Ford Global Technologies, LLC patent applications on August 1st, 2024
Patent Applications by Ford Global Technologies, LLC on August 1st, 2024
Ford Global Technologies, LLC: 21 patent applications
Ford Global Technologies, LLC has applied for patents in the areas of B60L53/67 (2), B60L55/00 (2), B60L50/60 (2), B60L53/66 (2), H02J7/00 (2) B60L53/66 (2), A62C3/16 (1), B62D33/0273 (1), H02K15/03 (1), H01M50/325 (1)
With keywords such as: vehicle, data, charge, battery, frame, including, within, assembly, configured, and location in patent application abstracts.
Patent Applications by Ford Global Technologies, LLC
Inventor(s): Chris James Leck of Enfield (GB) for ford global technologies, llc, Anita Raghunath Chaudhari of South Woodham Ferrers (GB) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): A62C3/16, A62C37/40, H01M50/383
CPC Code(s): A62C3/16
Abstract: a housing for an electrical energy store is an enclosure used to contain and protect an electrical energy store, such as a vehicle battery. the housing may provide the necessary protection and support for the electrical energy store and may be shaped appropriately to accommodate the electrical energy store and openings for fire extinguishing medium to flow through. the housing may also include mounting arrangements so it may be mounted within or onto a vehicle. the housing may have a first opening for providing a fire extinguishing medium to the housing and a second opening to allow the fire extinguishing medium to be collected from the housing. at least one of the first opening and the second opening may comprise a closure arranged to prevent access to the fluid flow path of at least one of the first and second openings until at least one pre-defined condition is met.
20240253426. DEHUMIDIFICATION CONTROL STRATEGY_simplified_abstract_(ford global technologies, llc)
Inventor(s): Jeffrey Paul Brown of Farmington Hills MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Rachael E. Shey of Ferndale MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, James C. Rollinson of Superior Township MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): B60H3/02, B60H1/00
CPC Code(s): B60H3/024
Abstract: presented is a vehicle thermal system. the vehicle thermal system comprises a thermal loop and a controller. the thermal loop includes a compressor, condenser, vapor injector, internal heat exchanger, chiller, and bypass valve. the controller, during a dehumidification operation, opens an injector valve of the vapor injector such that the vapor injector injects vapor into the compressor, and opens the bypass valve such that fluid flow through the internal heat exchanger decreases.
Inventor(s): Brendan Jenkins of Canton MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Daniel Sullivan of West Bloomfield MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Tyler James-Ray Kaldobsky of Canton MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): B60L1/00
CPC Code(s): B60L1/006
Abstract: a vehicle onboard power (vop) system is for a vehicle. the vop system includes a power source, an outlet electrically connected to the power source, a processor electrically connected to the power source, and a memory. the memory has instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations including determining the vehicle is in an off state, detecting a change in a load profile associated with the outlet, and activating a vehicle alert response based on the change in the load profile.
Inventor(s): Brendan Diamond of Grosse Pointe MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Christopher Schnettler of Sault Sainte Marie MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Jonathan Hair of Northville MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Keith Weston of Canton MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Stuart C. Salter of White Lake MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): B60L53/66, B60L53/62
CPC Code(s): B60L53/66
Abstract: this disclosure relates generally to a system and method for managing the use of an electric vehicle supply equipment (evse) assembly and a charge port assembly of an electrified vehicle, including balancing usage and identifying potential wear of the same. among other benefits, this disclosure is able to readily identify whether potential wear originates from the evse assembly or the charge port assembly.
Inventor(s): Mahesh Bhannur of Canton MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Micah J Kaiser of Clinton Township MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Nitin Singh of Dearborn MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Jagannat Chengavalli Lakshminarayanan of Dearborn MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Divya Siva Madhuri Malineni of Dearborn MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Gayatri Mehta of Dearborn MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Mark Poll of Plymouth MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): B60L53/66, B60L53/67, B60L58/18
CPC Code(s): B60L53/66
Abstract: the disclosure is generally directed to a method and system for charge station management including collecting data related to a plurality of charge stations, the data identifying location data, an operator, and a data provider for each of the plurality of charge stations; collating the data to match the location data with the operators of each of the plurality of charge stations; and sequentially merging the location data based on a set of criteria including the data from each of the data providers within a predetermined configurable radius defining a perimeter surrounding each data provider-identified location. collecting raw data includes receiving the raw data from crowd-sourced data providers; receiving the raw data from the operators of the plurality of charge stations; and organizing the raw data as batch data. sequentially merging includes setting the predetermined configurable radius about a data provider as a pivot point for a predetermined circumference; and merging location data within the predetermined circumference to remove redundant locations based on the set of criteria, including criteria identifying a same operator within the predetermined circumference.
