Patents Assigned to Global Technologies LLC
  • PROCESS TO MAKE STORAGE STABLE POLYMER FORMULATIONS
    Publication number: 20160304676
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for making stable and consistent polymer formulations with desirable sensorial qualities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicant: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Daniel M. TRAUTH, Qichun WAN, Kishore K. KAR, Justin J. WALKER, Anthony NEUBAUER, David L. MALOTKY
  • METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR DESIGNING MOLECULES
    Publication number: 20160306947
    Abstract: Method, systems, and devices for designing a test molecule are disclosed. An example method includes using a molecular simulator to generate sets of simulation data. Each set of simulation data may include simulation data indicative of simulated locations in a solvent of (i) molecules of a reference molecule and (ii) molecules of one of M test molecules. The method may also include determining a probability of contact between an a species and a ? species for each set of simulated data. A contact may occur when a particle of the ? species is within a range of radials distances from a particle of the ? species. Each of the a species and the ? species may be one of the reference molecule, the solvent, or one of the M test molecules. The method may further include determining a simulation result based on at least one probability of contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicants: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
    Inventors: Ronald LARSON, Prateek JHA, Robert SCHMITT, William PORTER, III
  • ELECTRIC CYCLE
    Publication number: 20160304150
    Abstract: A kit for an electric cycle includes a powertrain module including a case, a battery disposed in the case, an electric motor in communication with the battery and disposed in the case, and a connecting port on the case. The kit includes a first module including a frame member configured to releasably engage the connecting port and a wheel rotatably connected to the frame member, a second module including a frame member configured to releasably engage the connecting port, and a releasable locking feature on the connecting port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Dueñas Figueroa, Luis Alfonso Domínguez Victorio, Haydee Guadalupe Martinez Rivera, Raciel Cruz Ramirez, Ramón Jáuregui Ortiz, José Guillermo Saavedra Roman, Ana Laura Quintanar Meléndez, Daniel Amaury Menchaca Gonzalez, José de Jesús Martinez Colin
  • INDEPENDENT CUSHION EXTENSION AND THIGH SUPPORT
    Publication number: 20160304016
    Abstract: A seating assembly includes a seat frame. A first leg support is pivotally coupled with a forward portion of the seat frame. The first leg support is operable between raised and lowered positions. A first extendable member is disposed on a top portion of the first leg support and is operable between extended and retracted positions. A second leg support is adjacent to and independent of the first leg support and is pivotally coupled with the forward portion of the seat frame. The second leg support is operable between raised and lowered positions. A second extendable member is disposed on a top portion of the second leg support and is operable between extended and retracted positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Johnathan Andrew Line, Marc Kondrad, John W. Jaranson, Kendrick Alden Harper, Daniel Ferretti, Michael Kolich, Lorne Joseph Lovelace, Kevin VanNieulande, Grant A. Compton
  • CUSHION PAN FOR A VEHICLE SEAT ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20160304017
    Abstract: A cushion pan for a vehicle seating assembly includes a body portion having at least one pocket including a module retention aperture disposed therein. First and second suspension assembly retainers are disposed in the body portion. A peripheral flange extends substantially orthogonal to the planar extent of the body portion and includes a plurality of trim tabs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Medoro, Majid Arefi, Khaled Ayyash, Johnathan Andrew Line, Michael Kolich, James Patrick Creighton, Robert J. Sack
  • ENERGY ABSORBING SEATBACK PANEL
    Publication number: 20160304046
    Abstract: A seatback includes a frame and a panel rotatably coupled to the frame. A support bracket is attached to the frame with a lever is rotatably coupled to the support bracket. The lever is configured to engage the panel with a frame supported actuator via a cable attached to the actuator and the lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Robert William McCoy, Dean M. Jaradi, Mohammed Omar Faruque, Iskander Farooq
  • Method of performing control of a steering aid for a steering system of a vehicle
    Patent number: 9469341
    Abstract: In accordance with various exemplary embodiments, the present disclosure provides a method for controlling a steering aid for a steering system of a vehicle. Upon activation of a vehicle in which a steering aid has been deactivated, a signal instructing a driver to rotate a steering wheel of the steering system without a steering assist motor can be generated. Whether rotation of the steering assist motor occurs during rotation of the steering wheel can be determined. The steering aid can be activated when the steering assist motor has rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventor: Jens Dornhege
