Patents by Inventor Matthew Allen Warner

Matthew Allen Warner 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).

  • ECO-MODE CRUISE CONTROL
    Publication number: 20150066327
    Abstract: A vehicle cruise control system includes an ECO-cruise mode such that a rate of acceleration of the vehicle during cruise control is less than or equal to a maximum that is a function of vehicle speed and road grade. Further, the rate is a function of the vehicle speed and a difference between the vehicle and target cruise control speeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Fazal Urrahman Syed, Matthew Allen Warner, Ryan J. Skaff, Benjamin Carl Mukkala, Terry Gene Feldpausch, Ming Lang Kuang, David H. Schmitt, Elaine Y. Chen
  • Method and system for vehicle speed control
    Patent number: 8634939
    Abstract: Methods are provided for controlling a vehicle speed during a downhill travel. Based on the estimated grade of the downhill travel and further based on an input received from the operator, different combinations of an engine braking torque and a regenerative braking torque are used to maintain the vehicle speed during the downhill travel. A battery rate of charging is also adjusted based on the duration or distance of the downhill travel, as indicated by the operator input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Douglas Raymond Martin, Matthew Allen Warner, Mathew Alan Boesch, Fazal Urrahman Syed
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
    Publication number: 20130066493
    Abstract: Methods are provided for controlling a vehicle speed during a downhill travel. Based on the estimated grade of the downhill travel and further based on an input received from the operator, different combinations of an engine braking torque and a regenerative braking torque are used to maintain the vehicle speed during the downhill travel. A battery rate of charging is also adjusted based on the duration or distance of the downhill travel, as indicated by the operator input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Douglas Raymond Martin, Matthew Allen Warner, Mathew Alan Boesch, Fazal Urrahman Syed