Patents by Inventor Susan Nicole Wilber

Susan Nicole Wilber 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).

  • Methods and systems for operating a variable voltage oxygen sensor
    Patent number: 9874549
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for adjusting a rate of change in a reference voltage of an oxygen sensor. In one example, a method may include gradually increasing a reference voltage of an oxygen sensor from a lower first voltage to a higher second voltage at a ramp rate. The ramp rate may be based on engine operating conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel A. Makled, Gopichandra Surnilla, Richard E. Soltis, Susan Nicole Wilber
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OPERATING A VARIABLE VOLTAGE OXYGEN SENSOR
    Publication number: 20160109422
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for adjusting a rate of change in a reference voltage of an oxygen sensor. In one example, a method may include gradually increasing a reference voltage of an oxygen sensor from a lower first voltage to a higher second voltage at a ramp rate. The ramp rate may be based on engine operating conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel A. Makled, Gopichandra Surnilla, Richard E. Soltis, Susan Nicole Wilber