  • Engine having integrated exhaust manifold with combined ducts for inside cylinders and outside cylinders
    Patent number: 9470133
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine has a cooling jacket at least partially integrated in the cylinder head. The engine has two groups of cylinders: inside cylinders and outside cylinders. Each cylinder has at least one exhaust port, each leading to an individual duct. Individual ducts of outside cylinders converge to form an outside combined duct. In a four-cylinder engine or cylinder head, individual ducts of inside cylinders converge to form an inside combined duct with the inside combined duct remaining separated from the outside combined duct by the cooling jacket. The inside combined duct is farther away from the mounting surface of the cylinder head to the cylinder block than the outside combined duct. The cooling jacket includes upper, middle, and lower cooling jackets and connectors between the upper and lower cooling jackets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Kai Sebastian Kuhlbach
  • Luminescent vehicle seal
    Patent number: 9469244
    Abstract: A lighting system for a vehicle opening is provided herein. The lighting system includes a seal disposed around a periphery of an opening in the body of a vehicle. A light source is disposed on a portion of the seal. The light source may implement a thin design, thereby helping to fit the light source into small package spaces of the vehicle. A first photoluminescent structure is configured to luminesce in response to excitation by at least a portion of the light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Paul Kenneth Dellock, David Arthur Wade
  • Battery cell state of charge estimation
    Patent number: 9472977
    Abstract: Hybrid and electric vehicles include a traction battery including many interconnected cells. Effective battery control, such as cell balancing, may rely on an accurate state of charge value for each of the cells. A method to reduce the computational effort of the state of charge calculation is developed. An accurate pack level state of charge calculation is implemented and represents the average cell state of charge. An average cell voltage is based on a pack voltage measurement. A state of charge difference is calculated for each cell based on a difference between a cell voltage and the average cell voltage. The state of charge difference utilizes the pack state of charge and a characteristic voltage and state of charge relationship for the cell. The cell state of charge is the sum of the pack state of charge and the state of charge difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Tae-Kyung Lee
  • Airfoil with adjustable tail flap
    Patent number: 9469354
    Abstract: An adjustable airfoil assembly attached to a front fascia of a vehicle. The airfoil assembly includes an airfoil wing and a flap pivotally connected to the airfoil wing. An actuator is operatively attached to the flap to selectively pivot the flap upwardly and downwardly to adjust downforce applied by the airfoil assembly to the front end of the vehicle. The wing is a fiber reinforced polymeric member fixedly attached to the front fascia by a plurality of posts connected to the front fascia. The flap has a top surface extending from the flat top surface of the wing to a rear edge of the flap and a base surface extending from the convex bottom surface to the rear edge of the flap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Joseph Ciccone
  • Foldable electric bicycle
    Patent number: 9469364
    Abstract: A foldable bicycle includes a frame, a front wheel assembly, and a rear wheel assembly. The frame defines a pivot axis. The front wheel assembly is disposed on the frame and configured to rotate about the pivot axis. The rear wheel assembly is disposed on the frame and defines an opening for receiving the front wheel assembly when the bicycle is folded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Lawrence Banasky, Mark Wisnewski, Morris Donald, Mark Viergutz
  • Method and system for EGR control
    Patent number: 9470162
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for improving control of high dilution EGR. An intake plenum is divided so that fresh intake air and EGR can be delivered to engine cylinders via dedicated plenum portions. Distinct sets of throttles are provided in the cylinder intake ports coupled the different plenum portions so that a ratio of intake air flow and EGR flow to the engine cylinders can be rapidly adjusted in response to sudden changes (e.g., increase or decrease) in EGR demand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Douglas Raymond Martin, Freeman Carter Gates
  • Bore bridge and cylinder cooling
    Patent number: 9470176
