260 patents
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Utility
Vehicle having fastener assembly
18 Oct 22
A vehicle includes a first vehicle component, a second vehicle component, and a fastener assembly.
Christopher W Olsen, Aaron R Wilkinson, James M Stevens, Christopher Cito
Filed: 9 Mar 21
Utility
Hinge for a removable vehicle door
18 Oct 22
In at least some implementations, a hinge for a vehicle door includes a door hinge adapted to be mounted to a vehicle door and a body hinge adapted to be mounted to a vehicle body.
Frederick F Bender
Filed: 9 Mar 21
Utility
Vehicle overhead cover system
11 Oct 22
A convertible top system for a vehicle having structural support for a vehicle roof includes an overhead cover system having a perimeter frame configured to couple to the structural support and defining a plurality of overhead openings, and a plurality of cassettes configured to releasably couple to the perimeter frame such that each cassette of the plurality of cassettes is operably associated with one of the overhead openings.
Clifford Krapfl
Filed: 14 Oct 20
Utility
Vehicle rear seat secured storage systems
11 Oct 22
A vehicle with a rear seat storage arrangement includes a floor, a seat including a seat bottom rotatably coupled to a seat back, and an underseat storage system removably coupled to the floor below the seat bottom.
Arjun Sundaram, Coby S Clark, Christopher J Pesta, Gregory A Wasek, Khashayar Honarkhah, Peter A Lawlis, Sheila Alison Rahm
Filed: 23 Oct 19
Utility
Particulate separator for engine air cleaner
4 Oct 22
A particulate separator includes a housing, and air guide, and an outlet body.
Colton C Wyatt, Caroline S Rhee
Filed: 4 Feb 21
Utility
Traffic sign detection from filtered birdview projection of LIDAR point clouds
4 Oct 22
An advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) and method for a vehicle utilize a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system configured to emit laser light pulses and capture reflected laser light pulses collectively forming three-dimensional (3D) LIDAR point cloud data and a controller configured to receive the 3D LIDAR point cloud data, convert the 3D LIDAR point cloud data to a two-dimensional (2D) birdview projection, detect a set of lines in the 2D birdview projection, filter the detected set of lines to remove lines having features that are not indicative of traffic signs to obtain a filtered set of lines, and detect one or more traffic signs using the filtered set of lines.
Dalong Li, Andrew Chen, Ivan Roman
Filed: 19 Nov 18
Utility
Control of user-selectable vehicle deceleration rate to maximize regeneration for electrified propulsion systems
20 Sep 22
An electrical regeneration and vehicle deceleration control method includes operating an electrified powertrain in normal or maximum regeneration modes associated with lesser and greater electrical regeneration and vehicle deceleration rates, respectively, receiving an input from a driver of the vehicle indicative of a request to enable the maximum regeneration mode, detecting a status indicative of an availability of the maximum regeneration mode, and in response to receiving the request and based on the status of the maximum regeneration mode and a current vehicle deceleration rate: (i) operating the electrified powertrain in either the maximum regeneration mode or a normal regeneration mode, (ii) selectively outputting a message to the driver indicative of the status of the maximum regeneration mode, and (iii) selectively commanding a hydraulic brake system of the vehicle to generate brake force based on a driver-expected vehicle deceleration rate associated with the operative regeneration mode.
Nadirsh Patel, James R Hollowell, Divya E Gorecki, Chandan Lakshmanaiah, Zachary C Rogalski, Richard Roy
Filed: 30 Jan 20
Utility
Auxiliary coolant pump with bypass
20 Sep 22
An auxiliary coolant pump for circulating a coolant in a vehicle thermal system having a main coolant pump includes a housing, an impeller, a motor selectively driving the impeller, a coolant inlet configured to receive the coolant, a coolant outlet fluidly coupled to the coolant inlet, and a bypass passage fluidly coupled between the coolant inlet and the coolant outlet.
