Patents by Inventor Douglas G HUGHES

Douglas G HUGHES 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).

  • Patent number: 11990306
    Abstract: A high-voltage module, such as a traction battery, a traction inverter, or a DC/DC converter of a traction powertrain of an electrified vehicle (EV), includes an enclosure and a fuse box. An electronics assembly for performing electrical power operations is housed within the enclosure. The enclosure has a socket. The fuse box is removably insertable into the socket of the enclosure. The fuse box connects to the electronics assembly while the fuse box is inserted into the socket of the enclosure for the fuse box to provide a power distribution and fuse protection arrangement to the electronics assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mohammed Michael Baydoun, Senate Ghanim, Darko Acevski, Douglas G. Hughes
  • Publication number: 20240055212
    Abstract: A high-voltage module, such as a traction battery, a traction inverter, or a DC/DC converter of a traction powertrain of an electrified vehicle (EV), includes an enclosure and a fuse box. An electronics assembly for performing electrical power operations is housed within the enclosure. The enclosure has a socket. The fuse box is removably insertable into the socket of the enclosure. The fuse box connects to the electronics assembly while the fuse box is inserted into the socket of the enclosure for the fuse box to provide a power distribution and fuse protection arrangement to the electronics assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mohammed Michael Baydoun, Senate Ghanim, Darko Acevski, Douglas G. Hughes
  • Patent number: 11654785
    Abstract: A vehicle charge port assembly includes a housing having a port configured to couple to a charge-station coupler. The port includes a plurality of terminals and a back cover attached to a back side of the housing and defining openings that receive the terminals. The port further includes wires, each joined to one of the terminals, and seals each encircling one of the wires and disposed in a corresponding one of the openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Isaiah Genece, Darko Acevski, William Christopher Trego, Douglas G Hughes, Zubair Hassan
  • Publication number: 20210394626
    Abstract: A vehicle charge port assembly includes a housing having a port configured to couple to a charge-station coupler. The port includes a plurality of terminals and a back cover attached to a back side of the housing and defining openings that receive the terminals. The port further includes wires, each joined to one of the terminals, and seals each encircling one of the wires and disposed in a corresponding one of the openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Isaiah Genece, Darko Acevski, William Christopher Trego, Douglas G. Hughes, Zubair Hassan
  • Patent number: 10591085
    Abstract: A one-way valve is provided. The one-way valve includes a base having a first ring wall including a first aperture disposed therethrough. The base further includes a second ring wall coaxial with the first ring wall. The second ring wall includes a second aperture disposed therethrough and angularly offset from the first aperture. The base further includes a central arching surface. The one-way valve includes a diaphragm disposed on the central arching surface. The one-way valve further includes a cover secured to the base and defining an annular skirt region. The one-way valve further includes a seal disposed in the annular skirt region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Bradley Arnold Lammers, Ahthavan Raja Sureshkumar, Tyler James-Ray Kaldobsky, Robert Joseph Bartz, Douglas G Hughes
  • Publication number: 20190049039
    Abstract: A one-way valve is provided. The one-way valve includes a base having a first ring wall including a first aperture disposed therethrough. The base further includes a second ring wall coaxial with the first ring wall. The second ring wall includes a second aperture disposed therethrough and angularly offset from the first aperture. The base further includes a central arching surface. The one-way valve includes a diaphragm disposed on the central arching surface. The one-way valve further includes a cover secured to the base and defining an annular skirt region. The one-way valve further includes a seal disposed in the annular skirt region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Bradley Arnold LAMMERS, Ahthavan Raja SURESHKUMAR, Tyler James-Ray KALDOBSKY, Robert Joseph BARTZ, Douglas G HUGHES