Patents by Inventor Charles HONICK

Charles HONICK 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).

  • Access cover detection circuit for electrified vehicle component and corresponding method
    Patent number: 11634041
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to an access cover detection circuit for an electrified vehicle component and a corresponding method. An exemplary component of an electrified vehicle includes an access cover configured to selectively open and close relative to the component, and a circuit configured to indicate whether the access cover is open. The circuit includes a light sensitive electronic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: John Sturza, Philip Michael Gonzales, Abdul Lateef, Charles Honick, Stephanie Singer, Suriyaprakash Ayyangar Janarthanam
  • ACCESS COVER DETECTION CIRCUIT FOR ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE COMPONENT AND CORRESPONDING METHOD
    Publication number: 20210086630
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to an access cover detection circuit for an electrified vehicle component and a corresponding method. An exemplary component of an electrified vehicle includes an access cover configured to selectively open and close relative to the component, and a circuit configured to indicate whether the access cover is open. The circuit includes a light sensitive electronic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: John Sturza, Philip Michael Gonzales, Abdul Lateef, Charles Honick, Stephanie Singer, Suriyaprakash Ayyangar Janarthanam
  • POWER SUPPLY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200148064
    Abstract: A vehicle includes an electric machine, a battery, an inverter, and a flexible circuit. The electric machine is configured to propel the vehicle. The inverter is configured to convert direct current from the battery into alternating current. The flexible circuit has a sensor embedded therein that is configured to measure a first phase of the alternating current. The sensor is secured to an output terminal of the inverter that is connected to a first winding phase of the electric machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Philip Michael GONZALES, Stephanie SINGER, Michael M. MAGOULICK, John STURZA, Dylan ERB, Charles HONICK, Abdul LATEEF
  • Vehicle charging stations equipped with notification systems
    Patent number: 10500977
    Abstract: A vehicle charging includes a housing, a sensor system configured to detect if a vehicle is parked near the housing, and a notification system configured to communicate an alert if the vehicle is parked near the housing and charging has not been initiated within a threshold amount of time. The alert indicates improper usage of the vehicle charging station to an operator of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Kyle Anzicek, John Sturza, Dylan Erb, Abdul Lateef, Charles Honick, Philip Michael Gonzales
  • VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS EQUIPPED WITH NOTIFICATION SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20190118662
    Abstract: A vehicle charging includes a housing, a sensor system configured to detect if a vehicle is parked near the housing, and a notification system configured to communicate an alert if the vehicle is parked near the housing and charging has not been initiated within a threshold amount of time. The alert indicates improper usage of the vehicle charging station to an operator of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Kyle ANZICEK, John STURZA, Dylan ERB, Abdul LATEEF, Charles HONICK, Philip Michael GONZALES
  • Permanent magnet contactor
    Patent number: 10269520
    Abstract: A power system is disclosed. The system may include an electrical contactor including a pair of plates arranged to scissor between open and closed positions. The plates may have magnets embedded therein such that in the closed position, a subset of the magnets having opposite polarity are aligned to encourage touching of electrical contacts of the plates, and in the open position, a subset of the magnets having same polarity are aligned to encourage separation of the electrical contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Honick, Dylan Erb, John Sturza, Abdul Lateef, Philip Michael Gonzales
  • PERMANENT MAGNET CONTACTOR
    Publication number: 20190051481
    Abstract: A power system is disclosed. The system may include an electrical contactor including a pair of plates arranged to scissor between open and closed positions. The plates may have magnets embedded therein such that in the closed position, a subset of the magnets having opposite polarity are aligned to encourage touching of electrical contacts of the plates, and in the open position, a subset of the magnets having same polarity are aligned to encourage separation of the electrical contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Charles HONICK, Dylan ERB, John STURZA, Abdul LATEEF, Philip Michael GONZALES