511 patents
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Utility
Integrated liftgate wire harness tether
22 Jun 20
A vehicle wire harness assembly is provided that, in addition to carrying electricity to and from a vehicle closure, acts as a tether that provides structural reinforcement to the vehicle closure during a crash event.
John E Hilliker, Duane A Koehler
Filed: 23 Aug 17
Utility
Diagnostic techniques for a surge valve of a turbocharged engine
22 Jun 20
Diagnostic systems and methods for a surge valve that selectively bypasses a compressor of a turbocharger of an engine involve receiving, by a controller, a barometric pressure signal indicative of a barometric pressure external to the engine, receiving, by the controller, a throttle inlet pressure (TIP) signal indicative of an air pressure at an inlet of a throttle valve of the engine and downstream from the surge valve and the compressor, and performing, by the controller, a diagnostic technique on the surge valve, the diagnostic technique comprising generating a pressure ratio signal that is a ratio of the TIP signal to the barometric pressure signal, applying a high-pass filter to the pressure ratio signal to obtain a filtered pressure ratio signal, and based on a quantity of detected pulses in the filtered pressure ratio signal that exceed the diagnostic threshold, detecting a malfunction of the surge valve.
Scott E Henson, Amarjeet Singh Sahota, Dhaval D Shah
Filed: 22 Apr 18
Utility
Chiller system for an engine with a forced induction system
15 Jun 20
A chiller system includes an intercooler configured to cool compressed charge air received from a charger, a low temperature cooling circuit fluidly coupled to the intercooler, and an air conditioner circuit circulating a refrigerant and having a primary circuit and a bypass circuit.
Huaguo Chen, Cody R Wagner, Terry L England, Jeremy J Anker, Gregory Kiester, Matthew T Bartlett
Filed: 30 May 18
Utility
Vehicle communication between peripheral electronic devices, lighting systems, and methods
15 Jun 20
A vehicle includes at least one display and a central controller in signal communication with the at least one display.
Jason Monroe, Christopher S. Welch, Lei Zhang
Filed: 27 Dec 17
Design
Liftgate
15 Jun 20
John S. Owens, Irina Zavatski
Filed: 18 Mar 19
Design
Air inlet bezel
8 Jun 20
Stephen Goodrich, Brian H. Nielander, Mark T. Allen
Filed: 30 Aug 18
Utility
Suspension control arm assembly
8 Jun 20
A control arm assembly for a suspension system of a vehicle includes a base member configured to couple to a structural member of the vehicle via at least one isolator, and a control arm pivotally coupled to the base member and configured to couple to a steering knuckle of the vehicle, such that kinematics acting on the control arm are decoupled from an isolation provided by the coupling between the base member and the vehicle structural member.
Thomas F. Wentworth, Gregory A Sbroglia
Filed: 3 Apr 18
Utility
Runtime verification of shutoff control line integrity in a hybrid vehicle system
8 Jun 20
A control system and diagnostic method for a hybrid vehicle having a hybrid powertrain each utilize a controller comprising (i) a hybrid control processor (HCP) and (ii) a motor control processor (MCP), a monitoring circuit that is distinct from the controller and is configured to monitor operation of the HCP and the MCP, and a gate drive circuit that is distinct from the controller and the monitoring circuit and is configured to enable/disable torque output by the hybrid powertrain based on first, second, and third independent shutoff signals.
Mayuresh Karandikar, Shawn X Duan, Feisel Weslati
Filed: 18 Oct 17
Utility
Post-compression for springback reduction
1 Jun 20
A sheet metal material is stamped into a formed shape having a side wall between a central portion and a flange portion.
Dajun Zhou, Changqing Du
Filed: 31 Aug 16
Utility
Variable position vehicle hood stay device
1 Jun 20
A hood stay device for a vehicle includes a housing, support, and latch.
Manimaran Krishnamoorthy, Sundaravadivelu Mohan
Filed: 13 Nov 18
Utility
Vehicle front structure with splayed rail tips
25 May 20
A vehicle front structure includes side rails, rail tips, and a tension member.
James V Legray, Bryan G Mrozinski, Adrian J Purvis, Scott E Zilincik
Filed: 31 Jul 18
Utility
Integrated heater and pressure sensor for PCV system
25 May 20
An integrated heater and pressure sensor assembly for a positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) system for a vehicle internal combustion engine includes a heater assembly configured to fluidly couple a PCV/makeup air (MUA) line and a vehicle air induction system line, the heater assembly configured to heat fluid passing into and out of the PCV/MUA line, and a pressure sensor assembly integrated directly into the heater assembly, the pressure sensor assembly configured to sense pressure pulsations in the PCV/MUA line.
Pierre Mitambo, Colton Wyatt
Filed: 19 Sep 17
Design
Lower grille
25 May 20
Deyan Ninov, Michael Gillam, Gregory A. Howell
Filed: 13 Dec 18
Design
Grille
25 May 20
Deyan Ninov, Michael Gillam, Gregory A Howell
Filed: 16 Dec 18
Utility
Gasoline vapor extraction and storage within a vehicle fuel tank system
18 May 20
An evaporative emissions (EVAP) system and its method of control comprise commanding a three-way valve to fluidly connect an auxiliary vapor canister and a bottom portion of a fuel tank, controlling at least one of an engine of the vehicle and a purge pump of the EVAP system disposed between the engine, a separate primary vapor canister, and the auxiliary vapor canister to draws fuel vapor from the fuel tank into the auxiliary vapor canister for storage, commanding the three-way valve to fluidly connect the bottom portion of the fuel tank to an atmosphere outside of the EVAP system to generate additional fuel vapor in the fuel tank, commanding the three-way valve to fluidly connect the auxiliary vapor canister to the atmosphere, and controlling at least one of the engine and the purge pump to draw the fuel vapor from the auxiliary vapor canister into the engine.
Roger C Sager, Nithin Baradwaj, Joseph M, Matthew M Delleree, Gregg T Black, Jennifer Bartaszewicz, James J Daley, David R Pedro, Ruoming Gu, Edward E Baker
Filed: 18 Dec 18
Design
Air inlet bezel
27 Apr 20
Stephen Goodrich, Brian H. Nielander, Mark T. Allen
Filed: 30 Aug 18
Design
Storage box
27 Apr 20
Deyan Ninov, Everard J Scott, Michael Gillam, Gregory A. Howell
Filed: 13 Dec 18
Design
Head lamp
13 Apr 20
Everard J Scott, Michael Gillam, Gregory A Howell
Filed: 13 Dec 18
Design
Tail lamp
13 Apr 20
Deyan Ninov, Michael Gillam, Gregory A. Howell
Filed: 16 Dec 18
Utility
Method of charge utilization from an ultra-capacitor
13 Apr 20
A method of utilizing charge from an ultra-capacitor in a vehicle electrical system having a voltage bus and having one or more voltage tolerant devices, includes when one of the voltage tolerant devices is turned on, electrically isolating that voltage tolerant device from the voltage bus, electrically isolating the ultra-capacitor from the voltage bus and electrically coupling the voltage tolerant device directly to the ultra-capacitor.
Mark J Duty, Daniel R King
Filed: 12 Dec 17