Patents Assigned to Global Technologies LLC
  • Thermostat valve for a coolant circuit
    Patent number: 11846473
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a valve. In one example, a system may include a cooling arrangement including the valve, wherein the valve is configured to variably adjust coolant flow rates in response to one or more of a coolant temperature and a charge air pressure. The valve includes a transmission pin which may be acted upon via an expansion element and/or a pressure actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Hans Guenter Quix, Antonio Farina, Jan Mehring, Stefan Quiring
  • Shift point adaptation method for a vehicle powertrain
    Patent number: 11845438
    Abstract: A vehicle includes an engine, a transmission, and a controller. The engine is configured to generate power to propel the vehicle. The transmission has gears and clutches configured to shift between the gears. The controller is programmed to operate the clutches during wide-open throttle events to upshift the gears at shift points corresponding to engine speeds. The controller is further programmed to adapt the shift points by increasing the shift points over a series of the wide-open throttle events from initial values to mature values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Conor Edward Sullivan, Markian Oleh Diakiw, Kurt Howard Nickerson, Thaddeus Hill, Cory Benson Laroche, Donald Gerald Levens
  • Voltage-based fuel cell control
    Patent number: 11848466
    Abstract: A fuel cell system has a fuel cell stack including a plurality of fuel cells and an anode injector system, and a controller programmed. The controller, responsive to an amplitude of cyclic changes in voltage of at least some of the fuel cells exceeding a threshold, a frequency of the cyclic changes being within a predetermined range of a frequency associated with the anode injector system, and the voltage being less than a predetermined value, disables the fuel cell stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Riley, William Frederick Sanderson, Jr., Hao Wang
  • Methods and system for overcoming a degraded particulate filter pressure sensor
    Patent number: 11846242
    Abstract: Systems and methods for operating an engine that includes an exhaust system with a carbonaceous soot trap described. In one example, a carbonaceous soot load estimate for the carbonaceous soot trap is performed when a differential pressure sensor is degraded. The carbonaceous soot estimate may be performed when the engine is not rotating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Aed Dudar
  • Systems and methods for tire warmup and vehicle launch optimization
    Patent number: 11845310
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for warming vehicle tires prior to a vehicle launch event. In one example, a method may include, in response to an initiation of a burn out event while locking non-driven wheel brakes, adjusting a spinning of driven wheels based on vehicle performance parameters measured during a previous vehicle launch. In this way, a vehicle controller may control the tire warming to increase tire traction while reducing tire wear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Paul Glugla, Gopichandra Surnilla
  • Processes and systems for separating carbon dioxide in the production of alkanes
    Patent number: 11845721
    Abstract: A method for separating CO2 from C2 to C5 alkanes includes introducing a first stream including C2 to C5 alkanes and CO2 into a first separation zone, the first separation zone including a hydrocarbon solvent, and separating the first stream into a recycle stream and a second stream in the first separation zone. The recycle stream including CO2 and one or more of CO, H2, and CH4, and the second stream including C2 to C5 alkanes. The method further includes introducing the second stream into a second separation zone, and separating the second stream into a third stream and a fourth stream, wherein the third stream includes C2 alkanes and the fourth stream includes C3 to C5 alkanes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Barry Brent Fish, Peter E. Groenendijk, Andrzej Malek, Davy L. S. Nieskens, Brien A. Stears
  • Remote trailer backup assist multiple user engagement
    Patent number: 11845424
    Abstract: Systems and methods for operating a vehicle during a remote trailer parking operation include receiving, via a processor, a control instruction from a first mobile device indicative of a first curvature command providing directional control of a vehicle, and a first user engagement indicator. The processor may receive, from a second mobile device, a second control instruction from a second mobile device, the second control instruction can include a second user engagement indicator. The system may determine, based on the first user engagement indicator that first user engagement meets a threshold, and determine, based on the second user engagement indicator that second user engagement meets a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Erick Michael Lavoie, Hamid M. Golgiri
  • Battery charging by towed regenerative braking
    Patent number: 11845360
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for recharging a battery of a vehicle. In one example, a method includes activating a recuperative brake during a tow operation of a vehicle. The vehicle is an electric vehicle replenishing a state of charge of a battery thereof without transferring electrical energy from a towing vehicle to the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Markus Espig, David van Bebber, Guido Hammes
  • Vehicle subframes and methods of producing the same
    Patent number: 11845491
    Abstract: Vehicle subframes and methods of producing the same are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a subframe of a vehicle including longitudinal members, and lateral extensions extending from the longitudinal members, the lateral extensions extending outward from a longitudinal centerline of the vehicle, outer edges of the lateral extensions including contours to avoid turn radii of steerable tires of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Bhimaraddi Venkaraddi Alavandi, Harsha Kusnoorkar, Scott J. Bell, Vladimir Vladimirovich Bogachuk
  • Methods and systems for coordinated shaping of HEV base torque
    Patent number: 11845420
    Abstract: A vehicle operating method comprising generating a base torque reserve for an engine based on a position of an accelerator pedal and a position rate of change of the accelerator pedal, where the base torque reserve is an air reserve of the engine generated by the engine. The base torque reserve may further be generated based on one or more of a drive mode, a vehicle altitude, a battery state of charge (SOC), and a transmission gear, in at least one example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Maruthi Thiruninravur Ravichandran, Jason Meyer, Bhavesh Ravindra Paradkar, Rajit Johri, Jeffrey Allen Doering
