Patents by Inventor Adam P. Shepperson

Adam P. Shepperson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for maximizing hybrid vehicle energy management
    Patent number: 6670788
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing electrical power for a hybrid vehicle includes an integrated starter-generator and an inverter connected to an electrical energy storage device such as a capacitor and a battery by first and second switches respectively. A control turns the switches on and off in accordance with selected modes of operation to provide power from the capacitor to the integrated starter-generator and the battery and to provide power from the integrated starter-generator to the capacitor and the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Sameer Prabhu, Adam P. Shepperson, James J. Klocinski, Robert C. Borregard, William C. Mammen, Jr.
  • Method and apparatus for maximizing hybrid vehicle energy management
    Publication number: 20030197489
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing electrical power for a hybrid vehicle includes an integrated starter-generator and an inverter connected to an electrical energy storage device such as a capacitor and a battery by first and second switches respectively. A control turns the switches on and off in accordance with selected modes of operation to provide power from the capacitor to the integrated starter-generator and the battery and to provide power from the integrated starter-generator to the capacitor and the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2002
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Inventors: Sameer Prabhu, Adam P. Shepperson, James J. Klocinski, Robert C. Borregard, William C. Mammen