Patents by Inventor Kevin KOOTSILLAS

Kevin KOOTSILLAS 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).

  • System and method for increasing regenerative braking in a rear-wheel-drive-based platform with four-wheel-drive capability
    Patent number: 11225238
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a power source configured to provide drive torque, a front axle, a rear axle, and a transfer case configured to distribute drive torque from the power source between the front axle and the rear axle. The vehicle additionally includes a clutch arranged between the front axle and the transfer case. The clutch has a disengaged state and an engaged state drivingly coupling the transfer case and the front axle. The vehicle also includes a regenerative braking system configured to, in response to a braking request, provide regenerative braking torque to the rear axle. The vehicle further includes a controller. The controller is configured to, in response to a braking request and the clutch being in the disengaged state, control the clutch to shift into the engaged state to couple the regenerative braking system to the front axle and provide regenerative braking torque to the front axle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Scott J. Lauffer, Ashok E. Rodrigues, Dale Scott Crombez, Andreas E. Perakes, Filip Tomik, Kevin Kootsillas, Michael Paul Lindlbauer
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCREASING REGENERATIVE BRAKING IN A REAR-WHEEL-DRIVE-BASED PLATFORM WITH FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE CAPABILITY
    Publication number: 20160339779
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a power source configured to provide drive torque, a front axle, a rear axle, and a transfer case configured to distribute drive torque from the power source between the front axle and the rear axle. The vehicle additionally includes a clutch arranged between the front axle and the transfer case. The clutch has a disengaged state and an engaged state drivingly coupling the transfer case and the front axle. The vehicle also includes a regenerative braking system configured to, in response to a braking request, provide regenerative braking torque to the rear axle. The vehicle further includes a controller. The controller is configured to, in response to a braking request and the clutch being in the disengaged state, control the clutch to shift into the engaged state to couple the regenerative braking system to the front axle and provide regenerative braking torque to the front axle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Scott J. LAUFFER, Ashok E. RODRIGUES, Dale Scott CROMBEZ, Andreas E. PERAKES, Filip TOMIK, Kevin KOOTSILLAS, Michael Paul LINDLBAUER