Patents by Inventor Anthemios Philemon Petridis
Anthemios Philemon Petridis 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).
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Patent number: 11879370Abstract: A vehicle includes a power converter that receives power, and has first and second outputs, a low voltage battery that receives power from the power converter via the first output, and a heating element that receives power from the power converter via the second output, and provides heat to a catalyst of an exhaust system. The vehicle also includes a controller that commands the converter to provide power to the heating element via the second output according to a temperature of the catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2020Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: David Cox, Anthemios Philemon Petridis, David Hesketh
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Publication number: 20220186646Abstract: A vehicle includes a power converter that receives power, and has first and second outputs, a low voltage battery that receives power from the power converter via the first output, and a heating element that receives power from the power converter via the second output, and provides heat to a catalyst of an exhaust system. The vehicle also includes a controller that commands the converter to provide power to the heating element via the second output according to a temperature of the catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2020Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: David Cox, Anthemios Philemon Petridis, David Hesketh
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Patent number: 10744996Abstract: A stop-start system and method for a motor vehicle include a controller configured to shut down an engine of the motor vehicle automatically when the motor vehicle is moving and a predetermined engine shut down condition is achieved, to perform a rolling stop-start operation; and a mechanically driven auxiliary vacuum pump coupled to a transmission gear or output shaft and configured to provide vacuum pressure to a brake booster of the motor vehicle, wherein the controller is configured to operate the auxiliary vacuum pump during the rolling stop-start operation.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2018Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventor: Anthemios Philemon Petridis
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Patent number: 10710466Abstract: A method of positioning an electric vehicle, such as a battery electric vehicle, plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, or similar vehicle relative to a charging point includes receiving at the vehicle a global positioning system (GPS) signal, receiving at the vehicle a global positioning system correction signal, correcting the global positioning system signal using the global positioning system correction signal, and positioning the vehicle relative to the charging point using the corrected global positioning system signal such that the vehicle can be charged by the charging point.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2016Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Donatus Andreas Josephine Kees, Anthemios Philemon Petridis
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Patent number: 10569778Abstract: A vehicle having a manual transmission, adaptive cruise control, and an electric motor/generator includes electric creep and electric crawl modes that use the electric motor/generator to propel the vehicle when in traffic. Creep mode may be enabled and the engine stopped automatically when the transmission is in neutral and the vehicle is stationary. Crawl mode may be activated when the creep mode and the adaptive cruise control are enabled to use the electric motor/generator and adaptive cruise control to maintain a target distance to a forward vehicle. The creep mode may be canceled responsive to brake pedal activation. The creep mode and crawl mode may be canceled and the engine started responsive to clutch pedal or accelerator pedal activation. The creep mode and crawl mode may be deactivated responsive to battery charge level being below a threshold.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2017Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Christopher Edward Pedlar, Anthemios Philemon Petridis, David Hesketh
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Patent number: 10502287Abstract: A belt slip monitor system and method configured to determine whether a belt coupled to a motor-generator is slipping based on operational states of first and second movable portions of the belt slip monitor, wherein the operational states of the first and second movable portions are dependent upon the tension in the belt.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2017Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Anthemios Philemon Petridis, Donatus Andreas Josephine Kees
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Publication number: 20190061732Abstract: A stop-start system and method for a motor vehicle include a controller configured to shut down an engine of the motor vehicle automatically when the motor vehicle is moving and a predetermined engine shut down condition is achieved, to perform a rolling stop-start operation; and a mechanically driven auxiliary vacuum pump coupled to a transmission gear or output shaft and configured to provide vacuum pressure to a brake booster of the motor vehicle, wherein the controller is configured to operate the auxiliary vacuum pump during the rolling stop-start operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventor: Anthemios Philemon PETRIDIS
