Patents Assigned to Global Technologies LLC
  • Method and system for pre-ignition control
    Patent number: 9043122
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for reducing late burn induced cylinder pre-ignition events. Forced entry of residuals from a late burning cylinder into a neighboring cylinder may be detected based on engine block vibrations sensed in a window during an open exhaust valve of the late burning cylinder. In response to the entry of residuals, a pre-ignition mitigating action, such as fuel enrichment or deactivation, is performed in the neighboring cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Chris Paul Glugla, Garlan J. Huberts, Michael Damian Czekala
  • Purge valve noise attenuation system and method
    Patent number: 9038605
    Abstract: A vapor purge valve in an engine is provided. The vapor purge valve includes a purge valve inlet, a purge valve outlet, and a muffler including a housing at least partially enclosing a diffuser in fluidic communication with the purge valve inlet and the purge valve outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ahsanul Karim, Abdelkrim Zouani, Kevin William Plymale, Paul Zeng
  • Radar mounting device
    Patent number: 9038876
    Abstract: An exemplary radar mounting device for attaching a component to a vehicle body may include a resilient grommet secured within an opening formed in the component. The device may also have a stud for attachment to the vehicle body. The stud may have a ball portion received within the resilient grommet for attaching the component to the stud. In addition, the device may have a nut fastened to the stud to secure the component to the stud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Muhammad Azhar Aleem, Scott Howard Gaboury, Brian Fath, David James Lawor
  • Method and system for engine control
    Patent number: 9039571
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for controlling an engine system with a variable cam timing device. In one example, the variable cam timing device is operated to adjust engine valve timing differently at engine stop based on whether the engine stop is in response to an operator request or in response to an automatic controller initiated engine stop without an operator request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Allen Doering, Joseph Norman Ulrey, Alex O'Connor Gibson
  • Fuel rail assembly including fuel separation membrane
    Patent number: 9038613
    Abstract: As one example, a fuel rail assembly for supplying pressurized fuel to a plurality of cylinders of an engine is provided. The fuel rail assembly includes a fuel rail housing defining an internal fuel rail volume having at least a first region and a second region; a fuel separation membrane element disposed within the fuel rail housing that segregates the first region from the second region. The membrane element can be configured to pass a first component of a fuel mixture such as an alcohol through the membrane element from the first region to the second region at a higher rate than a second component of the fuel mixture such as a hydrocarbon. The separated alcohol and hydrocarbon components can be provided to the engine in varying relative amounts based on operating conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ross Dykstra Pursifull, Mark Allen Dearth, Tom G. Leone
  • Air cooler and method for operation of an air cooler
    Patent number: 9038607
    Abstract: An air cooler line is provided. The air cooler lines includes a first air cooler having a plurality of air flow conduits, each of the air flow conduits including an inlet, and a first air flow deflector extending across peripheral portions of the inlets and fixedly coupled to the air flow conduits and a second air cooler having a plurality of air flow conduits, each of the air flow conduits including an inlet, and a second air flow deflector extending across peripheral portions of the inlets and fixedly coupled to the air flow conduits, the second air flow deflector differing in at least one of size and geometry than the first air flow deflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Kristofor Robert Norman, Shuya Shark Yamada, Jim Raymond Palm, John R. Ladd, Michael Thomas Kramer, Jim Tyler
  • Vehicle electric machine control strategy
    Patent number: 9041329
    Abstract: A vehicle having a traction battery and at least one electric machine for propelling the vehicle is provided. A high voltage DC bus electrically connects the traction battery to the electric machine. A controller monitors and commands power flow through the DC bus, the electric machine, and the battery. In response to a key-off event, the controller immediately discharges the DC bus by providing a current to the electric machines. This discharge continues until the voltage on the DC bus reaches a threshold. As the speed of the electric machine decreases towards a speed threshold, the voltage in the DC bus is maintained. Once the electric machine speed reduces past the threshold, the DC bus discharges the remaining voltage in the DC bus at a rate slower than the first immediate discharge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Yuan Zhang, Michael W. Degner
