Patents by Inventor Lohpartap Ahluwalia

Lohpartap Ahluwalia 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).

  • Diesel fuel gelling determination method
    Patent number: 9328705
    Abstract: Fuel gelling determination methods and systems are provided for identifying and displaying to a vehicle operator a message conveying that the conditions are suitable for the formation of a fuel gel. In one particular example, at a fuel refill event the average ambient air temperature is calculated over the last fifty miles and used to characterize the grade of fuel as a summer or winter grade of fuel. Then, when the ambient temperature next drops near the cloud point of a summer fuel grade while driving, a message is displayed to a vehicle operator indicating that the conditions are suitable for fuel gelling to occur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ace Koua Kue, John Paul Bogema, Lohpartap Ahluwalia, Dennis Blanchard, William P. Boone
  • DIESEL FUEL GELLING DETERMINATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20160025049
    Abstract: Fuel gelling determination methods and systems are provided for identifying and displaying to a vehicle operator a message conveying that the conditions are suitable for the formation of a fuel gel. In one particular example, at a fuel refill event the average ambient air temperature is calculated over the last fifty miles and used to characterize the grade of fuel as a summer or winter grade of fuel. Then, when the ambient temperature next drops near the cloud point of a summer fuel grade while driving, a message is displayed to a vehicle operator indicating that the conditions are suitable for fuel gelling to occur.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Ace Koua Kue, John Paul Bogema, Lohpartap Ahluwalia, Dennis Blanchard, William P. Boone