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Patent number: 10174839Abstract: A method for reducing the fuel used by an engine of a motor vehicle. The method limits the speed at which the engine can rotate when a predefined engine upper speed limit NECOUL for the particular gear in which the motor vehicle is currently operating has been reached or limiting the road speed of the motor vehicle when a predefined vehicle road speed has been reached. The use of engine or road speed limiting combined with the alerting of the driver via an indicator that an upshift is desired to improve fuel economy encourages the driver to execute an upshift.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2016Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Anthemios Philemon Petridis, Nicholas Dashwood Crisp
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Patent number: 10131344Abstract: A hybrid vehicle and method for reducing fuel consumption include upper and lower engine speed limits set based upon whether the state of charge of a battery electrically connected to an electric machine, which may be implemented by an integrated starter-generator is sufficiently high to permit the electric machine to provide a temporary torque boost to an engine of the motor vehicle. If the state of charge of the battery is sufficiently high to permit temporary torque boosting, then the upper and lower engine speed limits are reduced from baseline upper and lower limits to adjusted upper and lower limits to reduce fuel consumption of the engine without adversely affecting NVH.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2016Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Anthemios Philemon Petridis, Nicholas Dashwood Crisp, Khizer Tufail
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Patent number: 10128780Abstract: A method of and a system for controlling the regenerative braking of a vehicle includes initiating a regenerative braking mode in response to an initiating control input to an accelerator of the vehicle, the initiating control input comprising a reduction in the degree of actuation of the accelerator of the vehicle, modifying a level of regenerative braking in the regenerative braking mode in response to at least one of a further reduction in the degree of actuation of the accelerator, application of a brake of the vehicle, application of a clutch of the vehicle, and a change of gear of the vehicle, and maintaining a modified level of regenerative braking after the additional control input has been terminated.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2015Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Nicholas Dashwood Crisp, Anthemios Philemon Petridis, Rainer Busch, Urs Christen
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Patent number: 9995229Abstract: A method of stopping and starting an engine of a vehicle having a manually operated clutch system including a clutch for driveably connecting the engine to a transmission includes controlling stopping and starting of the engine based on first and second clutch engagement thresholds selected based on whether the clutch is being engaged or disengaged. The first threshold corresponds to a more disengaged state of the clutch than the second threshold. The first threshold is used when the clutch is being disengaged to decide whether the engine can be shut down while the transmission remains in-gear. The second threshold is used when the clutch is being engaged to decide whether the engine can be started while the transmission remains in-gear. By using a less conservative threshold for starting the engine than stopping the engine, the number of inhibited restarts is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2016Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Anthemios Philemon Petridis, Donatus Andreas Josephine Kees, Urs Christen
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Publication number: 20180099673Abstract: A vehicle having a manual transmission, adaptive cruise control, and an electric motor/generator includes electric creep and electric crawl modes that use the electric motor/generator to propel the vehicle when in traffic. Creep mode may be enabled and the engine stopped automatically when the transmission is in neutral and the vehicle is stationary. Crawl mode may be activated when the creep mode and the adaptive cruise control are enabled to use the electric motor/generator and adaptive cruise control to maintain a target distance to a forward vehicle. The creep mode may be canceled responsive to brake pedal activation. The creep mode and crawl mode may be canceled and the engine started responsive to clutch pedal or accelerator pedal activation. The creep mode and crawl mode may be deactivated responsive to battery charge level being below a threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2017Publication date: April 12, 2018Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Christopher Edward PEDLAR, Anthemios Philemon PETRIDIS, David HESKETH
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Patent number: 9836972Abstract: A method for assisting with the positioning of a motor vehicle for inductive charging of a battery of the motor vehicle comprises reading a number plate associated with the motor vehicle using the number plate information to produce a location on the vehicle of a vehicle inductive coupling point (VICP) with reference to at least one reference point on the motor vehicle, comparing a predicted current position of the VICP to a fixed inductive coupling point (ICP) located in or on a road surface upon which the motor vehicle is to be positioned, and providing feedback to one of the driver and the motor vehicle indicative of the required action required to produce alignment of the VICP with the ICP. The method may further comprise energizing the ICP to charge the battery of the motor vehicle when the VICP is predicted to be aligned with the ICP.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2014Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Donatus Andreas Josephine Kees, Anthemios Philemon Petridis
