Patents by Inventor Stephen R. Burke

Stephen R. Burke 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).

  • Battery state of charge target based on predicted regenerative energy
    Patent number: 9815373
    Abstract: A hybrid vehicle includes an engine; a traction battery; and a controller or a vehicle control system having a controller. The controller is programmed to respond to a state of charge (SOC) of the traction battery. When the SOC is greater than a predicted SOC the controller is programmed to decrease a SOC threshold at which the engine is shut down to reduce the SOC. The SOC threshold is defined by a difference between a maximum SOC and an expected change in the SOC associated with predicted regenerative energy for a drive cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: William Paul Perkins, Kenneth James Miller, Douglas Raymond Martin, Stephen R. Burke
  • BATTERY STATE OF CHARGE TARGET BASED ON PREDICTED REGENERATIVE ENERGY
    Publication number: 20160243947
    Abstract: A hybrid vehicle includes an engine; a traction battery; and a controller or a vehicle control system having a controller. The controller is programmed to respond to a state of charge (SOC) of the traction battery. When the SOC is greater than a predicted SOC the controller is programmed to decrease a SOC threshold at which the engine is shut down to reduce the SOC. The SOC threshold is defined by a difference between a maximum SOC and an expected change in the SOC associated with predicted regenerative energy for a drive cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: William Paul Perkins, Kenneth James Miller, Douglas Raymond Martin, Stephen R. Burke
  • Combustion-modified polyurethane foam
    Patent number: 5104910
    Abstract: Described herein is an isocyanate-reactive compound containing at least one linkage of the formula:--X--X--wherein X is independently in each occurrence --NR--, --S--, or --O--; R is independently in each occurrence hydrogen, C.sub.1-10 alkyl, aryl, or arylene; and at least one N, S, or O atom of the above formula is bonded to an aryl or arylene group. Also disclosed are isocyanate-reactive compositions containing the above compound and flexible polyurethane foams prepared therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1992
    Assignee: The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventors: Robert B. Turner, Ralph D. Priester, Jr., Stephen R. Burkes