Patents by Inventor Jacek BRAUNER

Jacek BRAUNER 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: 11424636
    Abstract: A system for a vehicle includes a converter configured to, responsive to a first signal from a first adaptor indicating a first plug type having a first electrical parameter configuration, output power to the adaptor according to the first electrical parameter configuration, and responsive to a second signal from a second adaptor indicating a second plug type having a second electrical parameter configuration, output power to the adaptor according to the second configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Theodore Joseph Filippi, Allan Roy Gale, Ke Zou, Jacek Brauner, Krishna Prasad Bhat, Michael W. Degner
  • Patent number: 11173803
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes a converter, outlets, and a switching arrangement electrically between the outlets and the converter. A controller is programmed to, responsive to a first request, operate the switching arrangement to electrically connect a line and a neutral to a first outlet and operate the converter to output single-phase power to the first outlet. Responsive to a second request, the controller is configured to operate the switching arrangement to electrically connect a plurality of lines and not the neutral to a second outlet, and operate the converter to output three-phase power to the second outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Krishna Prasad Bhat, Jacek Brauner, Xi Lu, Theodore Joseph Filippi, Ke Zou, Allan Roy Gale, Michael W. Degner
  • Patent number: 11148531
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a pair of power converters. The vehicle includes a socket having an array of power terminals arranged to accept outlets of different power terminal configurations to interconnect the pair therewith. The vehicle includes a panel having an outlet engaged with the socket. The panel includes a controller configured to communicate an electrical rating of the outlet via the socket to define a switching scheme for the pair. The communication is responsive to detecting panel and socket engagement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jacek Brauner, Theodore Joseph Filippi, Allan Roy Gale, Ke Zou, Krishna Prasad Bhat, Michael W. Degner
  • Patent number: 11084393
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes a controller programmed to receive power outlet data from an interchangeable outlet panel via a communication channel and operate an inverter to supply power to the interchangeable outlet panel via a power interface according the power outlet data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jacek Brauner, Theodore Joseph Filippi, Allan Roy Gale, Ke Zou
  • Patent number: 11040588
    Abstract: A vehicle is provided with a trailer hitch, a camera oriented to capture images of the trailer hitch, and a controller processing the captured images, detecting a trailer coupler coupled to the trailer hitch, determining a locked or unlocked state of the hitch coupler by comparing the captured images to known trailer coupler images, and generating an output indicative of the determined state of the trailer coupler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Luke Niewiadomski, Jacek Brauner, Mark Allen Lippman, Lihui Chen
  • Patent number: 11014451
    Abstract: A power converter cartridge for a vehicle includes a housing slidably insertable into a body cavity of the vehicle and including electrical outlets and coolant, data, and power interface ports configured to connect to corresponding ports of the cavity, a converter, and a controller configured to, responsive to a signal from the vehicle via the data port, cause the converter to convert power received from a traction battery of the vehicle via the power interface port to supply corresponding external loads connected to the outlets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ke Zou, Theodore Joseph Filippi, Jacek Brauner, Allan Roy Gale, Michael W. Degner
  • Publication number: 20200353782
    Abstract: A vehicle is provided with a trailer hitch, a camera oriented to capture images of the trailer hitch, and a controller processing the captured images, detecting a trailer coupler coupled to the trailer hitch, determining a locked or unlocked state of the hitch coupler by comparing the captured images to known trailer coupler images, and generating an output indicative of the determined state of the trailer coupler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Luke Niewiadomski, Jacek Brauner, Mark Allen Lippman, Lihui Chen
  • Publication number: 20200122580
    Abstract: A power converter cartridge for a vehicle includes a housing slidably insertable into a body cavity of the vehicle and including electrical outlets and coolant, data, and power interface ports configured to connect to corresponding ports of the cavity, a converter, and a controller configured to, responsive to a signal from the vehicle via the data port, cause the converter to convert power received from a traction battery of the vehicle via the power interface port to supply corresponding external loads connected to the outlets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Ke Zou, Theodore Joseph Filippi, Jacek Brauner, Allan Roy Gale, Michael W. Degner
  • Publication number: 20200122585
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes a converter, outlets, and a switching arrangement electrically between the outlets and the converter. A controller is programmed to, responsive to a first request, operate the switching arrangement to electrically connect a line and a neutral to a first outlet and operate the converter to output single-phase power to the first outlet. Responsive to a second request, the controller is configured to operate the switching arrangement to electrically connect a plurality of lines and not the neutral to a second outlet, and operate the converter to output three-phase power to the second outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Krishna Prasad BHAT, Jacek BRAUNER, Xi LU, Theodore Joseph FILIPPI, Ke ZOU, Allan Roy GALE, Michael W. DEGNER
  • Publication number: 20200114765
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a pair of power converters. The vehicle includes a socket having an array of power terminals arranged to accept outlets of different power terminal configurations to interconnect the pair therewith. The vehicle includes a panel having an outlet engaged with the socket. The panel includes a controller configured to communicate an electrical rating of the outlet via the socket to define a switching scheme for the pair. The communication is responsive to detecting panel and socket engagement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Jacek BRAUNER, Theodore Joseph FILIPPI, Allan Roy GALE, Ke ZOU, Krishna Prasad BHAT, Michael W. DEGNER
  • Publication number: 20200076217
    Abstract: A system for a vehicle includes a converter configured to, responsive to a first signal from a first adaptor indicating a first plug type having a first electrical parameter configuration, output power to the adaptor according to the first electrical parameter configuration, and responsive to a second signal from a second adaptor indicating a second plug type having a second electrical parameter configuration, output power to the adaptor according to the second configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Theodore Joseph Filippi, Allan Roy Gale, Ke Zou, Jacek Brauner, Krishna Prasad Bhat, Michael W. Degner
  • Publication number: 20200062125
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes a controller programmed to receive power outlet data from an interchangeable outlet panel via a communication channel and operate an inverter to supply power to the interchangeable outlet panel via a power interface according the power outlet data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Jacek BRAUNER, Theodore Joseph Filippi, Allan Roy Gale, Ke Zou