Patents by Inventor Mark J Ferrel

Mark J Ferrel 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 preventing disengagement between an electrical plug and a charge port on an electric vehicle
    Patent number: 8075329
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for preventing disengagement between an electrical plug and a charge port on an electric vehicle. One or more projections are disposed on the electric vehicle. The projection has an extended locked position and a retracted unlocked position. An actuator selectively extends and retracts the projection between the locked and unlocked positions. When the projection is in the locked position, the projection engages the plug and prevents disengagement of the plug and the port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Suriyaprakash Ayyangar Janarthanam, Mark J Ferrel, Wayne Haider, Richard Allen Scholer, Douglas Raymond Martin