511 patents
Design
Automobile lower grille
16 Jan 24
Nicolas R. Stone, Irina Zavatski
Filed: 23 Dec 21
Design
Liftgate light bar
16 Jan 24
Nicholas A. Malachowski, Eugenio Sellaro-Neto, Matthew W. Dunford, Alexander Tannen, Chris Piscitelli, Jeffrey C. Gale, Mark D. Hall, Mark T. Allen
Filed: 27 May 22
Utility
Systems and methods for ensuring drivability for battery electric vehicles during extreme cold weather conditions
16 Jan 24
A battery control system for a battery electric vehicle is configured to detect that a driver door of the vehicle has been opened and connect the battery system to an electrical system of the vehicle to power at least a cabin heater and defroster of the vehicle, detect a driver start request, determine whether a set of battery parameters satisfy a threshold indicative of the battery system being sufficiently conditioned for driving of the vehicle, and when the set of battery parameters satisfy the threshold, display, via the user interface, a first message indicating that the vehicle is ready to drive and allow the driver to drive the vehicle and driving is prevented.
Abhilash Gudapati, Rudolf Kharpuri, Kevin L Mason, Francesco Ciulla
Filed: 26 Aug 21
Design
Automobile rear lower bumper fascia
9 Jan 24
Nicolas R. Stone, Irina Zavatski
Filed: 23 Dec 21
Design
Automobile front bumper
9 Jan 24
Nicolas R. Stone, Irina Zavatski
Filed: 23 Dec 21
Design
Liftgate
9 Jan 24
Nicholas A. Malachowski, Eugenio Sellaro-Neto, Matthew W. Dunford, Alexander Tannen, Chris Piscitelli, Jeffrey C. Gale, Mark D. Hall, Mark T. Allen
Filed: 27 May 22
Design
Liftgate light bar
9 Jan 24
Eugenio Sellaro-Neto, Mark D. Hall, Mark T. Allen
Filed: 27 May 22
Utility
Vehicle wiring harness housing
9 Jan 24
In at least some implementations, a powertrain assembly, includes a combustion engine arranged to propel a vehicle, an electric motor arranged to propel a vehicle, a transmission coupled to the combustion engine and having a transmission housing and an output, an exhaust assembly coupled to the combustion engine, a drivetrain component driven for rotation by the output, multiple wires connected to the electric motor, and a housing.
Prabhu L Selvaraj, Tim Coffin, Michael J Petkus, Robert Attisha, Seethal Doddannawar, Brett A Swan
Filed: 14 Jun 21
Utility
Extended phaser range of authority for reduced effective compression ratio during engine starting
2 Jan 24
An electronic phaser system configured for use in an engine system is provided.
Andrew L Morris, Craig A DeYoung
Filed: 24 Mar 23
Design
Fender
2 Jan 24
Nicholas A. Malachowski, Eugenio Sellaro-Neto, Matthew W. Dunford, Alexander Tannen, Chris Piscitelli, Jeffrey C. Gale, Mark D. Hall, Mark T. Allen
Filed: 27 May 22
Design
Grille lower center applique
2 Jan 24
Nicholas A. Malachowski, Eugenio Sellaro-Neto, Matthew W. Dunford, Alexander Tannen, Chris Piscitelli, Jeffrey C. Gale, Mark D. Hall, Mark T. Allen
Filed: 27 May 22
Design
Front fascia spat
2 Jan 24
Nicholas A Malachowski, Eugenio Sellaro-Neto, Matthew W. Dunford, Alexander Tannen, Chris Piscitelli, Jeffrey C. Gale, Mark D. Hall, Mark T. Allen
Filed: 27 May 22
Utility
Exhaust burner heat delivery to catalyst by restricting upstream flow and heat leakage paths
19 Dec 23
Heat energy retainment systems and methods involve a set of devices configured to restrict or stop an upstream flow and release of heat energy from exhaust gas upstream from an exhaust burner upstream from a catalyst in an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine and a controller configured to proximate to cold starts of the engine, control the exhaust burner to increase a temperature of the catalyst to a desired operating temperature and, during engine off periods, control the set of devices to retain the heat energy in the exhaust system proximate to the exhaust burner and the catalyst, wherein the retainment of the heat energy in the exhaust system during engine off periods decreases a duration of engine cold starts by decreasing catalyst light-off time.
Ronald Reese, II
Filed: 15 Nov 22
Utility
Stamping machine and method including variable binder gap
19 Dec 23
A stamping machine configured to shape a sheet material including an upper binder including first teeth, a lower binder including second teeth, and a punch.
Dajun Zhou, Kaiping Li, Robert D Miller, Richard J Siemen, Yongiun Zhou
Filed: 24 Nov 20
Utility
Aero ring inserts for wheel aerodynamics
19 Dec 23
An air deflection ring that is configured to be attached to a wheel of a motor vehicle that includes a barrel including a cylindrical inner surface and an opposing cylindrical outer surface, a plurality of spokes that are each separated by an opening and attach the barrel to a center of the wheel.
Arturo Guzman-Magana, Tracy L Schmidt, Irina Zavatski
Filed: 1 Dec 20
Utility
Method and system for flat tow stabilization of a vehicle using electrical power steering
19 Dec 23
A flat towed vehicle includes a battery and wheels and a supplemental fuse.
Terry Gavit, Jonathan Kuhn, James K Beeler, Dineshkumar Rajendran, Joshua H Green, Adam Mucciacco, Logan Schoenfield
Filed: 9 Nov 20
Utility
Exhaust gas burner assembly
12 Dec 23
An exhaust system for a vehicle having an internal combustion engine includes an exhaust pipe having a central axis and configured to receive an exhaust gas flow from the engine, a catalytic converter disposed within the exhaust pipe, and an exhaust gas burner assembly having a burner unit configured to generate and supply a heated burner flow to a supply pipe.
Ronald A Reese, II
Filed: 13 Dec 22
Utility
Techniques for adapting dual-battery start-stop architectures into ADAS redundant power supplies
12 Dec 23
An electrical system for a vehicle includes a main battery system configured to provide power for starting/cranking an engine of the vehicle, an auxiliary battery system configured to provide power for powering a set of accessory loads of the vehicle during starting/cranking of the engine, and a solid-state device disposed therebetween and including a solid-state switch configured to close/open to connect/disconnect the main and auxiliary battery systems to/from each other and intelligence circuity configured to monitor voltages in the main and auxiliary battery systems or current flowing therethrough and, based on the monitoring, commanding the solid-state switch to open to isolate the other of the main and auxiliary battery systems, wherein the isolated one of the main and auxiliary battery systems is configured to provide a degraded but operational operation of an L2+ autonomous driving feature of the vehicle.
Michael A Carlson, Scott L Radabaugh
Filed: 10 May 21
Utility
Reinforcement panel for a vehicle tailgate
12 Dec 23
A multifunction tailgate including a first door and a second door that are each selectably pivotable relative to the vehicle between an open position and a closed position along both a horizontal axis and a second vertical axis.
Robert J Gibbs, Piyush Agarwal, Christopher Duke, Eric Ghoukasian Khouygani
Filed: 7 Mar 22
Utility
Hydraulic powertrain component mount with variable stiffness
12 Dec 23
A powertrain component mount includes a housing, a main rubber element, a hydraulic body, a membrane and a valve.
Brian D Dwyer, Mitchell G Marozzi, Jeffrey M Orzechowski, Neelan A Nadesan, Jason Kolenda
Filed: 4 Nov 21