Patents by Inventor Jeffrey D. Lines

Jeffrey D. Lines 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: 7991525
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for receiving in-vehicle information regarding diesel fuel cloud point condition. The method includes establishing communication between a telematics unit in a vehicle and i) a global positioning system device, ii) a call center including a database, and iii) a cloud point monitoring device in the vehicle. The telematics unit receives from at least one of i, ii, or iii, information pertaining to vehicle location, cloud point, and ambient temperature. The telematics unit determines from the information whether fuel in a fuel system of the vehicle is reaching cloud point or can reach cloud point within a given time period. The telematics unit then transmits an in-vehicle alert when the fuel in the vehicle fuel system is reaching cloud point or can reach cloud point within a given time period. The disclosure also relates to a system for performing the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignees: GM Global Technology Operations LLC, General Motors LLC
    Inventors: Bryan K. Pryor, William C. Albertson, Mike M. Mc Donald, Jeffrey D. Lines