Patents Assigned to GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
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Publication number: 20130087111Abstract: In one exemplary embodiment of the invention an internal combustion engine includes a piston disposed in a cylinder, a valve configured to control flow of air into the cylinder and an actuator coupled to the valve to control a position of the valve. The internal combustion engine also includes a controller coupled to the actuator, wherein the controller is configured to close the valve when an uncontrolled condition for the internal engine is determined.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2011Publication date: April 11, 2013Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventor: Daniel G. Brennan
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Publication number: 20130088021Abstract: A mechanism for controlling a vehicle door includes upper and lower striker pins secured to a door opening, an upper latch assembly pivotably connectable to the door, including inboard and outboard latches, and a slotted hole extending between the latches and into which the upper striker pin is fitted, and a lower latch assembly pivotably connectable to the door, including inboard and outboard latches, a second slotted hole extending between the latches and into which the lower striker pin is fitted, and a second hinge pin secured to the lower latch assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2011Publication date: April 11, 2013Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Gary W. Krajenke, Alvin N. Standard, Daniel S. Albert
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Publication number: 20130087956Abstract: A spring installation mechanism includes a bracket fixed against displacement, a spring that extends along an axis and includes first and second ends, the second end being fixed against displacement, a retainer secured to the first end and including helical threads, and a screw including a shank having helical threads engaged with the threads of the retainer, axial displacement of the screw toward the retainer limited by contact with the bracket, said contact permitting rotary displacement of the screw relative to the retainer and the spring.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2011Publication date: April 11, 2013Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Gary W. Krajenke, Alvin N. Standard, Edward L. Schulte
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Publication number: 20130087401Abstract: A hood elevation system and method are provided for a vehicle. The system includes a first member configured to couple with a body member within an engine compartment of a vehicle and a second member configured to couple with a hood latch of the vehicle and the first member. The second member is releasably slideable away from the first member upon activation of an actuator. In this way, the hood latch is elevated by the actuator moving the second member to elevate the hood of the vehicle. The method includes activating (via a controller) an actuator coupled to a first member, causing the actuator to release and slide a second member relative to the first member, the second member coupled to a hood latch engaging a hood of a vehicle to elevate the hood responsive to the controller detecting a condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2011Publication date: April 11, 2013Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Anil A. MASIH, Mark J. CHOPSKI
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Publication number: 20130090821Abstract: Implementing efficiency score tracking for vehicle operations includes identifying an operator of a vehicle. At each time increment of a driving event, the efficiency score tracking includes determining mileage accrual and energy consumed, calculating an efficiency value as a function of the mileage accrual and the amount of energy consumed, assigning a point value to the efficiency value, adding the point value to previous point values assigned during the driving event, and displaying a sum of the point value and the previous point values to the operator. The sum reflects a cumulative number of points assigned for a corresponding time increment and any previous time increments of the driving event. The efficiency score tracking also includes presenting a total point value reflecting a sum of all of the point values assigned to the operator of the vehicle for all of the time increments associated with the driving event.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2011Publication date: April 11, 2013Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Eugenie Abboud, Fred W. Huntzicker
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Publication number: 20130088038Abstract: A closure assembly for a vehicle includes rails secured to a vehicle body, first joints secured to one of the rails and able to pivot about an axis through a first angle between a first reference position and a second reference position, a panel, and second joints secured to one of the rails, supporting the panel and able to pivot about a second axis through a second angle between a first reference position and a third reference position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2011Publication date: April 11, 2013Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventor: Balakrishna Chinta
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Publication number: 20130088050Abstract: An arrangement of a water box and a drain is provided for draining off water from a region between a windshield and an engine hood in a motor vehicle. The water box can include a depression with an upwardly directed water-directing region. The drain can include a drain valve housing with a drain valve. The drain valve of the drain is arranged above the water-directing region.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2012Publication date: April 11, 2013Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventor: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
