Patents by Inventor Kenneth L. Pither

Kenneth L. Pither 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).

  • Method for Controlling a HEV Fuel Pump
    Publication number: 20120136520
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of controlling an engine fuel pump in a hybrid-electric vehicle. The method includes: cycling a vehicle powertrain between an electric mode, where an engine is commanded off, and a mechanical mode, where the engine is commanded on; and depowering an engine fuel pump when the engine is commanded off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Inventors: Douglas Raymond Martin, Jesse D.L. Brunais, Kenneth L. Pither, Mike Paul Lindlbauer