Patents by Inventor Suzanne Stuber

Suzanne Stuber 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).

  • Water-in fuel detection using duty cycle calculation
    Patent number: 8781673
    Abstract: A method for operating a vehicle having a fuel system that may include unwanted water is described. The method includes, adjusting an operating parameter in response to a relative amount of high and low readings from a water-in-fuel sensor coupled in the fuel system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Janette Marie Nunn, Suzanne Stuber, David Chester Waskiewicz, John Eric Rollinger
  • Water-in-Fuel Detection Using Duty Cycle Calculation
    Publication number: 20090048728
    Abstract: A method for operating a vehicle having a fuel system that may be contaminated with water is described. The method includes, adjusting an operating parameter in response to a relative amount of high and low readings from a water-in-fuel sensor coupled in the fuel system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2007
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Janette Marie Nunn, Suzanne Stuber, David Chester Waskiewicz, John Eric Rollinger
  • Vehicle and method for controlling an engine in a vehicle
    Patent number: 7335131
    Abstract: A method for controlling an engine in a vehicle including a transmission is provided. The method utilizes feedforward control by determining when a neutral transmission gear is selected, and adjusting an engine parameter to control the engine operation based on at least one predetermined condition when it is determined that the neutral transmission gear has been selected. The at least one predetermined condition includes having a value of a vehicle parameter, such as a battery state of charge, being outside a predetermined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Pat Smithberger, Christopher Lear, Suzanne Stuber, Douglas Martin
  • VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ENGINE IN A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20070021265
    Abstract: A method for controlling an engine in a vehicle including a transmission is provided. The method utilizes feedforward control by determining when a neutral transmission gear is selected, and adjusting an engine parameter to control the engine operation based on at least one predetermined condition when it is determined that the neutral transmission gear has been selected. The at least one predetermined condition includes having a value of a vehicle parameter, such as a battery state of charge, being outside a predetermined range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2005
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Pat Smithberger, Christopher Lear, Suzanne Stuber, Douglas Martin