  • Artificial turf yarn
    Patent number: 9040627
    Abstract: Provided is an artificial turf yarn having improved heat resistance, durability, softness and extensibility. The artificial turf yarn contains two components: an olefin block copolymer (OBC) and a linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE). The yarn includes from about 10 wt % to about 80 wt % of the OBC and from about 20 wt % to about 90 wt % of the LLDPE which produces an artificial turf yarn with improved softness and toughness while maintaining heat resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Jill M. Martin, Peter Sandkuehler
  • Active front steering system lock
    Patent number: 9038760
    Abstract: A vehicle including an active front steer system including a locking mechanism having a solenoid actuated locking pin and a spring for biasing the pin toward an extended or locked position for engaging a locking disc of the active front steer system wherein the active front steer system further includes a current sensor for sensing the motion of the pin of the solenoid when the engine of the vehicle is shut down and pulse width modulated current to the solenoid is reduced and when the pin movement is sensed, the pulse width modulated current is increased (fed forward duty cycle) to reduce the movement of the pin to reduce the noise made when the metal pin makes when contacting the metal locking disc. The end of the pin and/or the locking disc may also include an insulating material to further reduce any remaining noise made when the metal pin makes when contacting the metal locking disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Oliver Nehls, Jeremy Alan Rawlings, Joshua Guerra, Lodewijk Wijffels
  • Turbocharger arrangement for an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 9038382
    Abstract: A turbocharger arrangement in an internal combustion engine is provided. The turbocharger arrangement includes a turbocharger housing surrounding a sealed inner space and a shaft extending through the turbocharger housing. The turbocharger arrangement further includes a turbine wheel arranged on the shaft and driving a compressor unit, a bearing arrangement mounting the shaft in the turbocharger housing, an oil supply device lubricating the bearing arrangement, and a pressure changing unit in fluidic communication with the sealed inner space configured to adjust the pressure in the sealed inner space based on engine operating conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ludwig Stump, Bernd Schumacher, Marco Marceno, Jan Linsel, Kay Hohenboeken, Oliver Berkemeier, Jens Wojahn, Klemens Grieser
  • Deployable airbag arrangement for rear seat occupant
    Patent number: 9039035
    Abstract: An airbag system for protecting rear seat occupants in dynamic side impacts using an improved packaging arrangement is provided. The system includes seat base and seat back frames. The seat back frame is movable between an upright position and a reclined position. The system further includes a unified airbag having a pelvic portion and a thoracic portion. The pelvic portion is positioned adjacent to the seat base frame. The thoracic portion is positioned adjacent to the seat back frame. The unified airbag is attached to the seat base frame by fixed anchors and to the seat back frame by a movable anchor. A grooved track is provided for attachment of the movable anchor. The airbag may be a strip shape or a triangular shape. One or more tethers may be attached to the unified airbag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mohammed Omar Faruque, Dean M. Jaradi
  • Hybrid electric vehicle powertrain and control system
    Patent number: 9043062
    Abstract: In at least one embodiment, a vehicle is provided including a variable voltage controller (VVC), an electric motor configured to provide an assistive torque to an engine, and a single controller configured to read a plurality of analog signals indicative of operating conditions of the vehicle. The controller may also perform, during each of a repeating sequence of time periods, analog to digital (ATD) conversions on the analog signals, and further provide command signals to the electric motor and the VVC based on the ATD conversions and readings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Jami J. Miller, William Reynolds
  • Tank recess
    Patent number: 9039063
    Abstract: A tank recess for motor vehicles comprising a recess body having a device for fastening to a vehicle body opening from outside and having a tank feed line sealing portion, characterized in that the recess body has a fold-over sealing edge on the base portion, such that a flange on an inner metal plate of the vehicle body opening is encompassed by the fold-over sealing edge, such that in the installed position the sealing edge is able to be placed sealingly around the flange of the vehicle body opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Werner Jakobs, Rafal Pulczynski, Allen Brandt
