Patents by Inventor Mark A. Brantmeyer

Mark A. Brantmeyer 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).

  • Control for a motor vehicle cranking system
    Patent number: 5622148
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, a cranking system for a motor vehicle engine includes a starter motor assembly having a cranking motor and a starter solenoid. An electronic controller independently controls actuation of the starter solenoid and a contactor which provides current to the cranking motor. In this embodiment of the invention, the starter solenoid has a single electrical coil. Further, the contactor is relocated from its typical location within the starter solenoid to within the electronic controller, located remotely from the starter motor assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1997
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Xiaolin B. Xue, Charles M. Freitas, Mark A. Brantmeyer, Xingyi Xu, John G. Bulick