Patents by Inventor Brian G. Rutter

Brian G. Rutter 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).

  • Engine assembly
    Patent number: 10604143
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine assembly for a motor vehicle is provided. The engine assembly comprising: an engine; an electric motor; and a balance shaft comprising an eccentric mass, wherein the electric motor is configured to selectively rotate the balance shaft in order to balance a vibration characteristic of the engine. A method of operating the engine assembly is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Paspuleti Ashish Kumar Naidu, Peter George Brittle, Brian G. Rutter
  • SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING NOTIFICATION OF A VEHICLE EVENT
    Publication number: 20190012854
    Abstract: A system including a vehicle control unit configured to detect a vehicle event and a communication unit configured to transmit a notification from the vehicle control unit to a mobile device, the notification including both an identification of the vehicle event and instructions on how to enact a specific driving task to reverse a condition associated with the detected event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Vicki NOONAN, Brian G. RUTTER
  • ENGINE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20180141536
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine assembly for a motor vehicle is provided. The engine assembly comprising: an engine; an electric motor; and a balance shaft comprising an eccentric mass, wherein the electric motor is configured to selectively rotate the balance shaft in order to balance a vibration characteristic of the engine. A method of operating the engine assembly is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Paspuleti Ashish Kumar Naidu, Peter George Brittle, Brian G. Rutter