Patents by Inventor Elizabeth Profitt-Brown

Elizabeth Profitt-Brown 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: 8849499
    Abstract: One or more embodiments may include a method for remotely obtaining information about an energy source of a vehicle. Information identifying one or more vehicles and one or more drivers of the vehicles may be received at one or more computing devices remote from a vehicle. Instructions from the one or more remote computing devices may be transmitted requesting information from the identified vehicle(s) about a status of an energy source for the identified vehicle(s). The status information may be received at the remote computing device(s). Based on the energy source status information and the driver identifying information, a vehicle energy source status with respect to one or more attributes of the vehicle drivers may be calculated. Additionally, the vehicle energy source status may be displayed at the one or more devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Elizabeth Profitt-Brown, Joseph Paul Rork, Brian Petersen, Edward Andrew Pleet, Kelly Lee Zechel, Yevgeniya Sosonkina, Susan Curry, Mary Smith, Ryan Skaff
  • Publication number: 20140039726
    Abstract: One or more embodiments may include a method for remotely obtaining information about an energy source of a vehicle. Information identifying one or more vehicles and one or more drivers of the vehicles may be received at one or more computing devices remote from a vehicle. Instructions from the one or more remote computing devices may be transmitted requesting information from the identified vehicle(s) about a status of an energy source for the identified vehicle(s). The status information may be received at the remote computing device(s). Based on the energy source status information and the driver identifying information, a vehicle energy source status with respect to one or more attributes of the vehicle drivers may be calculated. Additionally, the vehicle energy source status may be displayed at the one or more devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Elizabeth Profitt-Brown, Joseph Paul Rork, Brian Petersen, Edward Andrew Pleet, Kelly Lee Zechel, Yevgeniva Sosonkina, Susan Curry, Mary Smith, Ryan Skaff
  • Publication number: 20140025226
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, executable by a vehicle associated computing system, includes receiving a request for display of local refueling points. The method also includes determining current coordinates of vehicle and determining one or more fuel point locations within a defined map range. The method additionally includes displaying a map display containing the current vehicle location and the location of the one or more fuel point locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Elizabeth Profitt Brown, Kelly Lee Zechel, Joseph Paul Rork, Brian Petersen, Edward Andrew Pleet
  • Publication number: 20120179323
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, executable by a vehicle associated computing system, includes receiving a request for display of local refueling points. The method also includes determining current coordinates of vehicle and determining one or more fuel point locations within a defined map range. The method additionally includes displaying a map display containing the current vehicle location and the location of the one or more fuel point locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Elizabeth Profitt-Brown, Kelly Lee Zechel, Joseph Paul Rork, Brian Petersen, Edward Andrew Pleet
  • Publication number: 20120179359
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes determining the reachability of one or more known refueling points along a route-to-be-traveled. The method also includes selecting one or more recommended refueling points, based at least in part on the determined reachability of the one or more known refueling points. The method further includes outputting at least a portion of the route-to-be-traveled including at least one recommended refueling point and providing an option to route a vehicle to the recommended refueling point. The method additionally includes, responsive to a selection of an option to route the vehicle to the recommended refueling point, providing a route from a present destination to the recommended refueling point, wherein, when the recommended refueling point has been reached, the route reverts to the route-to-be-traveled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Elizabeth Profitt-Brown, Kelly Lee Zechel, Joseph Paul Rork, Brian Petersen, Edward Andrew Pleet
  • Publication number: 20110224841
    Abstract: One or more embodiments may include a method for remotely obtaining information about an energy source of a vehicle. Information identifying one or more vehicles and one or more drivers of the vehicles may be received at one or more computing devices remote from a vehicle. Instructions from the one or more remote computing devices may be transmitted requesting information from the identified vehicle(s) about a status of an energy source for the identified vehicle(s). The status information may be received at the remote computing device(s). Based on the energy source status information and the driver identifying information, a vehicle energy source status with respect to one or more attributes of the vehicle drivers may be calculated. Additionally, the vehicle energy source status may be displayed at the one or more devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Elizabeth Profitt-Brown, Joseph Paul Rork, Brian Petersen, Edward Andrew Pleet, Kelly Lee Zechel, Yevgeniya Sosonkina, Susan Curry, Mary Smith, Ryan Skaff
  • Publication number: 20110224852
    Abstract: One or more embodiments may include a method for selectively charging a vehicle. The method may include receiving at one or more computers one or more periods for charging a vehicle. The vehicle charging periods may be stored in memory. Further, pricing rates for charging the vehicle during the one or more vehicle charging periods may be received at the computer(s). Based on the one or more pricing rates and the vehicle charging periods, one or more low cost charging periods may be determined. The one or more low cost charging periods may be automatically adjusted if the one or more pricing rates change. The vehicle may be charged during at least part of the one or more low cost charging periods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Elizabeth Profitt-Brown, Kelly Lee Zechel, Joseph Paul Rork, Brian Petersen, Edward Andrew Pleet, Christopher Adam Ochocinski