Patents by Inventor Joseph Andrew Zamora

Joseph Andrew Zamora 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).

  • Engine operation based on integrated starter-generator temperature
    Patent number: 10519917
    Abstract: A vehicle includes an engine and a controller. The controller may be configured to, responsive to indication of a temperature of a starter-generator exceeding a de-rated threshold, command the engine to start and disable engine automatic shut-off. And the controller may be configured to, responsive to indication of the temperature exceeding a disabled threshold, or the temperature exceeding the de-rated threshold and a traction battery discharge power being less than a threshold, command the engine to start and shed a load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Josephine S. Lee, Mark Shields, Sassan Farahmand, Bastian Hartmann, Paul Stephen Bryan, Joseph Andrew Zamora
  • ENGINE OPERATION BASED ON INTEGRATED STARTER-GENERATOR TEMPERATURE
    Publication number: 20180306157
    Abstract: A vehicle includes an engine and a controller. The controller may be configured to, responsive to indication of a temperature of a starter-generator exceeding a de-rated threshold, command the engine to start and disable engine automatic shut-off. And the controller may be configured to, responsive to indication of the temperature exceeding a disabled threshold, or the temperature exceeding the de-rated threshold and a traction battery discharge power being less than a threshold, command the engine to start and shed a load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Josephine S. Lee, Mark Shields, Sassan Farahmand, Bastian Hartmann, Paul Stephen Bryan, Joseph Andrew Zamora
  • FEEDBACK SYSTEM FOR ENGINE AUTO STOP INHIBIT CONDITIONS
    Publication number: 20130245925
    Abstract: A vehicle includes an engine and a stop/start system that selectively auto stops and auto starts the engine, detects an auto stop inhibit condition that prevents the engine from being auto stopped, and in response, generates output based on the auto stop inhibit condition if the auto stop inhibit condition falls within a predetermined class of auto stop inhibit conditions. The vehicle also includes an interface that displays or plays the output to inform a driver of the vehicle about the detected auto stop inhibit condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Douglas Malone, Scott R. Caudill, William Najib Mansur, Joseph Andrew Zamora, Kirk Pebley