Patents by Inventor Christopher A. Danowski

Christopher A. Danowski 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).

  • Inductive charger alignment systems for vehicles
    Patent number: 10011182
    Abstract: An inductive charger alignment system for a vehicle that includes: a plurality of on-board inductive receiving coils adapted to charge an on-board power source; an alignment controller coupled to the coils; an on-board signal element, e.g., a pair of headlamps, coupled to the controller; and an off-board inductive transmitter coil. Further, the controller is configured to direct the element to communicate an alignment between the receiving coils and the transmitter coil to an on-board driver. The alignment may include vehicle forward and side-to-side alignment between the receiving coils and the off-board transmitter coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Christopher A. Danowski, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Pietro Buttolo
  • INDUCTIVE CHARGER ALIGNMENT SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20170274787
    Abstract: An inductive charger alignment system for a vehicle that includes: a plurality of on-board inductive receiving coils adapted to charge an on-board power source; an alignment controller coupled to the coils; an on-board signal element, e.g., a pair of headlamps, coupled to the controller; and an off-board inductive transmitter coil. Further, the controller is configured to direct the element to communicate an alignment between the receiving coils and the transmitter coil to an on-board driver. The alignment may include vehicle forward and side-to-side alignment between the receiving coils and the off-board transmitter coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Christopher A. Danowski, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Pietro Buttolo