Patents by Inventor Herbert Thomas Meissner

Herbert Thomas Meissner 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: 11413951
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a vehicle coolant circuit. In one example, the coolant circuit includes a heater core isolation valve (HCIV) where a status of the HCIV may be diagnosed by intrusively activating a positive temperature coefficient heater in a cooling loop in which the HCIV is arranged. A response of coolant temperature to heater activation may be used to determine a position of the HCIV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Sridhar Kalivarapu, Robert Roy Jentz, Athira Vilson, Herbert Thomas Meissner, Sitaram Rejeti
  • Patent number: 11215532
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an EGR system reverse hose diagnostic. In one example, a method includes executing the reverse hose diagnostic in response to an EGR flowrate exceeding a threshold flow rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Sumanth Reddy Dadam, Robert Roy Jentz, Herbert Thomas Meissner
  • Publication number: 20210341356
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an EGR system reverse hose diagnostic. In one example, a method includes executing the reverse hose diagnostic in response to an EGR flowrate exceeding a threshold flow rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Sumanth Reddy Dadam, Robert Roy Jentz, Herbert Thomas Meissner
  • Publication number: 20200384845
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a vehicle coolant circuit. In one example, the coolant circuit includes a heater core isolation valve (HCIV) where a status of the HCIV may be diagnosed by intrusively activating a positive temperature coefficient heater in a cooling loop in which the HCIV is arranged. A response of coolant temperature to heater activation may be used to determine a position of the HCIV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Sridhar Kalivarapu, Robert Roy Jentz, Athira Vilson, Herbert Thomas Meissner, Sitaram Rejeti
  • Patent number: 9457651
    Abstract: Systems are provided for a fuel system comprising an external refueling request switch accessible at or near a refueling door, thus enabling methods that may include initiating depressurization of a fuel tank responsive to an operator engaging the refueling request switch. The status of depressurization may be communicated to the operator via on one or more LED displays located either inside the refueling assembly or located at the refueling door. In this way, refueling requests may be initiated by a refueling operator, and by relaying the status of depressurization to the operator, any confusion on the part of the operator may be avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Paul Lindlbauer, Bryan Michael Bolger, Herbert Thomas Meissner, Roman Schesnuk, Aed M. Dudar, Dennis Seung-Man Yang, Russell Randall Pearce
  • Publication number: 20160221436
    Abstract: Systems are provided for a fuel system comprising an external refueling request switch accessible at or near a refueling door, thus enabling methods that may include initiating depressurization of a fuel tank responsive to an operator engaging the refueling request switch. The status of depressurization may be communicated to the operator via on one or more LED displays located either inside the refueling assembly or located at the refueling door. In this way, refueling requests may be initiated by a refueling operator, and by relaying the status of depressurization to the operator, any confusion on the part of the operator may be avoided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Paul Lindlbauer, Bryan Michael Bolger, Herbert Thomas Meissner, Roman Schesnuk, Aed M. Dudar, Dennis Seung-Man Yang, Russell Randall Pearce
  • Patent number: 6192302
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for analyzing a motor vehicle operating problem. A number of tests are provided for the selected system or component to determine the cause of the problem. One of the tests are selected, and instructions are displayed for the selected test. A result is input for the selected test and it is determined whether the result indicates the problem was experienced during the test. If the problem was not experienced and that the test did not experience a failure, the state of the faults that are detectable by the test are set to substantially “Possible Intermittent Fault”.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter John Giles, John Cardillo, Herbert Thomas Meissner