Patents by Inventor John T. Bremmer, Sr.

John T. Bremmer, Sr. 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).

  • State of charge based engine start-stop control
    Patent number: 9816474
    Abstract: A controller may be configured to respond to an engine start condition that occurs while an SOC of the battery is within a first predetermined range by running an engine until first occurrence of the start condition ceasing or the SOC achieving a target. The controller may further be configured to respond to an engine start condition that occurs while the SOC is within a second predetermined range less than the first by running the engine until the SOC achieves the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Hafiz Shafeek Khafagy, Hanyang Chen, Gjergji Shaska, Ahmed Awadi, John T. Bremmer, Sr.
  • State of Charge Based Engine Start-Stop Control
    Publication number: 20170107963
    Abstract: A controller may be configured to respond to an engine start condition that occurs while an SOC of the battery is within a first predetermined range by running an engine until first occurrence of the start condition ceasing or the SOC achieving a target. The controller may further be configured to respond to an engine start condition that occurs while the SOC is within a second predetermined range less than the first by running the engine until the SOC achieves the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Hafiz Shafeek Khafagy, Hanyang Chen, Gjergji Shaska, Ahmed Awadi, John T. Bremmer, Sr.