Patents by Inventor Patrick Shearer

Patrick Shearer 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 for adjusting a grille shutter opening
    Patent number: 9726067
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for adjusting a grille shutter opening based on an estimated amount of fuel in oil dilution. In one example, a method may include adjusting a grille shutter opening to a closed position in response to an oil dilution amount above a threshold, the position determined based on the oil dilution amount in addition to each of engine coolant temperature and acceleration/deceleration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mohannad Hakeem, Shuya Shark Yamada, Patrick Shearer, Joseph Patrick Whitehead, Eric Krengel, Gopichandra Surnilla
  • METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A GRILLE SHUTTER OPENING
    Publication number: 20160194999
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for adjusting a grille shutter opening based on an estimated amount of fuel in oil dilution. In one example, a method may include adjusting a grille shutter opening to a closed position in response to an oil dilution amount above a threshold, the position determined based on the oil dilution amount in addition to each of engine coolant temperature and acceleration/deceleration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Mohannad Hakeem, Shuya Shark Yamada, Patrick Shearer, Joseph Patrick Whitehead, Eric Krengel, Gopichandra Surnilla