Patents by Inventor John Jennings

John Jennings 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: 12100910
    Abstract: A first apparatus includes an electrical connector with an outer shell and an inner wafer, where the inner wafer is configured to slide into a cavity of the outer shell. The first apparatus further includes a shape-memory alloy coupled to a void in the outer shell and configured to interfere with an area on the inner wafer. A second apparatus includes an OTS connector with an outer shell and an inner wafer, where the inner wafer is configured to slide into a cavity of the outer shell. The second apparatus further includes a plurality of SMT leads of the inner wafer configured to mount onto a plurality of landing pads on a PCBA. The second apparatus includes a shape-memory alloy coupled to a void in the outer shell and configured to interfere with the inner wafer preventing movement of the inner wafer within the outer shell of OTS connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Theron Lee Lewis, David J. Braun, James D. Bielick, John R. Dangler, Timothy P. Younger, Timothy Jennings, Jennifer I. Bennett, Stephen Michael Hugo
  • Publication number: 20240314201
    Abstract: Supporting multiple replication schemes across distinct network layers, including: replicating, over a first type of network messaging layer, data between a first storage system and a second storage system; selecting a different messaging layer for data replication; and replicating, over a second type of network messaging layer, data between the first storage system and the second storage system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: LOGAN JENNINGS, AARON DAILEY, ROLAND DREIER, GANGA KONDAPALLI, NICOLE TSELENTIS, STEPHEN WHITNEY, DAQUAN ZUO, RONALD KARR, JOHN COLGROVE
  • Publication number: 20230365020
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for routing one or more electrified vehicles in a manner that improves battery life. The proposed systems and methods may utilize a multi-objective approach to route planning. The multi-objective approach may account for factors such as time, energy consumption, and battery life. Origin-destination matrices may be leveraged for providing the multi-objective route planning approaches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Jinwoo SEOK, Mark John JENNINGS, Ryan O'GORMAN, Stuart C. SALTER, Xiaohong Nina DUAN, Gabrielle VUYLSTEKE, Michael David BEENEY
  • Patent number: 11239509
    Abstract: A vehicle powertrain component includes a thermal transfer surface that transfers thermal energy out of a powertrain component and a thermally active material disposed over the thermal transfer surface. The thermally active material includes a variable thermal conductivity and an actuator coupled to the thermally active material induces changes in the thermal conductivity of the thermally active material. A controller governs operation of the actuator to adjust the thermal conductivity of the thermally active material responsive to a vehicle operating condition to maintain the powertrain component within a predefined temperature range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Quazi Ehtesham Hussain, Mark John Jennings, Chad Allan Baker
  • Publication number: 20210175560
    Abstract: A vehicle powertrain component includes a thermal transfer surface that transfers thermal energy out of a powertrain component and a thermally active material disposed over the thermal transfer surface. The thermally active material includes a variable thermal conductivity and an actuator coupled to the thermally active material induces changes in the thermal conductivity of the thermally active material. A controller governs operation of the actuator to adjust the thermal conductivity of the thermally active material responsive to a vehicle operating condition to maintain the powertrain component within a predefined temperature range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Quazi Ehtesham Hussain, Mark John Jennings, Chad Allan Baker
  • Patent number: 10597025
    Abstract: Methods and systems for operating a hybrid driveline that includes an engine and an electric machine are presented. In one non-limiting example, the engine and electric machine are operated according to a solution of a Hamiltonian that includes a first co-state and a second co-state, an engine fuel flow parameter, a rate of change of battery state of charge parameter, and an emissions flow rate parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Kukhyun Ahn, Mohammad Shakiba-herfeh, David Richens Brigham, Alexander T. Zaremba, Mark John Jennings
  • Patent number: 10352430
    Abstract: A vehicle subsystem according to an exemplary aspect of the present discourse includes, among other things, a wall structure and a thermal resistance feature internal to the wall structure and configured to inhibit heat loss through the wall structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Quazi Hussain, William Samuel Schwartz, Mark John Jennings
  • Patent number: 10308107
    Abstract: A transmission includes first, second, and third planetary gear sets (PGS). A first electric machine is fixedly coupled to a sun gear of the first PGS. A second electric machine is fixedly coupled to a carrier of the first PGS. A brake is selectively holding a ring gear of the first PGS against rotation. First and second clutches selectively couple the first and second electric machines, respectively, to a portion of the second and third PGS, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Xiaowu Zhang, David Gon Oh, David Allen Janson, Mark John Jennings, Gregory Daniel Goleski
  • Publication number: 20190118641
    Abstract: A transmission includes first, second, and third planetary gear sets (PGS). A first electric machine is fixedly coupled to a sun gear of the first PGS. A second electric machine is fixedly coupled to a carrier of the first PGS. A brake is selectively holding a ring gear of the first PGS against rotation. First and second clutches selectively couple the first and second electric machines, respectively, to a portion of the second and third PGS, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Xiaowu ZHANG, David Gon OH, David Allen JANSON, Mark John JENNINGS, Gregory Daniel GOLESKI
  • Patent number: 10145279
    Abstract: Systems and methods for operating an engine that includes an exhaust gas heat recovery system are described. The system may reduce engine warm-up time and increase an amount of time an engine of a hybrid vehicle is deactivated while the hybrid vehicle is powered by a motor. In one example, a phase change material selectively stores and releases exhaust gas energy from and engine to improve vehicle operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Quazi Ehtesham Hussain, William Samuel Schwartz, David Richens Brigham, Mark John Jennings, Furqan Zafar Shaikh, Michael Levin, Donald Masch, Danrich Henry Demitroff, James Patrick O'Neill