20240253518. VEHICLE ELECTRIC POWER TAKE-OFF_simplified_abstract_(ford global technologies, llc)
Inventor(s): Dominic Gelfuso of Plymouth MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Andres Straulino of Royal Oak MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Prahlad Saggere of Wixom MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Christopher Ballard of Redford MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Stuart C. Salter of White Lake MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Brendan Diamond of Grosse Pointe MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): B60L55/00, H02M3/335
CPC Code(s): B60L55/00
Abstract: methods and systems for supplying electrical power from a vehicle to an external accessory are described. in one example, two different voltages may be applied at different times to a connector so that the external accessory device need not include a battery. in particular, a first voltage may power a main load of the external accessory and a second voltage may power a microcontroller that communicates with the vehicle.
20240253519. HIGH-VOLTAGE VEHICLE SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(ford global technologies, llc)
Inventor(s): Tyler James-Ray KALDOBSKY of Canton MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Jonathan Andrew BUTCHER of Farmington MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): B60L58/10, B60L50/60, B60R16/023, B62D65/10
CPC Code(s): B60L58/10
Abstract: a vehicle includes a high-voltage (hv) bus and a controller. the controller, during assembly of a control system including a plurality of hv devices to be installed in a predefined order such that one of the hv devices is installed before an other of the hv devices, and responsive to detecting presence of the other of the hv devices and absence of the one of the hv devices, disconnects a traction battery from the hv bus.
Inventor(s): Minghong Liu of Northville MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Kent Snyder of Dearborn MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): B60L58/20, B60L50/60, B60L55/00, B60L58/12, H02J7/00, H02J7/34
CPC Code(s): B60L58/20
Abstract: a controller, responsive to a command to fast charge a traction battery, initiates a discharge pulse of the traction battery that charges an auxiliary battery, and following the discharge pulse, initiates a charge of the traction battery such that a voltage of the traction battery decreases to a peak minimum value during the discharge pulse and continually increases immediately after the peak minimum value without dwelling at a constant value to preclude rest of the traction battery between the discharge pulse and charge of the traction battery.
Inventor(s): Zubair Feroz of Dearborn MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Bang Cao of Northville MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Joseph Jay Torres of Dearborn MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Peter James Barrette of Jupiter FL (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Jonathan Sullivan of Ferndale MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): B60W30/18, B60L15/20
CPC Code(s): B60W30/18172
Abstract: methods and systems are provided for operating a vehicle in a mode to free the vehicle from being stuck in sand are presented. in one example, a speed of an electric machine is adjusted to determine when wheel jitter occurs. the electric machine speed may be maintained at a speed where wheel jitter occurs while the vehicle is stuck.
Inventor(s): Alireza Rahimpour of Palo Alto CA (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Navid Fallahinia of Watertown MA (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Devesh Upadhyay of Canton MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Justin Miller of Berkley MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): B60W50/14, B60W30/095, B60W50/00, G06V10/25, G06V10/75, G06V10/82, G06V20/58, G06V40/10, H04N23/23
CPC Code(s): B60W50/14
Abstract: a far-infrared camera mounted in a vehicle generates an image frame. when an image of a large animal is identified in the image frame, a pixel intensity of the large animal image is determined. an estimated distance to the large animal from the far-infrared camera based on the pixel intensity is determined. when the animal is classified as a tracked animal, and future trajectories of the tracked animal and the vehicle intersect, a component in the vehicle is actuated.
Inventor(s): Elena Corina Grigore of Redwood City CA (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Andrew Hartnett of West Hartford CT (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Jagjeet Singh of Pittsburgh PA (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Constantin Savtchenko of Sewickley PA (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): B60W60/00, B60W40/04
CPC Code(s): B60W60/0027
Abstract: systems and methods for planning a trajectory for a vehicle are disclosed. the methods include generating first predicted states of an object in an environment of the vehicle at one or more first time steps during a first prediction horizon using a machine learning model and sensor data about the environment. the first predicted states are used as an input to a physical model to generate second predicted states of the object at one or more second time steps during a second prediction horizon where the one or more second time steps are after the one or more first time steps. a trajectory for the vehicle is generated using the first predicted states or the second predicted states of the object.
20240253711. MODULAR ACCESSORY BASE PLATE_simplified_abstract_(ford global technologies, llc)
Inventor(s): Matthew B. Rutman of Westland MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Eric Scott Levine of Novi MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Stuart C. Salter of White Lake MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Daniel Ritz of Windsor (CA) for ford global technologies, llc, Todd Rakus of Windsor (CA) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): B62D33/023
CPC Code(s): B62D33/023
Abstract: a base plate system includes a plurality of base plate panels that are attached to each other to provide a base plate that includes a surface to hold an accessory fixed relative to the base plate. an attachment feature is associated with each base plate panel such that adjacent base plate panels can be attached to each other to provide a desired base plate size.
