Patents by Inventor Kathi S Lee

Kathi S Lee 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).

  • Hybrid vehicle with integral generator for auxiliary loads
    Patent number: 7654349
    Abstract: A hybrid vehicle includes an internal combustion engine coupled to a combined starter/motor/generator which is, in turn, coupled to a transmission of the vehicle. The starter/motor/generator is coupled to a high voltage battery pack via an inverter and to a deployable power output panel for serving loads external to the vehicle. Whenever external loads are to be powered, a control unit automatically places the vehicle in PARK, or alternatively activates an electrical parking brake system to hold the vehicle stationary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Chrysler Group LLC
    Inventors: Kathi S Lee, Del C Schroeder, Robert G Malcolm, Kenneth Hartwig, Lewis Charles Eanes, Sr., William W Doolittle, III
  • Hybrid vehicle with integral generator for auxiliary loads
    Patent number: 7231994
    Abstract: A hybrid vehicle includes an internal combustion engine coupled to a combined starter/motor/generator which is, in turn, coupled to a transmission of the vehicle. The starter/motor/generator is coupled to a high voltage battery pack via an inverter and to a deployable power output panel for serving loads external to the vehicle. Whenever external loads are to be powered, a control unit automatically places the vehicle in PARK, or alternatively activates an electrical parking brake system to hold the vehicle stationary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Arthur J Buglione, Thomas S Moore, Gerald Cilibraise, Kathi S Lee, Richard G Reed, Jr., Del C Schroeder, Robert G Malcolm, Edmund Tworkowski, Kenneth Hartwig, Lewis Charles Eanes, Sr., Glenn E Lucas, Robert L Davis, William W Doolittle, III