plurality of fuel tanks to a plurality of fuel vapor storage canisters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas G. Leone, James Eric Anderson
  • INDUCTOR HOUSING
    Publication number: 20150116064
    Abstract: An example inductor housing includes, among other things, a base, a plurality of walls extending from the base to provide a cavity that receives an inductor, and a plurality of extensions of the base to communicate thermal energy from the base and the plurality of walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Sudhir Kumar, Behzad Vafakhah, Shahram Zarei, Tienli Wang, Edward Chan-Jiun Jih
  • Vehicle Dynamic Controls Coordination System for Dual-Axle Driven Electric Vehicles
    Publication number: 20150120106
    Abstract: An electric vehicle (HEV/BEV/EV) includes a dynamic traction control (DTC) system configured to perform a DTC process and an electric motor enhanced dynamic wheel torque control by brake (eDWT-B) system configured to perform an eDWT-B process. A controller selects according to a vehicle criterion a combination of the DTC and eDWT-B processes to control a vehicle operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Hai Yu, Jianbo Lu, Ryan Abraham McGee
  • HVAC FLOW CONTROL FOR MICRO-ZONE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150114325
    Abstract: A ventilation system for use in a vehicle that provides individual control of micro-zones in the vehicle and the system includes a blower for pushing air through the ventilation system, an evaporator for conditioning the air being pushed by the blower, a first duct for supplying air to a first micro-zone and a second duct for supplying air to a second micro-zone, the second duct partitioned form the first duct, the first and second ducts receiving air once it has been blown through the evaporator and a flow diverter for selectively opening the partition wall and connecting the first duct and second duct so that air continues to flow through the evaporator even when one microzone is completely closed and no air flows through the related duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Bryan Hoke, Clay Wesley Maranville
  • MULTIPLE TAP ASPIRATOR
    Publication number: 20150114348
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for engine systems including a vacuum-powered multiple tap aspirator coupled between atmospheric, an engine crankcase, or another source and a vacuum source such as a compressor inlet or engine intake manifold. The multiple tap aspirator includes a suction tap arranged in a throat of the aspirator, a suction tap arranged in a diverging cone of the aspirator, and a suction tap arranged in a straight exit tube downstream of the diverging cone of the aspirator. The aspirator provides vacuum generation and suction flow over a range of vacuum levels at the suction taps, and suction flow only passes through a single check valve before entering the aspirator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ross Dykstra Pursifull, Brad Alan VanDerWege
  • EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITION FOR MARINE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR COATINGS WITH IMPROVED OVERCOATABILITY
    Publication number: 20150119500
    Abstract: This invention relates to an epoxy resin composition and its application in marine maintenance and repair coating with improved overcoatability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Amy Song, Hongyu Chen
  • COOLING FAN ASSISTED ENGINE-OFF NATURAL VACUUM TEST
    Publication number: 20150120133
    Abstract: A method for a vehicle fuel system, comprising: during an engine-off condition, including an ambient temperature within a threshold range, operating a cooling fan to increase a fuel tank vacuum; and indicating leaks in the vehicle fuel system based on the increased vacuum. In this way, an EONV test may be run at mild ambient temperatures which would not otherwise result in the development of adequate fuel tank vacuum to pass the EONV test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Aed M. Dudar, Robert Roy Jentz, Dennis Seung-Man Yang, Russell Randall Pearce
  • SEAL FITTING WITH O-RING
    Publication number: 20150115603
    Abstract: A sealing system, comprises a male block including an annular flange, a female block including an annular recess configured to accommodate the annular flange, a circular seal having a diameter configured to fit within a hose aperture, and an O-ring configured to fit between the annular flange and a wall of the annular recess when the blocks are in a mated position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory C. Trombley, Manfred Koberstein, Steven L. Lambert
  • RIGID DEVICE FOR LOW SPEED DAMAGEABILITY OF VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20150115631
    Abstract: A bumper assembly includes a beam and a rigid device. The beam is at least partially spaced from a vehicle fascia. The rigid device is disposed on the beam in a space defined between the fascia and the beam. The rigid device is configured to transmit and at least partially absorb a force applied to the fascia and limit damage to a rear of the vehicle. The exemplary bumper assembly may further include at least one crush can disposed on the beam. The rigid device is generally aligned with the crush can but on opposing surfaces of the beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Bhimaraddi Venkaraddi Alavandi, Sankar Krishnamoorthy, Rajarathinam Jayachandran, Erika Kristin Low, Kevin Gustafson, Matt Alan Niesluchowski
  • FUEL SEPARATION SYSTEM FOR REDUCING PARASITIC LOSSES
    Publication number: 20150114359
    Abstract: Systems and methods for separating higher octane fuel from a fuel mixture are presented. In one example, higher octane fuel is separated from lower octane fuel and allowed to condense in a fuel tank holding higher octane fuel so that parasitic engine losses are not increased by having to separate higher octane fuel from lower octane fuel a second time. The approach may be applied to fuel systems that include multiple fuel tanks storing different types of fuel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas G. Leone, James Eric Anderson
  • CUP HOLDER AND VEHICLE DOOR CONTAINING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20150115650
    Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, a cup holder includes a support, an adjustable arm connected to the support, and a base connected to the support and spaced apart from the adjustable arm, the base being pivotal about the support in a first direction and being translatable to the adjustable arm in a second direction different from the first direction. The support may include a first member and a second member separable from the first member, the first member being connected to the adjustable arm and the second member being connected to the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Kadin Zhang, Lisa Lv