20240253712. TRUCK UTILITY BED SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(ford global technologies, llc)
Inventor(s): Adrian Nania of Rochester MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): B62D33/027
CPC Code(s): B62D33/0273
Abstract: a vehicle utility bed system comprises a floor, first and second side walls extending up from opposing sides of the floor, and a rear wall mounted for pivoting movement relative to the floor. the rear wall is moveable between an upright position where the rear wall cooperates with the first and second side walls to enclose an end of a cargo bed area and an open position to allow access to the cargo bed area. the vehicle utility bed system further comprises an extender structure mounted for pivoting movement relative to the floor. the extender structure is movable between a stowed position where the extender structure is located within the floor and a deployed position where the extender structure increases a size of the cargo bed area when the rear wall is in the open position.
20240253955. VEHICLE WINCH SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(ford global technologies, llc)
Inventor(s): Mark George Vojtisek of Royal Oak MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Christopher Thomas Berchin of Dearborn MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Theresa Carranza-Fulmer of Detroit MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): B66D1/48
CPC Code(s): B66D1/48
Abstract: a winch system for a vehicle is provided herein. the winch system includes a winch assembly that is coupled to a body. a sensor system is configured to monitor the winch assembly. a controller processes information from the sensor system. the controller is configured to determine a duration of use and service condition of the winch assembly. the controller is also configured to determine an unauthorized condition based on tampering. the controller is further configured to determine an operational condition from at least one of the service condition and the unauthorized condition. a display generates a visual message when the controller determines the operational condition.
Inventor(s): Aed M. Dudar of Canton MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): F02D41/00, F02M25/08
CPC Code(s): F02D41/004
Abstract: a vehicle includes a fuel tank, a canister, a heater, a bellows, and a valve. the fuel tank is configured to store fuel. the canister is configured to receive and store evaporated fuel from the fuel tank. the heater disposed within the canister. the bellows is disposed within the fuel tank. the bellows is configured to regulate the pressure within the fuel tank. the valve is configured to isolate an internal volume of the bellows from the canister when in a first position. the valve is configured to establish fluid communication between the internal volume of the bellows and the canister when in a second position.
Inventor(s): Mahesh Bhannur of CANTON MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Micah J. Kaiser of Clinton Township MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Nitin Singh of Dearborn MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Jagannathan Chengavalli Lakshminarayanan of Dearborn MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Divya Siva Madhuri Malineni of Dearborn MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Vishal Gogad of Dearborn MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Samuel Spraggins of Dearborn MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Vibhor Rakesh of Dearborn MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): G01C21/36, B60L53/67
CPC Code(s): G01C21/3679
Abstract: the disclosure is generally directed to a method and system for charge station management including collecting data related to a plurality of charge stations, the data identifying location data, an operator, and a data provider for each of the plurality of charge stations, collating the data to match the location data with the operators of each of the plurality of charge stations, and merging the location data based on a set of criteria including the data from each of the data providers within an identified geohash location. merging includes setting a geohash about a data provider, and merging location data within the predetermined perimeter to remove redundant locations based on a set of criteria, including criteria identifying a same operator within the geohash.
Inventor(s): Krishna BANDI of Farmington Hills MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Sathyanarayana Chary PALAKONDA of Northville MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Brennan HAMILTON of Birmingham MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Ivan VUKOVIC of Birmingham MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Swetha SHAILENDRA of Royal Oak MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): G06Q30/0283, G06Q20/32, H04W4/44
CPC Code(s): G06Q30/0284
Abstract: computing vehicle-centric road usage without high definition (hd) road maps is performed. road usage charging (ruc) charge geometry rules defining a zone in which ruc are charged are received via a v2x transceiver of a vehicle. the vehicle determines a roadway type based on captured sensor data indicative of the surroundings of the vehicle, the roadway type being selected from a plurality of roadway types including a first roadway type where ruc charge is incurred and a second roadway type where ruc charge is not incurred. the vehicle identifies applicable rules of the ruc charge geometry rules according to a current location of the vehicle, the applicable rules specifying how tariffs are computed for the determined roadway type. the vehicle accumulates, by the vehicle, vehicle ruc charge using vehicle bus data indicative of progress of the vehicle within the zone and the determined roadway type.