  • Airbag surrounding seatback of vehicle seat
    Patent number: 11845392
    Abstract: An assembly includes a roof rail. The assembly includes a vehicle seat having a seatback. The assembly includes an airbag supported by the roof rail. The airbag is inflatable vehicle-inboard from the roof rail to an inflated position. The airbag surrounds the seatback when the airbag is in the inflated position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mohammad Omar Faruque, Dean M. Jaradi, S. M. Iskander Farooq
  • Vehicle alignment assembly
    Patent number: 11845490
    Abstract: An alignment assembly that includes a body that defines a bolt aperture and at least one pin aperture. A control arm is proximate the body and includes a bushing with a bushing aperture. A bolt extends through the bushing aperture and the bolt aperture. The bolt has a front portion and an end portion opposing the front portion. A flag nut is coupled to the end portion and includes a plate with at least one aperture. At least one pin extends through the at least one pin aperture and the at least one aperture. A position of the pin at least partially determines a position of the control arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jared Shroyer, Shane Edward Foley, Bojun Song, Geoff Lawrence Gordon, Grant Warr
  • Body structure for vehicle having reinforcement assembly
    Patent number: 11845493
    Abstract: A body structure for a vehicle includes a roof side rail assembly, a vehicle pillar, a pillar reinforcement bracket and an intermediate reinforcement bracket. The roof side rail assembly includes an attachment plate and a rail secured to the attachment plate and configured to extend along a length of the vehicle. The vehicle pillar extends downward from the attachment plate. The pillar reinforcement bracket is secured to the rail and at least partially disposed within the vehicle pillar. The pillar reinforcement bracket includes a lower portion. The intermediate reinforcement bracket is disposed within and secured to the vehicle pillar. The intermediate reinforcement bracket also includes a connecting wall that is secured to the lower portion of the pillar reinforcement bracket. The connecting wall extends parallel to a surface of the attachment plate where the rail is secured to the attachment plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Joseph Prescott Hickey
  • Engine idle speed control
    Patent number: 11846240
    Abstract: A method and a system for adjusting a base idle speed of an engine are described. In one example, the method reduces engine speed according to output of a sensor that senses mechanical vibrations. Once a vibration level exceeds a threshold, engine speed reduction ceases and the base engine idle speed is adjusted according to a present engine speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Shelby, Thomas Leone, Christopher Cundy
  • VEHICLE PILLAR REINFORCEMENT USING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
    Publication number: 20230399056
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method including forming a plurality of components via an additive manufacturing process to define an integral reinforcement member and reinforcing a corner member of a vehicle pillar with the integral reinforcement member. The plurality of components include a first component and a second component. The first and second components formed integrally as a single unit. The first component and the second component include a functionally graded material that is deposited on the corner member via the additive manufacturing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Mike James Freeman
  • VEHICLE SENSOR MODE TRANSITIONS
    Publication number: 20230399001
    Abstract: Upon determining that a vehicle is operating within an area, a stop time for the vehicle in the area is estimated based on operation data from an infrastructure element in the area. A vehicle sensor that is available to transition to a low power mode is identified based on the estimated stop time. Upon stopping the vehicle in the area, the available vehicle sensor is transitioned to the low power mode based on the estimated stop time being greater than a threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Krishna Bandi, Swetha Shailendra, Helen E. Kourous-Harrigan, Nancy Lewis
  • VEHICLE PATH ADJUSTMENT
    Publication number: 20230399002
    Abstract: A system includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to determine a virtual barrier around a vehicle based on receiving a first user input and data indicating a vehicle sprung mass, upon receiving a second user input selecting the virtual barrier, to determine an updated virtual barrier based on the received second user input, upon determining the virtual barrier, to verify that the virtual barrier satisfies one or more vehicle parameters; and to provide output based on the virtual barrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Erol Dogan Sumer, Abhishek Sharma, Mohit Srinivasan, Alexander Jaeckel, Michael Hafner, Mrdjan J. Jankovic, Aakar Mehra
  • DRIVER ASSISTANCE TECHNOLOGY ADJUSTMENT BASED ON DRIVING STYLE
    Publication number: 20230398988
    Abstract: A system and method to a vehicle control assist system of a vehicle to an operator of the vehicle includes: retrieving stored driver assistance settings of an identified operator for the vehicle control assist system of the vehicle; collecting operating behavior data about the identified operator during vehicle operation; and selecting a driver assistance setting of a vehicle control assist system based on inputting the operating behavior data of the identified operator to a machine learning program that has been trained with operating behavior data of a plurality of other operators collected during operation of a plurality of respective vehicles, wherein metadata about the other operators have values in common with the metadata of the identified operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jordan Barrett, Andrew Denis Lewandowski, Keith Weston, Brendan Francis Diamond
  • Vehicle rear skid plate
    Patent number: D1008114
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ege Arguden, Dong H. Park, Paul Wraith, William Mangan, Damon G. DePeyster, Heath W. Hillard
  • Vehicle rear upper bumper cover
    Patent number: D1008142
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ege Arguden, Dong H. Park, Paul Wraith, William Mangan, Damon G. DePeyster, Heath W. Hillard