Patents by Inventor Nicholas Sup

Nicholas Sup 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).

  • Low coolant temperature fault diagnostic systems and methods
    Patent number: 9103267
    Abstract: A diagnostic system for a vehicle includes a comparison module, a disabling module, and a fault indication module. The comparison module indicates whether a temperature of engine coolant is less than a first predetermined temperature. The disabling module disables the comparison module until the temperature of the engine coolant is greater than a second predetermined temperature. The fault indication module diagnoses a fault in response to the comparison module indicating that the temperature of the engine coolant is less than the first predetermined temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Inventors: Stephen Paul Levijoki, John W. Siekkinen, Nicholas Sup, Eric E. Klauser
  • LOW COOLANT TEMPERATURE FAULT DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20140019026
    Abstract: A diagnostic system for a vehicle includes a comparison module, a disabling module, and a fault indication module. The comparison module indicates whether a temperature of engine coolant is less than a first predetermined temperature. The disabling module disables the comparison module until the temperature of the engine coolant is greater than a second predetermined temperature. The fault indication module diagnoses a fault in response to the comparison module indicating that the temperature of the engine coolant is less than the first predetermined temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Paul Levijoki, John W. Siekkinen, Nicholas Sup, Eric E. Klauser