Patents by Inventor Francisco Javier Gomez Mata

Francisco Javier Gomez Mata 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).

  • Methods and systems for thermoelectrically recovering waste heat from turbocharger systems
    Patent number: 10697343
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for using thermoelectric generators to recover waste heat from and diagnose turbocharger systems. In one example, a method may include adjusting one or more engine operating parameters based on an amount of current generated from one or more thermoelectric generators coupled to a turbocharger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Luis Felipe Blas Martinez, Miguel Angel Leon Guerrero, Enrique Lopez Hernandez, Ricardo Daniel Sanchez Lugo, Francisco Javier Gomez Mata, Christopher Diaz Rodriguez
  • Fuel tank baffle including vertical and horizontal surfaces for reduction of fuel slosh noise
    Patent number: 10562392
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a baffle system of a fuel tank. In one example, a baffle system for a fuel tank may include a horizontal section and a vertical section, where the vertical section is arranged perpendicular to the horizontal section and includes a first end coupled to the horizontal section. The vertical section may be rigidly attached to a top surface of the fuel tank via an attachment interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Francisco Javier Gomez Mata, Mayur C. Shah, Dhaval P. Vaishnav, Luis Felipe Blas Martinez, Mike Dong
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR THERMOELECTRICALLY RECOVERING WASTE HEAT FROM TURBOCHARGER SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20190301338
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for using thermoelectric generators to recover waste heat from and diagnose turbocharger systems. In one example, a method may include adjusting one or more engine operating parameters based on an amount of current generated from one or more thermoelectric generators coupled to a turbocharger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Luis Felipe Blas Martinez, Miguel Angel Leon Guerrero, Enrique Lopez Hernandez, Ricardo Daniel Sanchez Lugo, Francisco Javier Gomez Mata, Christopher Diaz Rodriguez
  • INTELLIGENT HVAC SYSTEM FOR EFFECTIVE PASSENGER CABIN AIRFLOW DISTRIBUTION
    Publication number: 20190126720
    Abstract: A vent system for a vehicle includes a plurality of registers each having a power-actuated damper and a power-actuated airflow-directing shutter. A user interface is operatively linked to the power-actuated airflow-directing shutter. A controller is provided, adapted to automatically open the power-actuated damper of one or more of the plurality of registers disposed adjacent to an occupied vehicle seat. The user interface is adapted to control an orientation of the power-actuated airflow-directing shutter to direct an airflow to one of an upper zone, a middle zone, and a lower zone. The controller is adapted to translate the power-actuated damper between an open orientation and a closed orientation according to inputs received from one or more occupant location sensors. Methods for controlling a vehicle vent system are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Francisco Javier Gomez Mata, Virginia Ortega Conde, Luis Felipe Blas Martinez, Christopher Diaz Rodriguez
  • FUEL TANK BAFFLE INCLUDING VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL SURFACES FOR REDUCTION OF FUEL SLOSH NOISE
    Publication number: 20190077252
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a baffle system of a fuel tank. In one example, a baffle system for a fuel tank may include a horizontal section and a vertical section, where the vertical section is arranged perpendicular to the horizontal section and includes a first end coupled to the horizontal section. The vertical section may be rigidly attached to a top surface of the fuel tank via an attachment interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Francisco Javier Gomez Mata, Mayur C. Shah, Dhaval P. Vaishnav, Luis Felipe Blas Martinez, Mike Dong