Patents by Inventor Cory Scott Hendrickson

Cory Scott Hendrickson 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).

  • System and method for platooning vehicles
    Patent number: 10394252
    Abstract: Methods and systems for organizing vehicles within a vehicle platoon are described. In one example, temperatures and storage amounts of emissions control devices in vehicles of the vehicle platoon provide a basis for determining which vehicle is a leader and which vehicles are followers in a vehicle platoon. Vehicles having emissions devices at low temperatures may be commanded to a lead position to maintain emissions control device performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Cory Scott Hendrickson, Michiel J. Van Nieuwstadt
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLATOONING VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20180348791
    Abstract: Methods and systems for organizing vehicles within a vehicle platoon are described. In one example, temperatures and storage amounts of emissions control devices in vehicles of the vehicle platoon provide a basis for determining which vehicle is a leader and which vehicles are followers in a vehicle platoon. Vehicles having emissions devices at low temperatures may be commanded to a lead position to maintain emissions control device performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Cory Scott Hendrickson, Michiel J. Van Nieuwstadt
  • Exhaust system
    Patent number: 10018091
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for SCR devices cascaded along an exhaust passage. In one example, a method may include adjusting a reductant injection pressure based on a temperature of one or more of the SCR devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Cory Scott Hendrickson, Michiel J. Van Nieuwstadt, Christine Kay Lambert
  • EXHAUST SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180135488
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for SCR devices cascaded along an exhaust passage. In one example, a method may include adjusting a reductant injection pressure based on a temperature of one or more of the SCR devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Cory Scott Hendrickson, Michiel J. Van Nieuwstadt, Christine Kay Lambert
  • Systems and methods for managing diesel exhaust fluid stratification
    Patent number: 9845717
    Abstract: A method for an exhaust system is provided, comprising adjusting reductant injection responsive to a reductant concentration, the reductant concentration based on concentration sensor readings and vehicle motion. If the reductant freezes, the reductant may stratify, leading to inaccurate concentration sensor readings. Vehicle motion may mix the reductant, thereby ensuring an accurate concentration measurement which may then be used to adjust reductant injection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas Girardi, Scott Donald Cooper, Cory Scott Hendrickson, Michiel J. Van Nieuwstadt
  • Systems and methods for opportunistic diesel particulate filter regeneration
    Patent number: 9732646
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for opportunistic regeneration of a diesel particulate filter based on cloud based traffic information and navigation information. In one example, a method may include determining initiation of regeneration, termination of regeneration and a degree of regeneration based on information from a lead vehicular network and navigation information in order to reduce a regeneration fuel penalty.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Devesh Upadhyay, Michael Hopka, Thomas Alan Brewbaker, Cory Scott Hendrickson
  • Filtering method for intermittent ultrasonic level sensors
    Patent number: 9708959
    Abstract: Methods are provided for determining an exhaust fluid level in an exhaust fluid storage tank based on a signal, and a quality of the signal from an exhaust fluid level sensor located in the exhaust fluid tank of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Cory Scott Hendrickson, Michiel J. Van Nieuwstadt
  • DISTRIBUTED CONTROL OF SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20160369676
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for modeling a reductant temperature and storage distribution of a SCR catalyst axially and radially. In one example, a method may include modeling an expected distribution of stored reductant among a plurality of axial zones and a plurality of radial zones of an SCR catalyst arranged in an engine exhaust passage and comparing the expected distribution with a reductant storage setpoint of each zone to adjust radial and axial storage locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Cory Scott Hendrickson, Devesh Upadhyay
  • Distributed control of selective catalytic reduction systems
    Patent number: 9506390
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for modeling a reductant temperature and storage distribution of a SCR catalyst axially and radially. In one example, a method may include modeling an expected distribution of stored reductant among a plurality of axial zones and a plurality of radial zones of an SCR catalyst arranged in an engine exhaust passage and comparing the expected distribution with a reductant storage setpoint of each zone to adjust radial and axial storage locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Cory Scott Hendrickson, Devesh Upadhyay
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPPORTUNISTIC DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER REGENERATION
    Publication number: 20160201533
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for opportunistic regeneration of a diesel particulate filter based on cloud based traffic information and navigation information. In one example, a method may include determining initiation of regeneration, termination of regeneration and a degree of regeneration based on information from a lead vehicular network and navigation information in order to reduce a regeneration fuel penalty.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Devesh Upadhyay, Michael Hopka, Thomas Alan Brewbaker, Cory Scott Hendrickson
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID STRATIFICATION
    Publication number: 20160115838
    Abstract: A method for an exhaust system is provided, comprising adjusting reductant injection responsive to a reductant concentration, the reductant concentration based on concentration sensor readings and vehicle motion. If the reductant freezes, the reductant may stratify, leading to inaccurate concentration sensor readings. Vehicle motion may mix the reductant, thereby ensuring an accurate concentration measurement which may then be used to adjust reductant injection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Nicholas Girardi, Scott Donald Cooper, Cory Scott Hendrickson, Michiel J. Van Nieuwstadt
  • FILTERING METHOD FOR INTERMITTENT ULTRASONIC LEVEL SENSORS
    Publication number: 20150019108
    Abstract: Methods are provided for determining an exhaust fluid level in an exhaust fluid storage tank based on a signal, and a quality of the signal from an exhaust fluid level sensor located in the exhaust fluid tank of a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Cory Scott Hendrickson, Michiel J. Van Nieuwstadt