Patents by Inventor Brett Stanley Hinds

Brett Stanley Hinds 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).

  • SLOW-RELEASE ADDITIVE FOR ABUSE TOLERANT LITHIUM-ION BATTERY CELL
    Publication number: 20240030500
    Abstract: A thermal runaway inhibiting composition for a battery includes a plurality of particles. Each particle includes an encapsulant configured to melt at a temperature greater than 70° C. and a flame retardant additive encapsulated by the encapsulant. Characteristically, the plurality of particles having a size distribution to inhibit thermal runaway when the thermal runaway-inhibiting composition is included in a battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Andrew TIPTON, Brett Stanley HINDS, Chi PAIK
  • Retractable vehicle control
    Patent number: 10384683
    Abstract: A system includes an elongate member having a connection end electrically coupleable to an attachment point at an external surface of a vehicle. The system includes a motion sensor arranged to detect motion of the elongate member. The system includes a computer that is programmed to actuate one or more subsystems in the vehicle including at least one of steering, braking, and a powertrain, based on received motion data from the motion sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Jimmy Kapadia, Brett Stanley Hinds, Nayaz Khalid Ahmed
  • RETRACTABLE VEHICLE CONTROL
    Publication number: 20180273035
    Abstract: A system includes an elongate member having a connection end electrically coupleable to an attachment point at an external surface of a vehicle. The system includes a motion sensor arranged to detect motion of the elongate member. The system includes a computer that is programmed to actuate one or more subsystems in the vehicle including at least one of steering, braking, and a powertrain, based on received motion data from the motion sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jimmy Kapadia, Brett Stanley Hinds, Nayaz Khalid Ahmed
  • Method and system for vehicle refueling
    Patent number: 8751140
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for facilitating refueling operations in vehicles operating with multiple fuels. A vehicle operator may be assisted in refueling the multiple fuel tanks of the vehicle by being provided one or more refueling profiles that take into account the vehicle's future trip plans, the predicted environmental conditions along a planned route, and the operator's preferences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Gopichandra Surnilla, Thomas G. Leone, Krishnaswamy Venkatesh Prasad, Apoorv Agarwal, Brett Stanley Hinds
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE REFUELING
    Publication number: 20130013183
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for facilitating refueling operations in vehicles operating with multiple fuels. A vehicle operator may be assisted in refueling the multiple fuel tanks of the vehicle by being provided one or more refueling profiles that take into account the vehicle's future trip plans, the predicted environmental conditions along a planned route, and the operator's preferences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Gopichandra Surnilla, Thomas G. Leone, Krishnaswamy Venkatesh Prasad, Apoorv Agarwal, Brett Stanley Hinds
  • Method and system for vehicle refueling
    Patent number: 8315788
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for facilitating refueling operations in vehicles operating with multiple fuels. A vehicle operator may be assisted in refueling the multiple fuel tanks of the vehicle by being provided one or more refueling profiles that take into account the vehicle's future trip plans, the predicted environmental conditions along a planned route, and the operator's preferences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Gopichandra Surnilla, Thomas G. Leone, Krishnaswamy Venkatesh Prasad, Apoorv Agarwal, Brett Stanley Hinds
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE REFUELING
    Publication number: 20110137470
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for facilitating refueling operations in vehicles operating with multiple fuels. A vehicle operator may be assisted in refueling the multiple fuel tanks of the vehicle by being provided one or more refueling profiles that take into account the vehicle's future trip plans, the predicted environmental conditions along a planned route, and the operator's preferences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Gopichandra Surnilla, Thomas G. Leone, Krishnaswamy Venkatesh Prasad, Apoorv Agarwal, Brett Stanley Hinds