Patents by Inventor Alexander C. Kurple

Alexander C. Kurple 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).

  • System and method to control temperature of an alternator and/or an engine in a vehicle
    Patent number: 7509929
    Abstract: A method of controlling alternator temperature and engine temperature for a vehicle is provided. The method comprises rotating a first drive shaft to generate electricity during an operation of an engine; rotating a second drive shaft to cause pumping of coolant to cool at least portion of the alternator and the engine where the first and second drive shafts are operatively coupled such that rotation of the first drive shaft imparts rotation to the second drive shaft; and selectively routing coolant through multiple different fluid pathways in response to an engine operation condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Alexander C. Kurple
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD TO CONTROL TEMPERATURE OF AN ALTERNATOR AND/OR AN ENGINE IN A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20080185925
    Abstract: A method of controlling alternator temperature and engine temperature for a vehicle is provided. The method comprises rotating a first drive shaft to generate electricity during an operation of an engine; rotating a second drive shaft to cause pumping of coolant to cool at least portion of the alternator and the engine where the first and second drive shafts are operatively coupled such that rotation of the first drive shaft imparts rotation to the second drive shaft; and selectively routing coolant through multiple different fluid pathways in response to an engine operation condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2007
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventor: Alexander C. Kurple