20240257389. OCCUPANT HEAD POSITION IN VEHICLE_simplified_abstract_(ford global technologies, llc)
Inventor(s): Jun Lin of Westland MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Jialiang Le of Canton MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): G06T7/73, B60R11/04, B60R21/015, B60R21/16, H04N23/90
CPC Code(s): G06T7/74
Abstract: a computer includes a processor and a memory, and the memory stores instructions executable by the processor to receive a first image frame from a first camera of a vehicle and a second image frame from a second camera of the vehicle, identify a common point in the first image frame and the second image frame, determine a projected position of the common point projected onto a plane based on the first image frame and the second image frame, and determine a position of the common point based on the projected position. a first optical axis defined by the first camera and a second optical axis defined by the second camera are in the plane.
Inventor(s): Parikshit Gupte of West Bloomfield MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Giriraj Srinivasan of Troy MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Bhaskara Rao Boddakayala of Troy MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): H01M50/325, H01M50/367
CPC Code(s): H01M50/325
Abstract: this disclosure relates to a battery assembly of an electrified vehicle, and in particular to a battery pack with a hinged flap configured to release vent gas. in some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to a battery assembly for an electrified vehicle, including: a battery array including a plurality of battery cells; an enclosure assembly surrounding the battery array; and a frame within the enclosure assembly, wherein the frame includes a flap, wherein the flap includes a perimeter having a first portion along which a first gap is present between the flap and the frame throughout an entirety of a thickness of the frame, and a second portion configured as a hinge of the flap and along which a second gap is present only partially through the thickness, wherein the second gap is formed in a side of the frame facing the plurality of battery cells.
Inventor(s): Leyi ZHU of Novi MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Michael W. DEGNER of Novi MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Feng LIANG of Troy MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): H02K15/03, B60L50/51, H02K1/02, H02K1/12, H02K1/276, H02K7/00, H02K15/12
CPC Code(s): H02K15/03
Abstract: an electric machine includes a stack of interlocked rotor core laminations, individual rotor core laminations of the interlocked rotor core laminations including a mortise extending therein and an integrally-formed tenon extending therefrom, wherein the tenons interface with the mortises to interlock adjacent rotor core laminations.
Inventor(s): William Robert Brown of Huntington Woods MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Baoming Ge of Okemos MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Papiya Bagchi of Northville MI (US) for ford global technologies, llc, Monty Anderson of Boise ID (US) for ford global technologies, llc
IPC Code(s): H02P29/68, H02J7/00, H02P23/00, H02P27/06
CPC Code(s): H02P29/68
Abstract: an electric drive system includes an inverter and a variable voltage converter. an inductor associated with the variable voltage converter is subject to temperature limits. dynamic models are used to estimate the temperature of the inductor. inputs to these dynamics models include dc current, dc voltage, battery voltage, oil pump speed, motor speed, and sump temperature. empirical constants in the models are set based on vehicle testing.
Ford Global Technologies, LLC patent applications on August 1st, 2024
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- A62C3/16
- A62C37/40
- H01M50/383
- CPC A62C3/16
- Ford global technologies, llc
- B60H3/02
- B60H1/00
- CPC B60H3/024
- B60L1/00
- CPC B60L1/006
- B60L53/66
- B60L53/62
- CPC B60L53/66
- B60L53/67
- B60L58/18
- B60L55/00
- H02M3/335
- CPC B60L55/00
- B60L58/10
- B60L50/60
- B60R16/023
- B62D65/10
- CPC B60L58/10
- B60L58/20
- B60L58/12
- H02J7/00
- H02J7/34
- CPC B60L58/20
- B60W30/18
- B60L15/20
- CPC B60W30/18172
- B60W50/14
- B60W30/095
- B60W50/00
- G06V10/25
- G06V10/75
- G06V10/82
- G06V20/58
- G06V40/10
- H04N23/23
- CPC B60W50/14
- B60W60/00
- B60W40/04
- CPC B60W60/0027
- B62D33/023
- CPC B62D33/023
- B62D33/027
- CPC B62D33/0273
- B66D1/48
- CPC B66D1/48
- F02D41/00
- F02M25/08
- CPC F02D41/004
- G01C21/36
- CPC G01C21/3679
- G06Q30/0283
- G06Q20/32
- H04W4/44
- CPC G06Q30/0284
- G06T7/73
- B60R11/04
- B60R21/015
- B60R21/16
- H04N23/90
- CPC G06T7/74
- H01M50/325
- H01M50/367
- CPC H01M50/325
- H02K15/03
- B60L50/51
- H02K1/02
- H02K1/12
- H02K1/276
- H02K7/00
- H02K15/12
- CPC H02K15/03
- H02P29/68
- H02P23/00
- H02P27/06
- CPC H02P29/68