  • Patent number: 10023179
    Abstract: A hybrid vehicle includes powertrain components such as an engine, an automatic transmission, and a traction motor selectively coupled to the engine via a clutch and to the transmission. At least one controller is programmed to control these powertrain components. The vehicle is driven over a drive cycle that includes multiple engine starts and transmission gear shifts. An amount of fuel consumption used during these engine starts and transmissions gear shifts is stored on an on-board storage device. Subsequently, the engine is inhibited from starting and the transmission is inhibited from shifting gears based on the amount of fuel consumption associated with the engine starts and transmission gear shifts performed during the drive cycle as recalled from the storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mohammad Shakiba-Herfeh, Kukhyun Ahn, David Richens Brigham, Alexander T. Zaremba, Mark John Jennings
  • Publication number: 20180050682
    Abstract: Methods and systems for operating a hybrid driveline that includes an engine and an electric machine are presented. In one non-limiting example, the engine and electric machine are operated according to a solution of a Hamiltonian that includes a first co-state and a second co-state, an engine fuel flow parameter, a rate of change of battery state of charge parameter, and an emissions flow rate parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Kukhyun Ahn, Mohammad Shakiba-herfeh, David Richens Brigham, Alexander T. Zaremba, Mark John Jennings
  • Patent number: 9896987
    Abstract: An exhaust gas heat recovery system for a vehicle is configured to selectively distribute a fluid heated by engine exhaust to a first path for generating electricity and a second path for heating one or more powertrain components of the vehicle. A controller selects a distribution of the fluid to the first and second paths based on minimizing a fuel consumption of an engine. The controller further selects a distribution of fluid to the powertrain components to minimize fuel consumption. The controller distributes the fluid according to the selected distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Quazi Hussain, William Samuel Schwartz, Chad Allan Baker, David Richens Brigham, Mark John Jennings
  • Publication number: 20170327105
    Abstract: A hybrid vehicle includes powertrain components such as an engine, an automatic transmission, and a traction motor selectively coupled to the engine via a clutch and to the transmission. At least one controller is programmed to control these powertrain components. The vehicle is driven over a drive cycle that includes multiple engine starts and transmission gear shifts. An amount of fuel consumption used during these engine starts and transmissions gear shifts is stored on an on-board storage device. Subsequently, the engine is inhibited from starting and the transmission is inhibited from shifting gears based on the amount of fuel consumption associated with the engine starts and transmission gear shifts performed during the drive cycle as recalled from the storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Mohammad SHAKIBA-HERFEH, Kukhyun AHN, David Richens BRIGHAM, Alexander T. ZAREMBA, Mark John JENNINGS
  • Patent number: 9759114
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a powertrain having an engine and at least one controller. The controller is programmed to selectively heat at least one of a plurality of components of the powertrain with a given amount of waste heat based on an expected decrease in friction power associated with an expected increase in temperature from the given amount of waste heat for each of the components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: William Samuel Schwartz, David Richens Brigham, Mark John Jennings, Quazi Hussain
  • Patent number: 9587546
    Abstract: Systems and methods for operating an engine that includes an exhaust gas heat recovery system are described. The system may selectively or contemporaneously supply energy from engine exhaust gas to generate electricity or warm the engine. In one example, exhaust gas energy raises a temperature of a heat transfer medium and the heat transfer medium is routed to an engine coolant heat exchanger or an expander via a bypass valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Quazi Ehtesham Hussain, David Richens Brigham, Mark John Jennings
  • Patent number: 9459111
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes establishing a road network model on which a plurality of simulated vehicles may be run. The method also includes setting up a plurality of scenarios under which vehicle driving conditions vary to be run on the road network model. The illustrative method includes receiving energy usage related data for a plurality of simulated vehicles run in at least one of the plurality of scenarios on the road network model. The method further includes calculating a total energy consumption for each of the vehicles. The method additionally includes repeating the receiving and calculating steps to determine how various elements of the road network model and scenarios effect vehicle energy consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Perry Robinson MacNeille, Edward Andrew Pleet, Mark John Jennings, Oleg Yurievitch Gusikhin, Brian Petersen
  • Publication number: 20160273435
    Abstract: An exhaust gas heat recovery system for a vehicle is configured to selectively distribute a fluid heated by engine exhaust to a first path for generating electricity and a second path for heating one or more powertrain components of the vehicle. A controller selects a distribution of the fluid to the first and second paths based on minimizing a fuel consumption of an engine. The controller further selects a distribution of fluid to the powertrain components to minimize fuel consumption. The controller distributes the fluid according to the selected distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Quazi Hussain, William Samuel Schwartz, Chad Allan Baker, David Richens Brigham, Mark John Jennings
  • Publication number: 20160265644
    Abstract: A vehicle subsystem according to an exemplary aspect of the present discourse includes, among other things, a wall structure and a thermal resistance feature internal to the wall structure and configured to inhibit heat loss through the wall structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Quazi HUSSAIN, William Samuel SCHWARTZ, Mark John JENNINGS
  • Patent number: D1036320
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: SILVER CROSS (IP) LIMITED
    Inventors: John Jennings, Philip Taylor