Patents by Inventor Matthew Thomas Loiselle

Matthew Thomas Loiselle 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).

  • Vehicle battery monitoring method and assembly
    Patent number: 11506719
    Abstract: A monitoring method includes, among other things, within a vehicle, providing a first electrical system with an auxiliary battery, and a second electrical system with a primary battery. The method further includes electrically coupling the first electrical system to the second electrical system, electrically loading the auxiliary battery and the primary battery, and comparing an electrical parameter of the auxiliary battery to a threshold value to assess a state of the auxiliary battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Hanyang B. Chen, Michael J. Irby, Matthew Thomas Loiselle, William David Treharne, Mark E. Shields, Josephine S. Lee
  • VEHICLE BATTERY MONITORING METHOD AND ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20210063492
    Abstract: A monitoring method includes, among other things, within a vehicle, providing a first electrical system with an auxiliary battery, and a second electrical system with a primary battery. The method further includes electrically coupling the first electrical system to the second electrical system, electrically loading the auxiliary battery and the primary battery, and comparing an electrical parameter of the auxiliary battery to a threshold value to assess a state of the auxiliary battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Hanyang B. Chen, Michael J. Irby, Matthew Thomas Loiselle, William David Treharne, Mark E. Shields, Josephine S. Lee
  • Isolation switch operation
    Patent number: 10714966
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a starter motor having a dedicated power source, an electric machine, and a controller configured to, responsive to a command for the motor to start an engine, open a switch to isolate the motor and source from a network electrically connected with the machine, and responsive to voltages on both sides of the switch falling within a predetermined range, close the switch to charge the source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mark E. Shields, Matthew Thomas Loiselle, Brian Keyse, Josephine S. Lee
  • ISOLATION SWITCH OPERATION
    Publication number: 20190326772
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a starter motor having a dedicated power source, an electric machine, and a controller configured to, responsive to a command for the motor to start an engine, open a switch to isolate the motor and source from a network electrically connected with the machine, and responsive to voltages on both sides of the switch falling within a predetermined range, close the switch to charge the source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Mark E. SHIELDS, Matthew Thomas Loiselle, Brian Keyse, Josephine S. Lee