Patents by Inventor Stuart Easson

Stuart Easson 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).

  • Dynamic control of vehicle drivetrain modes
    Patent number: 12283182
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for establishing at least one low or zero emission traffic zone and for controlling and monitoring a dynamically operated drivetrain of hybrid vehicles passing through the at least one established low or zero emission traffic zone is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Hendrikx, Stuart Easson, Adam Weber, Rathi Munukur, Tariq Alexander Willis, Michael Huynh, Alexandra Holz
  • ADAPTIVE LOAD MANAGEMENT WITHIN VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20250121784
    Abstract: Responsive to a magnitude of current associated with power from a vehicle being supplied to loads having a same priority approaching or exceeding a predefined threshold and indication that one of the loads has not been present at a same time as other of the loads, one or more controllers may shed or operate with reduced power the one of the loads before shedding or operating with reduced power the other of the loads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Jeffrey Robert Seaman, David Celinske, Annette Lynn Huebner, Stuart Easson, Brendan F. Diamond
  • VEHICLE UPFITTER POWER CONNECTION MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
    Publication number: 20250088004
    Abstract: One or more controllers may, after activation of a vehicle, sequentially pulse field effect transistors of a power distribution module of the vehicle that are connected to inputs of an upfitter power module, and preclude operation of the upfitter power module responsive to, for at least two of the field effect transistors, electrical parameters resulting from the corresponding pulses being reported for a same one of the inputs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Brian Grifka, Stuart Easson, Todd Ansbacher, David Celinske, Brendan F. Diamond
  • Blockchain based ecosystem for emission tracking of plug in hybrid vehicles
    Patent number: 11572056
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for the provision of data particularly for use in generating a blockchain environment for tracking emissions of a hybrid electric vehicle. The systems and methods include reading in position data representing a geographical position of a hybrid electric vehicle, reading in operating data representing an operating state of a drivetrain of the hybrid electric vehicle, forming a data block at least comprising the position data and the operating data, and adding the data block to a blockchain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Alexandra Holz, Roy Hendrikx, Martin Wiecker, Stuart Easson, Detlef Kuck
  • DYNAMIC CONTROL OF VEHICLE DRIVETRAIN MODES
    Publication number: 20220165152
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for establishing at least one low or zero emission traffic zone and for controlling and monitoring a dynamically operated drivetrain of hybrid vehicles passing through the at least one established low or zero emission traffic zone is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Hendrikx, Stuart Easson, Adam Weber, Rathi Munukur, Tariq Alexander Willis, Michael Huynh, Alexandra Holz
  • BLOCKCHAIN BASED ECOSYSTEM FOR EMISSION TRACKING OF PLUG IN HYBRID VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20200346634
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for the provision of data particularly for use in generating a blockchain environment for tracking emissions of a hybrid electric vehicle. The systems and methods include reading in position data representing a geographical position of a hybrid electric vehicle, reading in operating data representing an operating state of a drivetrain of the hybrid electric vehicle, forming a data block at least comprising the position data and the operating data, and adding the data block to a blockchain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Alexandra Holz, Roy Hendrikx, Martin Wiecker, Stuart Easson, Detlef Kuck