  • EXTRUDED BODY COMPONENT WITH NOTCHED FLANGE TO REDUCE STRAIN IN BENDING
    Publication number: 20150115662
    Abstract: A vehicular system is provided with a substantially hollow member having a long axis, a short axis, and an outer surface substantially parallel to the long axis. The outer surface includes a plurality of notched elements configured to reduce strain from bending the member in the direction of the short axis, e.g., by a stretch bending process. The hollow member may also include an outer surface that is curved substantially in the direction of the short axis. A method of making the vehicular assembly includes the steps: providing a substantially hollow member having a long axis, a short axis, and an outer surface substantially parallel to the long axis; cutting a plurality of notched elements into the outer surface; and bending the member such that the portion of the outer surface in proximity to the notched elements is in tension and curved in the short axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: John Joyce, Darrin Neil Wagner
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROL OF AN EGR VALVE DURING LEAN OPERATION IN A BOOSTED ENGINE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150113948
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for reducing EGR estimation errors during lean engine operating conditions. During lean engine operation, EGR is disabled if the estimated exhaust air-fuel ratio becomes leaner than a lean threshold. The lean threshold is adjusted based on an upper limit of EGR errors that may be tolerated by the engine at a given engine speed and load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Gopichandra Surnilla, Todd Anthony Rumpsa, James Alfred Hilditch, Timothy Joseph Clark, Ralph Wayne Cunningham, Julia Helen Buckland, Daniel Joseph Styles
  • HEADER BEAM OF A VEHICLE FRAME AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20150115666
    Abstract: A header beam couples between A-pillars of a vehicle frame. The header beam is formed from a generally straight beam segment that is extruded to have a hollow body portion with supportive legs extending within the hollow interior along the length of the beam segment, defining uninterrupted forward and rearward box sections for supporting continuous load paths on the header beam. The end portions of the beam segment are clamped and the beam segment is stretch bent to form a curvature between the end portions that remain generally straight. A front flange extends forward along the body portion and is struck proximate the end portions to form an edge that is parallel to the curvature formed between the end portions. The end portions are attached to the A-pillars and the edge of the front flange is attached to a windshield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: John Joyce, Jack Lashbrook, Duncan Whipps, Christopher John May, Darrin Neil Wagner
  • PRODUCTION OF POLYISOCYANURATE FOAM PANELS
    Publication number: 20150118476
    Abstract: The present invention discloses the production of panels by a discontinuous process. The panels are produced by injecting a polyisocyanurate foam forming composition into the mold cavity at reduced pressure. The combination of certain polyisocyanurate foam forming formulation and the reduced pressure in the mold cavity allows production of and resulting sandwich panels in a discontinuous process where the produced panels are characterized by improved fire resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Luigi Bertucelli, Giuseppe Fantera, Paolo Golini
  • VEHICLE OCCUPANT COMFORT
    Publication number: 20150120149
    Abstract: Data is collected related to motion of a vehicle. Based on the collected data, it may be determined that a threshold associated with motion sickness is exceeded. An adjustment for a component in the vehicle may be adjusted based at least in part on the collected data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Peter Francis Worrel, Dale Scott Crombez, Roger Arnold Trombley
  • FUEL SYSTEM LEAK CHECK BASED ON FUEL REID VAPOR PRESSURE
    Publication number: 20150114089
    Abstract: A method for an evaporative emissions leak test, comprising: adjusting a pressure threshold based on a fuel volatility of a fuel contained in a fuel tank; and performing the evaporative emissions leak test based on the adjusted pressure threshold. By determining fuel volatility and adjusting a pressure threshold based on the fuel volatility, a more robust and accurate evaporative emissions leak test may be employed without adding additional components to a fuel system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Aed M. Dudar, Dennis Seung-Man Yang, Rob Ognjanovski, JR.
  • Composite Metal Alloy Material
    Publication number: 20150118516
    Abstract: An alloy composite material comprising an aluminum alloy layer and a thermal spray alloy layer of 20 to 40% Mn and 47 to 76% Fe by weight in overlaying contact with the aluminum alloy layer. An alloy composite material comprising an aluminum alloy layer or base layer and a thermal spray alloy layer of 20 to 40% Mn and 47 to 76% Fe by weight in overlaying contact with the aluminum alloy layer or base layer. The aluminum alloy layer or base layer and the thermal spray alloy layer have a mechanical compatibility to each other of 20-60 MPa as determined using tests specified by ASTM-C633 test. A process of thermal spraying comprising providing a base layer and a feed stock alloy of 20 to 40% Mn and 47 to 76% Fe and thermally spraying the feed stock alloy onto the base layer to form an alloy composite material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicants: The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: James Maurice Boileau, Timothy J. Potter, Paul George Sanders, Matthew John Zaluzec, Pravansu Sekhar Mohanty, Vikram Varadarrajan
  • METHOD FOR PURGING OF AIR INTAKE SYSTEM HYDROCARBON TRAP
    Publication number: 20150120108
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for improving air intake system hydrocarbon trap purging during engine-off time in a hybrid electric vehicle. One method includes opening the throttle during vehicle motion under battery operation and allowing airflow through the trap to purge its contents into the fuel canister via the canister purge valve. Upon transition into the engine-on mode, fuel vapors are released from the canister into the engine intake.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Aed M. Dudar, Dennis Seung-Man Yang, Timothy Watkins