Patents by Inventor John Eric Byron Phillips

John Eric Byron Phillips 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).

  • Systems and methods for vehicle system component thermal regulation
    Patent number: 10400645
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for expediting catalyst heating and cooling a braking system of a vehicle via applying a magnetic field to a vehicle system component. In one example, a method may include, responsive to a temperature of the catalyst being less than a threshold temperature, applying a magnetic field to an exhaust system component arranged proximate to the catalyst, and removing the magnetic field from the exhaust system component responsive to the temperature reaching the threshold temperature. In another example, the method further includes, following a vehicle braking event, applying the magnetic field to a braking system component, and removing the magnetic field from the braking system component responsive to magnetic field deactivating conditions being met.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: John Eric Byron Phillips
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE SYSTEM COMPONENT THERMAL REGULATION
    Publication number: 20190040779
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for expediting catalyst heating and cooling a braking system of a vehicle via applying a magnetic field to a vehicle system component. In one example, a method may include, responsive to a temperature of the catalyst being less than a threshold temperature, applying a magnetic field to an exhaust system component arranged proximate to the catalyst, and removing the magnetic field from the exhaust system component responsive to the temperature reaching the threshold temperature. In another example, the method further includes, following a vehicle braking event, applying the magnetic field to a braking system component, and removing the magnetic field from the braking system component responsive to magnetic field deactivating conditions being met.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventor: John Eric Byron Phillips
  • Exhaust passage having first and second catalysts
    Patent number: 10030557
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for at least one catalyst and an oxygen filter. In one example, a method may include filtering oxygen through the oxygen filter and flowing oxygen poor exhaust gas to a catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: John Eric Byron Phillips
  • EXHAUST PASSAGE HAVING FIRST AND SECOND CATALYSTS
    Publication number: 20180135481
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for at least one catalyst and an oxygen filter. In one example, a method may include filtering oxygen through the oxygen filter and flowing oxygen poor exhaust gas to a catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventor: John Eric Byron Phillips