Patents by Inventor Evangelos P. Skoures

Evangelos P. Skoures 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 VEHICLE CONTROL BASED ON DETECTED DOOR CONDITION
    Publication number: 20170028966
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a door opening, a door mounted adjacent the opening and moveable relative to the opening between a closed position and a range of open positions, and a controller. The controller determines whether an instantaneous door position is the closed position or within the range of open positions and prevents one of vehicle movement and engine ignition in response to the door being within the range of open positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Larry Elie, Timothy J. Potter, Robert F. Novak, John Wayne Jaranson, Jeff A. Wallace, Michael M. Azzouz, Gerald J. Heath, Evangelos P. Skoures
  • SEAL BASED OBJECT DETECTION FOR VEHICLE DOOR ASSIST SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170030127
    Abstract: A door assist system for a vehicle is disclosed. The system comprises an actuator configured to control a position of the door about a hinge assembly. An interference sensor forms a portion of a door opening seal and is configured to detect an obstruction in a plurality of detection regions. The system further comprises a controller configured to control the actuator in response to a detection signal from the interference sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Larry Elie, Timothy J. Potter, Robert F. Novak, John Wayne Jaranson, Jeff A. Wallace, Michael M. Azzouz, Gerald J. Heath, Evangelos P. Skoures
  • Methods and system for fuel ethanol content estimation and engine control
    Patent number: 9528448
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for determining an amount of alcohol in fuel injected into an engine based on outputs from an exhaust gas sensor. In one example, a method includes estimating a first fuel alcohol content based on an air-fuel ratio estimated with the exhaust oxygen sensor and estimating a second fuel alcohol content based on a change in sensor output during modulating a reference voltage of the exhaust oxygen sensor between a first and second voltage. The method further includes adjusting engine operation based on a difference between the first and second fuel alcohol contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel A. Makled, Gopichandra Surnilla, Richard E. Soltis, Evangelos P. Skoures, Jacobus Hendrik Visser, Timothy Joseph Clark, David James Scholl
  • VEHICLE AND METHOD OF OPENING AND CLOSING A DOOR OF THE VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20160312517
    Abstract: A vehicle is provided. The vehicle includes a door that has a swing radius, a light-field camera, and a controller. The light-field camera is configured to detect the presence of an object within the swing radius of the door. The controller is programmed to prevent the door from transitioning between an opened position and a closed position in response to the light-field camera detecting the presence of an object in the swing radius of the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Larry Dean ELIE, Timothy J. POTTER, Robert F. NOVAK, John W. JARANSON, Jeffrey A. WALLACE, Michael M. AZZOUZ, Gerald J. HEATH, Evangelos P. SKOURES
  • METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR FUEL ETHANOL CONTENT ESTIMATION AND ENGINE CONTROL
    Publication number: 20160245193
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for determining an amount of alcohol in fuel injected into an engine based on outputs from an exhaust gas sensor. In one example, a method includes estimating a first fuel alcohol content based on an air-fuel ratio estimated with the exhaust oxygen sensor and estimating a second fuel alcohol content based on a change in sensor output during modulating a reference voltage of the exhaust oxygen sensor between a first and second voltage. The method further includes adjusting engine operation based on a difference between the first and second fuel alcohol contents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel A. Makled, Gopichandra Surnilla, Richard E. Soltis, Evangelos P. Skoures, Jacobus Hendrik Visser, Timothy Joseph Clark, David James Scholl