Patents by Inventor Mark E. Krugman

Mark E. Krugman 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).

  • Electrified vehicle with auxiliary battery rack having collapsible frame and corresponding method
    Patent number: 10811646
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to an electrified vehicle with an auxiliary battery rack, which has a collapsible frame, and a corresponding method. In particular, the auxiliary battery rack is located at least partially within a storage compartment of the electrified vehicle. The auxiliary battery rack includes a frame configurable in a support position and a collapsed position in which the frame occupies less volume in the storage compartment than when in the support position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Meyers, Mark E. Krugman, Niel August Lewis, Charles Westberg, Bradley Arnold Lammers
  • ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE WITH AUXILIARY BATTERY RACK HAVING COLLAPSIBLE FRAME AND CORRESPONDING METHOD
    Publication number: 20200136107
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to an electrified vehicle with an auxiliary battery rack, which has a collapsible frame, and a corresponding method. In particular, the auxiliary battery rack is located at least partially within a storage compartment of the electrified vehicle. The auxiliary battery rack includes a frame configurable in a support position and a collapsed position in which the frame occupies less volume in the storage compartment than when in the support position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Charles Meyers, Mark E. Krugman, Niel August Lewis, Charles Westberg, Bradley Arnold Lammers
  • Method and Apparatus for Contact Address Population and Verbal Address Selection
    Publication number: 20150308850
    Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to receive a verbal instruction identifying a navigation instruction and a contact name. The processor is also configured to retrieve a physical address saved in a vehicle computing system contact entry corresponding to the contact name. Further, the processor is configured to verify the validity of the retrieved address as a navigation destination and set the retrieved address as the navigation destination after the validity has been verified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mark E. Krugman, James Ryan Chinavare, James W. Helmke, Eric Krugman