Patents by Inventor Kenneth Ramon Ferguson

Kenneth Ramon Ferguson 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).

  • DYNAMIC STATE-OF-CHARGE BOUNDS FOR VEHICLE BATTERY MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20210188114
    Abstract: There is disclosed herein examples of system and procedure for assigning state-of-charge profiles to vehicles to extend battery lives of batteries of the vehicles. Determining an optimal state-of-charge profile for the vehicle may take into account battery degradation of the battery of the vehicle and/or characteristics of an operational assignment to which the vehicle is being assigned. The state-of-charge profiles assigned to the vehicles may extend the battery life of the battery of the vehicle and reduce battery replacements of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: GM Cruise Holdings LLC
    Inventor: Kenneth Ramon Ferguson