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Publication number: 20130088046Abstract: In the case of a motor vehicle, in particular a passenger motorcar, with a body in which at least one opening, such as a door opening, a trunk opening or the like is provided, which can be closed off by a pivotably articulated covering element, such as a door, a tail gate, a trunk lid or the like, which has an outer skin and a support structure and at least one function element arranged in between, which is connected to the outer skin, the function element is provided to stiffening structures and directly connected to the support structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2012Publication date: April 11, 2013Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventor: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
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Publication number: 20130090791Abstract: Methods, systems, and vehicles are provided pertaining to the determination of a temperature of a vehicle motor having an ignition when the ignition is turned on following a period of time in which the ignition had been turned off. A memory stores a function having a boundary condition that comprises a prior temperature from when the ignition was turned off. A processor is coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to determine an amount of time for which the ignition has been turned on and determine the temperature of the motor using the function if the amount of time for which the ignition has been turned on is less than a predetermined threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2011Publication date: April 11, 2013Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: CHIA-CHOU YEH, DANIEL J. BERRY, PAUL F. TURNBULL
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Publication number: 20130090781Abstract: A method and system of managing a vehicle fleet is provided. The method includes providing an electronic device, a computing device, and a vehicle that is associated with the vehicle fleet. The electronic device is located within a proximate distance from the vehicle and the computing device is located remotely from the vehicle. The electronic device is associated with a driver identifier. The method includes sending a data signal from the electronic device to the computing device indicating the driver identifier. The method further includes matching the driver identifier with a specific driver profile that is saved on a database of the computing device. The specific driver profile includes information associating the vehicle with the driver identifier. The method includes sending information regarding the specific driver profile from the database to a vehicle control module, where the vehicle control module associated with the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2011Publication date: April 11, 2013Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Andrew W. Gellatly, Matthew M. Highstrom, Timothy J. Grost
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Publication number: 20130088043Abstract: A motor vehicle having a windshield, A-pillars laterally enclosing the windshield and a window cross member connected to the A-pillars is provided. The window cross member supports a lower edge of the windshield in that it comprises a support section touching the windshield. The window cross member includes a point of action fastened to the A-pillar, which is offset in the direction of a surface normal of the windshield against the support section. The window cross member also includes a compressible section that connects the point of action with the support section.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2012Publication date: April 11, 2013Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventor: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
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Publication number: 20130087985Abstract: A system for applying a force having variable intensity includes a magneto-rheological (MR) elastomer spring configured to generate the force and characterized by a selectively variable spring rate. The system also includes an electromagnet arranged relative to the MR elastomer spring and configured to generate a magnetic field having selectively variable intensity. The system additionally includes a power supply configured to generate an electric current sufficient to power the electromagnet. The spring rate of the MR elastomer spring is varied in response to the intensity of the magnetic field. A vehicle employing the above described system is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2011Publication date: April 11, 2013Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventor: Prabhakar R. Marur
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Publication number: 20130086903Abstract: A powertrain assembly includes an internal combustion engine, a boost mechanism and a fluid supply mechanism. The boost mechanism is in communication with an air source and the internal combustion engine. The fluid supply mechanism includes a first accumulator in communication with a pressurized fluid supply from the internal combustion engine and the boost mechanism. The accumulator receives pressurized fluid from the internal combustion engine during engine operation and provides the pressurized fluid to the boost mechanism during an engine off condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2011Publication date: April 11, 2013Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC.Inventors: WILLIAM C. DENESZCZUK, MARY T. LAPRES-BILBREY, MICHAEL SIMON, NIEYUAN HAI
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Publication number: 20130088049Abstract: In accordance with exemplary embodiments, a multi-cell motor compartment rail system is provided for a vehicle. The system comprises an inner rail member and an outer rail member. Partition members couple to the inner rail member and outer rail member and are configured to form multiple cells within the engine compartment rail system when the inner rail member and outer rail member are coupled together. In accordance with exemplary embodiments, a method for forming a multi-cell motor compartment rail is also provided. The method comprises coupling a first partition member to an inner rail member of an engine compartment rail system and coupling a second partition member to an outer rail member of an engine compartment rail system. Next, the inner rail member and the outer rail member are coupled together to form the multi-cell motor compartment rail.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2011Publication date: April 11, 2013Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Dmitriy V. MAZUR, Bhushan W. DANDEKAR, Clare V. GUTOWSKI, Puneeth D. HONNEGOWDA
