Patents by Inventor Thomas Joseph Turgeon

Thomas Joseph Turgeon 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).

  • Patent number: 10454145
    Abstract: An example electric vehicle battery thermocouple includes a temperature sense lead of a first material, and an electric vehicle battery component of a second material different than the first material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Joseph Turgeon, Masahiro Kimoto
  • Publication number: 20170133730
    Abstract: An example electric vehicle battery thermocouple includes a temperature sense lead of a first material, and an electric vehicle battery component of a second material different than the first material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas Joseph Turgeon, Masahiro Kimoto
  • Patent number: 9583798
    Abstract: An example electric vehicle battery thermocouple includes a temperature sense lead of a first material, and an electric vehicle battery component of a second material different than the first material. In an exemplary embodiment, the electric vehicle battery component includes a voltage sense lead and a bus bar. In another exemplary embodiment, the electric vehicle battery component includes a voltage sense lead and a terminal. In yet another exemplary embodiment, the electric vehicle battery component includes a voltage sense lead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Joseph Turgeon, Masahiro Kimoto
  • Patent number: 9046581
    Abstract: A supervisor monitoring system for autonomous test supervision is presented. A system can include a first supervisor monitor (SM) and a second SM, each configured to simultaneously monitor one or more tests conducted by one or more testing apparatus. First and second SMs can be configured to verify the other's integrity throughout a testing procedure, providing a failsafe system. The first and second SMs can be interlocked so that if the first SM detects a fault at the second SM, the first SM can interrupt testing monitored at the first SM, and can also interrupt testing monitored at the second SM, and vice versa. An SM can be configured to control a safety relay configured to couple a power channel of a battery exerciser to a battery cell, and be configured to monitor input at the battery exerciser from the cell to determine whether a test constraint has been violated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Joseph Turgeon
  • Publication number: 20150110155
    Abstract: An example electric vehicle battery thermocouple includes a temperature sense lead of a first material, and an electric vehicle battery component of a second material different than the first material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Joseph Turgeon, Masahiro Kimoto
  • Publication number: 20130166244
    Abstract: A supervisor monitoring system for autonomous test supervision is presented. A system can comprise a first supervisor monitor (SM) and a second SM, each configured to simultaneously monitor one or more tests conducted by one or more testing apparatus. First and second SMs can be configured to verify the other's integrity throughout a testing procedure, providing a failsafe system. The first and second SMs can be interlocked so that if the first SM detects a fault at the second SM, the first SM can interrupt testing monitored at the first SM, and can also interrupt testing monitored at the second SM, and vice versa. An SM can be configured to control a safety relay configured to couple a power channel of a battery exerciser to a battery cell, and be configured to monitor input at the battery exerciser from the cell to determine whether a test constraint has been violated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Joseph Turgeon