Patents by Inventor Kourie AFRAM

Kourie AFRAM 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 and system for decelerating a vehicle
    Patent number: 11007994
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for decelerating a vehicle comprising an electrical machine being arranged to provide a controllable torque to at least one drive wheel, said vehicle including driver controllable means for actively requesting a torque for propelling the vehicle. The method includes, when a driver request for a propelling torque is reduced at least to a first extent: applying a first brake torque by means of said electrical machine, by means of said first brake torque, decelerate said vehicle to a stationary state, and by means of said electrical machine, when said vehicle has been decelerated to said stationary state, continue applying a torque by means of said electrical machine to keep said vehicle in said stationary state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Scania CV AB
    Inventors: Kourie Afram, Mats Liwell, Mattias Nilsson, Fredrik Sunden
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DECELERATING A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20170297558
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for decelerating a vehicle comprising an electrical machine being arranged to provide a controllable torque to at least one drive wheel, said vehicle including driver controllable means for actively requesting a torque for propelling the vehicle. The method includes, when a driver request for a propelling torque is reduced at least to a first extent: applying a first brake torque by means of said electrical machine, by means of said first brake torque, decelerate said vehicle to a stationary state, and by means of said electrical machine, when said vehicle has been decelerated to said stationary state, continue applying a torque by means of said electrical machine to keep said vehicle in said stationary state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: Scania CV AB
    Inventors: Kourie AFRAM, Mats LIWELL, Mattias NILSSON, Fredrik SUNDEN