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Publication number: 20170307051Abstract: A belt slip monitor system and method configured to determine whether a belt coupled to a motor-generator is slipping based on operational states of first and second movable portions of the belt slip monitor, wherein the operational states of the first and second movable portions are dependent upon the tension in the belt.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2017Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventors: Anthemios Philemon Petridis, Donatus Andreas Josephine Kees
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Patent number: 9739347Abstract: A belt slip monitor system and method configured to determine whether a belt coupled to a motor-generator is slipping based on operational states of first and second movable portions of the belt slip monitor, wherein the operational states of the first and second movable portions are dependent upon the tension in the belt.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2015Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Anthemios Philemon Petridis, Donatus Andreas Josephine Kees
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Patent number: 9677527Abstract: A method for starting and operating an engine of a mild hybrid vehicle following start-up is disclosed for an engine having low and high voltage starting devices, and controlled by an electronic controller. The method comprises using the high voltage starting device as a motor to crank the engine whenever possible so as to partially discharge a high voltage battery. The method further comprises using the high voltage starting device as a generator after starting the engine if the exhaust gas temperature needs to be increased so as to assist with light-off of one or more exhaust gas after treatment devices.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2015Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Donatus Andreas Josephine Kees, Anthemios Philemon Petridis
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Patent number: 9677486Abstract: A method of controlling a motor vehicle having a turbocharged engine is disclosed in which deactivation of cylinders of the engine is controlled to prevent the rotational speed of a turbocharger of the engine falling below a predefined limit TA, TB. Following commencement of a coast down of the motor vehicle all cylinders of the engine are first deactivated so as to maximise energy recuperation from the motor vehicle by a belt integrated starter generator driveably connected to the engine. However, if the speed of the turbocharger reaches one of the speed limits TA, TB at least one cylinder of the engine is reactivated to keep the turbocharger spinning.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2015Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Donatus Andreas Josephine Kees, Anthemios Philemon Petridis
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Publication number: 20170144559Abstract: A method of positioning an electric vehicle, such as a battery electric vehicle, plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, or similar vehicle relative to a charging point includes receiving at the vehicle a global positioning system (GPS) signal, receiving at the vehicle a global positioning system correction signal, correcting the global positioning system signal using the global positioning system correction signal, and positioning the vehicle relative to the charging point using the corrected global positioning system signal such that the vehicle can be charged by the charging point.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2016Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Donatus Andreas Josephine KEES, Anthemios Philemon PETRIDIS
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Patent number: 9569967Abstract: A method and apparatus for warning a driver of a motor vehicle of a predicted collision with a stationary object. A proximity sensor is used to determine a position of an obstacle relative to the vehicle. A steering angle of the vehicle is determined and used to predict a trajectory of the vehicle. A collision zone on the vehicle is identified based on the vehicle trajectory, the collision zone being that spot or location on the vehicle which is predicted to contact the obstacle. A visual display within the vehicle (on the control panel, for example) provides a visual indication to the driver of the position of the collision zone on the vehicle and a predicted trajectory of the collision zone as the vehicle moves in accordance with the steering angle.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2014Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Anthemios Philemon Petridis, David Hesketh
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Patent number: 9487101Abstract: A vehicle control system, a surface marking for a surface upon which a vehicle can be positioned and a method of positioning a vehicle is provided. The vehicle control system is configured to position a vehicle. The vehicle comprises a mobile inductive charging point. The vehicle control system comprises one or more parking sensors configured to determine the position of the vehicle relative to a surface upon which the vehicle is positioned and/or obstacles around the vehicle. The one or more parking sensors are further configured to locate a visual indicator indicating the position of a fixed inductive charging point relative to the vehicle, and a parking assistance controller configured to automatically park the vehicle in a parking space on the surface based on data from the one or more parking sensors.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2015Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Donatus Andreas Josephine Kees, Anthemios Philemon Petridis