    Abstract: An engine includes a cylinder block having first and second passages intersecting a block face on opposed sides of a bore bridge defining a bore bridge cooling passage. A cylinder head has third and fourth passages intersecting a head face. The first and fourth passages are opposed from one another. A gasket is placed between the block and the head. The gasket adapted to fluidly connect the first and fourth passages via the bore bridge cooling passage, and cover the second passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Theodore Beyer, John Christopher Riegger, Mohammed Yusuf Ali, Daryl Gene Self, Jody Michael Slike
  • Seat climate control assembly and seat employing the same
    Patent number: 9469228
    Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, a seat climate control assembly for a seat includes a seatback and a headrest, the seat climate control assembly includes an air intake port positioned on a top portion of the seatback and in fluid communication with the headrest, and an air controller in fluid communication with the air intake port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Luther Wang, Frank Wu, James Eum
  • Wide angle imaging system for providing an image of the surroundings of a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 9469249
    Abstract: An imaging system includes a digital camera having a sensor (such as a charge coupled device), a first lens directing a first image onto a first region of the sensor, a second lens directing a second image onto a second region of the sensor, and a third lens directing a third image onto a third region of the sensor. A display screen displays to a driver of the vehicle the first image, and a processing unit performs stereoscopic image analysis on data originating from the second and third regions. A fourth lens may be used to direct a fourth image onto a fourth region of the sensor, and the processing unit performs calculations on data from the fourth region for the detection of movement of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Christoph Arndt, Urs Christen, Heike Kleinschmidt
  • Energy reservation coordination for hybrid vehicle
    Patent number: 9469289
    Abstract: A hybrid vehicle includes a controller configured to, in response to an anticipated vehicle route for a current drive cycle including at least two preferred electric drive (“EV”) zones, control an engine to charge a battery in response to a battery SOC falling below various thresholds at various portions of the vehicle route. The controller controls the engine to charge the battery in response to the battery SOC falling below a first threshold and the vehicle not having entered the first EV zone, in response to the battery SOC falling below a second threshold and the vehicle having entered the first EV zone but not the second EV zone, and in response to the battery SOC falling below a third threshold and the vehicle having entered the second EV zone. The first threshold is greater than the second threshold, and the second threshold is greater than the third threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Hai Yu
  • Spatial domain optimal electric and hybrid electric vehicle control with path forecasting
    Patent number: 9469213
    Abstract: A vehicle engine, electric machine and battery are operated, in certain examples, such that a predetermined route is segmented based on varying criteria to determine target battery state of charge at the segment endpoints along the route. The endpoints are a superposition of endpoints defined by predicted powertrain operating mode transitions, predicted vehicle acceleration transitions or predicted road grade transitions along the route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Yanan Zhao, Ming Lang Kuang, Anthony Mark Phillips
  • Pigmented coating composition with a sulfonic acid functionalized dispersant and a phosphorus acid functionalized binder
    Patent number: 9469749
    Abstract: The present invention is a composition comprising a) a stable aqueous dispersion of polymer particles functionalized with structural units of a phosphorus acid monomer or a salt thereof and; b) a dispersion of pigment particles stabilized by an adsorbing water-soluble dispersant functionalized with structural units of a sulfonic acid monomer or a salt thereof. The composition of the present invention is useful in providing excellent storage stability for pigmented paints formulated with the sulfonic acid functionalized dispersant described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignees: Rohm and Haas Company, Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan DeRocher, Kevin J. Henderson, Lidaris San Miguel Rivera, Anurima Singh, Antony K. Van Dyk, Tao Wang
  • Engine assembly
    Patent number: 9470178
    Abstract: An engine cylinder head is provided. The engine cylinder head includes a portion of a first combustion chamber, an upper coolant core and a lower coolant core directing heat from the first combustion chamber and including a first coolant passage and a second coolant passage, the first coolant passage and the second coolant passage laying along a lateral axis, at least a portion of the first coolant passage separated from the second coolant passage via first and second walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Theodore Beyer, Jody Michael Slike, Xingfu Chen