Patents by Inventor Steven Chorian

Steven Chorian 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).

  • System and a method for dissipating voltage in an electrical circuit of a vehicle
    Patent number: 7422293
    Abstract: A system and a method for dissipating voltage in an electrical circuit of a vehicle. The system includes a power source and an inverter. The power source has a voltage source and a contactor. The inverter is electrically coupled to the power source and includes a device for storing an electrical charge. The contactor is opened to disconnect the voltage source before the device is discharged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Steven Chorian, Venkateswa Sankaran, David Gabriel, Patrick Maguire, Leonard Shaner, J. Anthony Lockwood
  • INFORMATION DISPLAY AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING INFORMATION FOR A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20070208468
    Abstract: A vehicle information display (56) for a hybrid electric vehicle is provided. The display (56) includes an engine icon (60), a motor icon (62), a battery icon (64) and a vehicle drive wheels icon (66). To provide information to the vehicle operator regarding the operating state of the vehicle, power flow indicators (68, 70, 72) between the various icons are used to indicate the direction and magnitude of power flow between corresponding components of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Venkateswa Sankaran, Steven Chorian, Eric Schaeffer, Lixin Situ
  • SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR DISSIPATING VOLTAGE IN AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT OF A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20070026711
    Abstract: A system and a method for dissipating voltage in an electrical circuit of a vehicle. The system includes a power source and an inverter. The power source has a voltage source and a contactor. The inverter is electrically coupled to the power source and includes a device for storing an electrical charge. The contactor is opened to disconnect the voltage source before the device is discharged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Steven Chorian, Venkateswa Sankaran, David Gabriel, Patrick Maguire, Leonard Shaner, J. Lockwood