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Publication number: 20130087110Abstract: An internal combustion engine is selectably operable in one of homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) mode with low lift intake and exhaust valve profiles and spark ignition (SI) mode with high lift intake and exhaust valve profiles. Transition from a current combustion mode to a desired combustion mode includes phase adjusting the one of the intake and exhaust valves exhibiting a greater effect upon an effective cylinder volume for a given phase adjustment in the desired combustion mode based upon a desired phasing for the desired combustion mode prior to lift adjusting the one of the intake and exhaust valves and adjusting the other of the intake and exhaust valves.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2011Publication date: April 11, 2013Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Jun-Mo Kang, Jyh-Shin Chen, Chen-Fang Chang
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Publication number: 20130090806Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for operating a driver assistance system of a vehicle is provided. The method comprises the following steps. A determination is made as to whether another road user is located in a range of a current immediate vicinity of the vehicle. If it is determined that at least one other road user is located in the range of the current immediate vicinity of the vehicle, a priority condition of the vehicle is assessed with respect to the at least one other road user. A determination is also made as to whether a possible violation of the assessed priority condition by the at least one other road user is imminent. If it is determined that a possible violation of the assessed priority condition by the at least one other road user is imminent, a signal is output automatically to the at least one other road user.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2012Publication date: April 11, 2013Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventor: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
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Publication number: 20130091139Abstract: A document may be received at a processing module. One or more tags may be applied to the document, each tag applied to a term, each tag representing a part of speech. One or more terms may be extracted from the document based on the tag. A weighting assignment parameter may be determined for each of the one or more extracted terms. Based on the weighting assignment parameter associated with each of the extracted terms, it may be determined whether the domain ontology includes the one or more extracted terms. If the domain ontology does not include the one or more extracted terms, the domain ontology may be augmented such that the domain ontology comprises the one or more extracted terms.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2011Publication date: April 11, 2013Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Dnyanesh RAJPATHAK, Vineet R. KKARE, Rahul CHOUGULE
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Publication number: 20130081888Abstract: A method of establishing a baseline airflow opening into an under-hood compartment of a vehicle configured to house a powertrain includes providing a fascia for the under-hood compartment. The fascia includes a first grille opening and a second grille opening configured to admit first and second portions of ambient airflow, respectively, into the under-hood compartment. A selectable position shutter assembly is disposed in the second grille opening and configured to control a size of the second grille opening. The baseline airflow opening into the under-hood compartment is the sum of the size of the first grille opening and the minimum size of the second grille opening. The method also includes ascertaining a configuration of the powertrain and setting the minimum size of the second grille opening in response to the ascertained configuration of the powertrain to establish the baseline airflow opening. A system employing the method is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2011Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Scott P. Charnesky, Jason W. Guenzel, Michael G. Leffert, David J. Verbrugge, Andreas Wilhelm
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Publication number: 20130085032Abstract: A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, at least four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes first, second and third members. The torque transmitting devices include clutches and brakes actuatable in combinations of two to establish a plurality of forward gear ratios and one reverse gear ratio.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2011Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Edward W. Mellet, James M. Hart, Andrew W. Phillips
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Publication number: 20130081753Abstract: A vibration welding system includes a controller, welding horn, an anvil, and a passive damping mechanism (PDM). The controller generates an input signal having a calibrated frequency. The horn vibrates in a desirable first direction at the calibrated frequency in response to the input signal to form a weld in a work piece. The PDM is positioned with respect to the system, and substantially damps or attenuates vibration in an undesirable second direction. A method includes connecting the PDM having calibrated properties and a natural frequency to an anvil of an ultrasonic welding system. Then, an input signal is generated using a weld controller. The method includes vibrating a welding horn in a desirable direction in response to the input signal, and passively damping vibration in an undesirable direction using the PDM.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2012Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Chin-An Tan, Bongsu Kang, Wayne W. Cai, Tao Wu