Patents by Inventor Westin Pusey

Westin Pusey 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).

  • Electrified vehicle with cabin pre-cooling strategy for managing battery and cabin cooling loads
    Patent number: 11916208
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to an electrified vehicle having a cabin pre-cooling strategy for managing battery and cabin cooling loads. A corresponding method is also disclosed. An example electrified vehicle includes a battery for propulsion, a cabin, a thermal management system configured to thermally condition both the battery and the cabin, and a controller configured to follow a cabin pre-cooling strategy to pre-cool the cabin when an expected cooling load of the battery, if the electrified vehicle were to be driven in present conditions, exceeds an upper battery cooling load threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Luke McDermott, Westin Pusey, William Stewart Johnston, Manfred Koberstein, Lynn Collins
  • ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE WITH CABIN PRE-COOLING STRATEGY FOR MANAGING BATTERY AND CABIN COOLING LOADS
    Publication number: 20220311071
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to an electrified vehicle having a cabin pre-cooling strategy for managing battery and cabin cooling loads. A corresponding method is also disclosed. An example electrified vehicle includes a battery for propulsion, a cabin, a thermal management system configured to thermally condition both the battery and the cabin, and a controller configured to follow a cabin pre-cooling strategy to pre-cool the cabin when an expected cooling load of the battery, if the electrified vehicle were to be driven in present conditions, exceeds an upper battery cooling load threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Luke McDermott, Westin Pusey, William Stewart Johnston, Manfred Koberstein, Lynn Collins