Patents by Inventor Joseph CONFER

Joseph CONFER 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).

  • High voltage winch system leveraging hybrid electric vehicle architecture
    Patent number: 11677258
    Abstract: A vehicle includes an auxiliary battery configured to power an electrical accessory, a traction battery configured to provide power to propel the vehicle, a winch including a motor and cable, and a controller configured to, responsive to a requested torque of the motor being less than a threshold, initiate transfer of power to the motor from the auxiliary battery, and initiate transfer of power to the motor from the traction battery otherwise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Ehlert, Joseph Confer
  • HIGH VOLTAGE WINCH SYSTEM LEVERAGING HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE ARCHITECTURE
    Publication number: 20200244091
    Abstract: A vehicle includes an auxiliary battery configured to power an electrical. accessory, a traction battery configured to provide power to propel the vehicle, a winch including a motor and cable, and a controller configured to, responsive to a requested torque of the motor being less than a threshold, initiate transfer of power to the motor from the auxiliary battery, and initiate transfer of power to the motor from the traction battery otherwise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Michael EHLERT, Joseph CONFER