Patents by Inventor Brian SZWEJKOWSKI

Brian SZWEJKOWSKI 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).

  • Fluid system for a vehicle and a diagnostic method for the system
    Patent number: 11164401
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes a vehicle component with a component temperature sensor, and a fluid circuit in fluid communication with the component and with a fluid temperature sensor. A controller is in communication with the component sensor and the fluid sensor. The controller is configured to, in response to a temperature difference between the component sensor and the fluid sensor being greater than a predetermined threshold value, output a flag or a diagnostic code indicative of a fluid level in the fluid circuit. A vehicle diagnostic method and a vehicle are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Justin Carmen Campanaro, Nathaniel Patrick O'Brien, Jonathan Andrew Butcher, Brian Szwejkowski, Carol Louise Okubo
  • FLUID SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE AND A DIAGNOSTIC METHOD FOR THE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200302709
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes a vehicle component with a component temperature sensor, and a fluid circuit in fluid communication with the component and with a fluid temperature sensor. A controller is in communication with the component sensor and the fluid sensor. The controller is configured to, in response to a temperature difference between the component sensor and the fluid sensor being greater than a predetermined threshold value, output a flag or a diagnostic code indicative of a fluid level in the fluid circuit. A vehicle diagnostic method and a vehicle are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Justin Carmen CAMPANARO, Nathaniel Patrick O'BRIEN, Jonathan Andrew BUTCHER, Brian SZWEJKOWSKI, Carol Louise OKUBO