Patents by Inventor Tamra Green

Tamra Green 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).

  • Method and system for plug fouling monitoring and cleaning
    Patent number: 10323590
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for detecting spark plug fouling and cleaning up fouled spark plug during pre-delivery phase of a vehicle. In one example, a method may include updating a spark plug fouling index saved in the non-volatile memory of the vehicle based on engine operating parameters, and indicating spark plug fouling based on the updated index. The method may further include cleaning the fouled spark plug by driving the vehicle along a planned route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Yichao Guo, Christopher Richard Weber, Nelson William Morrow, Jr., C. Scott Langley, Tamra Green, Robert Sarow Baskins
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PLUG FOULING MONITORING AND CLEANING
    Publication number: 20180094597
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for detecting spark plug fouling and cleaning up fouled spark plug during pre-delivery phase of a vehicle. In one example, a method may include updating a spark plug fouling index saved in the non-volatile memory of the vehicle based on engine operating parameters, and indicating spark plug fouling based on the updated index. The method may further include cleaning the fouled spark plug by driving the vehicle along a planned route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Yichao Guo, Christopher Richard Weber, Nelson William Morrow, JR., C. Scott Langley, Tamra Green, Robert Sarow Baskins