Patents by Inventor Wayne Michael Thompson

Wayne Michael Thompson 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).

  • Temperature monitoring HEV charger cord assembly and charging method
    Patent number: 9490640
    Abstract: A temperature monitoring vehicle charger cord assembly includes a wall plug; a pair of power prongs carried by the wall plug; at least one thermal sensor carried by the wall plug, the at least one thermal sensor adapted to monitor a charging temperature; a battery electric vehicle electrical plug; and a microprocessor electrically interfacing with the power prongs, the at least one thermal sensor and the battery electric vehicle electrical plug. The microprocessor is programmed to perform at least one of terminating electrical current and reducing amperes of electrical current flowing from the pair of power prongs to the battery electric vehicle electrical plug if the charging temperature at least meets a predetermined maximum threshold charging temperature. A temperature monitoring vehicle charging method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Thanh D. Pham, Wayne Haider, James J Gibbons, Wayne Michael Thompson
  • TEMPERATURE MONITORING HEV CHARGER CORD ASSEMBLY AND CHARGING METHOD
    Publication number: 20150171646
    Abstract: A temperature monitoring vehicle charger cord assembly includes a wall plug; a pair of power prongs carried by the wall plug; at least one thermal sensor carried by the wall plug, the at least one thermal sensor adapted to monitor a charging temperature; a battery electric vehicle electrical plug; and a microprocessor electrically interfacing with the power prongs, the at least one thermal sensor and the battery electric vehicle electrical plug. The microprocessor is programmed to perform at least one of terminating electrical current and reducing amperes of electrical current flowing from the pair of power prongs to the battery electric vehicle electrical plug if the charging temperature at least meets a predetermined maximum threshold charging temperature. A temperature monitoring vehicle charging method is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Thanh D. Pham, Wayne Haider, James J. Gibbons, Wayne Michael Thompson
  • HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE POWERTRAIN HAVING HIGH VEHICLE SPEED ENGINE STARTS
    Publication number: 20100276218
    Abstract: A hybrid electric vehicle powertrain includes an electrical power source with an electric motor, a generator and a battery. A mechanical power source is an engine with a direct-start fuel injection feature. The direct-start feature provides engine starting torque at high vehicle speeds during a transition from a fully electric drive mode to a drive mode using both power sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Wayne Michael Thompson, Jimmy H. Kapadia, Thomas Scott Gee, Joseph Gerald Supina, Allen Dennis Dobryden, Tamilvanan Arunachalam