  • Context adaptive content interaction platform for use with a nomadic device
    Patent number: 9042824
    Abstract: A vehicle computer system comprising a transceiver in a vehicle configured to wirelessly connect with a nomadic device, wherein the nomadic device is capable of running a contextual application which operates at least in part based on vehicle environment data. The vehicle computer system further comprises one or more vehicle modules configured to receive environment data and capable of causing the transceiver to provide the vehicle environment data to the nomadic device for processing by the contextual application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Krishnaswamy Venkatesh Prasad, Christopher Peplin
  • Hydroxy ester resins
    Patent number: 9040636
    Abstract: A hydroxy ester resin composition such as a vinyl ester resin including the reaction product of (a) divinylarene dioxide resin; and (b) at least one ring opening reactant such as at least one monocarboxylic acid for example (meth)acrylic acid, in the presence of (c) at least one non-gelling catalyst such as a Lewis acid catalyst; a process for making the hydroxy ester resin composition; a curable hydroxy ester resin composition such as a curable resin composition made from the hydroxy ester resin composition; a process for curing the curable hydroxy ester resin composition; and a cured product made from the curable hydroxy ester resin composition. The cured product made from the above hydroxy ester resin composition is thermally stable and offers improved properties such as a lower viscosity and a high heat resistance compared to known cured products prepared from known epoxy resins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventor: E. J. Campbell
  • NOx feedback for combustion control
    Patent number: 9038611
    Abstract: A method for controlling combustion in an engine is provided. The method comprises under a first condition, adjusting an EGR amount of a total cylinder charge in response to engine out NOx levels being below a first threshold. In this way, NOx levels may be used as feedback to control combustion stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Peter Mitchell Lyon, Chris Riffle, Michiel J. Van Nieuwstadt, Frank M. Korpics, Jeff Reich, Dean Pennala
  • Ultra-stiff coextruded shrink films
    Patent number: 9040151
    Abstract: The present invention generally pertains to multilayer film including four or more discrete layers. The films contain two external layers, an internal stiffening layer and an internal shrink layer. The external layers include linear low density polyethylene resin, the stiffening layer includes polypropylene or a high density polyethylene and the shrink layer includes low density polyethylene. The multilayer films of the present invention have a gloss of at least 62% at 45 degrees, together with a 2% secant tensile modulus greater than 400 MPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Martin Pavlik
  • Method for exhaust-gas aftertreatment with reduced emissions
    Patent number: 9038376
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas recirculation device for an internal combustion engine, a method for controlling an exhaust-gas recirculation device, a drive for a motor vehicle having an exhaust-gas recirculation device, and a motor vehicle having a drive of said type are described. The exhaust-gas recirculation device comprises a turbine, and an exhaust-gas aftertreatment device. The exhaust-gas aftertreatment device has an inlet connected to an outlet of the turbine, and is configured to reduce a pollutant content in the exhaust-gas flow. An electric grid heater is arranged between the outlet of the turbine and the inlet of the exhaust-gas aftertreatment device and is configured to heat the exhaust-gas flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Simon Petrovic, Christian Winge Vigild
  • Cam cover coil on plug retention via oil separator
    Patent number: 9038614
    Abstract: A system for a cylinder head is provided. The system comprises a cam cover mounted on the cylinder head and including an oil separator and a coil on plug (COP) coupled to the oil separator via a snap-fit connection. The snap-fit connection holds the coil-on-plug in position and may provide a lower cost alternative to existing systems of retaining coil-on-plugs on a cam cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Frank Acierno Valencia
  • Method and system for engine dilution control
    Patent number: 9038580
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for enabling engine dilution control. One or more engine diluents are combined to provide a desired engine dilution, the various diluents selected based on their respective combustion stability limits. A ratio of the various diluents used is further adjusted based on engine operating limitations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Gopichandra Surnilla, Thomas G. Leone, Brad Alan VanDerWege, Christopher House, Michael Howard Shelby