Patents by Inventor Marvin E. Carpenter

Marvin E. Carpenter 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).

  • Patent number: 6936995
    Abstract: A regulator voltage control includes measuring a current of a battery, determining a state of charge (SOC) of the battery based on the current, and determining a nominal optimum charging voltage as a function of the SOC of the battery. The nominal optimum charging voltage is converted to a % duty cycle, and a generator is operated relative to the % duty cycle for charging the battery. The nominal optimum charging voltage is reduced when either a battery charge current is below a predetermined value, or a current drawing accessory is turned on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Nick S. Kapsokavathis, David W. Walters, Marvin E. Carpenter
  • Publication number: 20040164709
    Abstract: A regulator voltage control includes measuring a current of a battery, determining a state of charge (SOC) of the battery based on the current, and determining a nominal optimum charging voltage as a function of the SOC of the battery. The nominal optimum charging voltage is converted to a % duty cycle, and a generator is operated relative to the % duty cycle for charging the battery. The nominal optimum charging voltage is reduced when either a battery charge current is below a predetermined value, or a current drawing accessory is turned on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2003
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Inventors: Nick S. Kapsokavathis, David W. Walters, Marvin E. Carpenter
  • Patent number: 4860222
    Abstract: A microprocessor based fuel control for automotive vehicle engines samples the measured air flow rate at fixed intervals and calculates the air mass flow for a cylinder interval which varies with engine speed. A sensor on the engine detects cylinder position for the cylinder interval determination. An independent clock controls the air flow rate sampling periods. During each cylinder interval the air flow rate is integrated for each whole sampling period and is approximated for each partial period at the boundaries of the cylinder interval. The results are summed to obtain the mass air flow for the cylinder interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1989
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Edward H. Schmidt, Marvin E. Carpenter, David W. Walters