Patents by Inventor Tim Michael Farmer

Tim Michael Farmer 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).

  • Systems and methods for controlling charging operation of a vehicle battery
    Patent number: 12533975
    Abstract: A vehicle including a Direct Current-to-Direct Current (DC to DC) converter, a low-voltage battery, a memory and a processor is disclosed. The DC to DC converter may be configured to convert a high voltage electric power to a low voltage electric power, and the low-voltage battery may be configured to be charged by the DC to DC converter via the low voltage electric power. The memory may be configured to store inputs associated with a vehicle user. The processor may be configured to determine that a trigger event has occurred, and estimate a future vehicle usage based on the inputs responsive to determining that the trigger event has occurred. The processor may further control a charging operation of the low-voltage battery by the DC to DC converter based on the future vehicle usage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2026
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Jeff Robert Seaman, Tim Michael Farmer, Todd Ansbacher, David Celinske, Brendan Diamond
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING CHARGING OPERATION OF A VEHICLE BATTERY
    Publication number: 20250236190
    Abstract: A vehicle including a Direct Current-to-Direct Current (DC to DC) converter, a low-voltage battery, a memory and a processor is disclosed. The DC to DC converter may be configured to convert a high voltage electric power to a low voltage electric power, and the low-voltage battery may be configured to be charged by the DC to DC converter via the low voltage electric power. The memory may be configured to store inputs associated with a vehicle user. The processor may be configured to determine that a trigger event has occurred, and estimate a future vehicle usage based on the inputs responsive to determining that the trigger event has occurred. The processor may further control a charging operation of the low-voltage battery by the DC to DC converter based on the future vehicle usage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2024
    Publication date: July 24, 2025
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Jeff Robert Seaman, Tim Michael Farmer, Todd Ansbacher, David Celinske, Brendan Diamond
  • CODED TEXTURAL ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20250178524
    Abstract: A textural element having a component having a front surface and coding, such as binary coding, provided on the front surface of the component, the coding including a plurality of code characters, each code character comprising a plurality of digits. The component may be for a motor vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2023
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Melissa Coolsaet, Jeff Robert Seaman, Tim Michael Farmer, Ahmad Miqdadi, Brendan Diamond