Matthew T Bartlett
Filed: 2 Feb 21
Utility
Engine stall protection with vehicle hold and trailer/payload compensation on grades using engine propulsion torque
20 Sep 22
A control system for a powertrain of a vehicle includes a set of sensors configured to monitor a set of operating parameters of the vehicle indicative of at least (i) whether a driver of the vehicle is in control of the vehicle, (ii) an intended direction of motion of the vehicle, and (iii) actual motion of the vehicle and a controller configured to, based on the set of operating parameters determine whether the driver of the vehicle is in control of the vehicle and when the driver is determined not to be in control of the vehicle determine whether the actual motion of the vehicle is in the intended direction of motion of the vehicle and when the actual motion of the vehicle is not in the intended direction of motion of the vehicle, control a torque output of the engine to hold the vehicle stationary.
Alexander M O'Neill, Sagar G Naidu, Sean R King, Adam M Szechy
Filed: 20 Jul 21
Utility
Vehicle convertible top systems
6 Sep 22
A vehicle includes a vehicle body including a truck bed at least partially defining a cargo area, a vehicle interior with front passenger seating and rear passenger seating, and a modular, multi-component hard top assembly.
Michael S Boyle, Mikil L Sockow, David C Fischer, Cole T Schaenzer, Robert Rizzo, Christopher J Allen, Jimmy L Suder
Filed: 17 Dec 20
Utility
Multi-piece crankcase ventilation valve
6 Sep 22
A PCV system includes a PCV valve configured to be inserted into a port formed on a mating component of an engine and regulate a flow of blow-by gases from a crankcase to an intake manifold.
Anthony J Han, Nizarullah Khan
Filed: 17 Jun 21
Utility
Energy based component wear model for clutch control offsets in an automatic transmission
6 Sep 22
An automatic transmission system of a vehicle and a corresponding adaptation method utilize an automatic transmission comprising a hydraulic friction clutch and a controller configured to continuously perform a feedforward adaptation procedure that models wear of the clutch, the feedforward adaptation procedure comprising obtaining a set of operating parameters each indicative of wear of the clutch, model the wear of the clutch based on the set of operating parameters using a clutch wear model, and determine a clutch offset for controlling application of the clutch based on the modeled clutch wear, and control application of the clutch based on the determined clutch offset.
Dean Baker, Brian P Young, Nathan J Saliga
Filed: 15 Jul 19
Utility
Kalman filter based road grade estimation method using accelerometer, gyroscope, and vehicle velocity
23 Aug 22
Kalman filter based road grade estimation techniques use models of a longitudinal accelerometer, an angular pitch rate gyroscope, and a velocity sensor and their outputs, and fuses the sensor measurements to optimally estimate the road grade.
Cevat Gokcek
Filed: 25 Mar 20
Utility
Multi-functional coupler for vehicle components
23 Aug 22
A multi-functional coupler for one or more vehicle components includes a shank, a head connected to the shank, a connector carried by the shank, and a tool.
Christopher J Allen, Robert Rizzo, Cole T Schaenzer, Jimmy L Suder, Michael Boyle, Jeffery E Long
Filed: 9 Nov 20
Utility
Vehicle drivetrain lubrication system
23 Aug 22
In at least some implementations, a vehicle drivetrain assembly includes a housing, a reservoir and a conduit.
Saurabh H Potdar, Christopher S Barron, Halim Santoso
Filed: 15 Feb 21
Utility
Tailgate retractable side step
16 Aug 22
A step assembly for a tailgate of a vehicle, which includes a retractable rail secured to a housing located within the tailgate.
Frederick F Bender
Filed: 18 Feb 20
Utility
Electromechanical park brake strategy for transmission park pawl engagement
9 Aug 22
Park control systems and methods operate such that, in response to a request to engage or disengage a park pawl of a vehicle park pawl system, a controller commands a hydraulic brake system to maintain a hydraulic brake pressure therein generated in response to depression of a brake pedal by a driver of the vehicle, when vehicle movement is detected after maintaining the hydraulic brake pressure, commands a vacuum-independent electric brake booster to generate and provide additional hydraulic brake pressure to the hydraulic brake system, commands the park pawl system to engage or disengage the park pawl to/from a transmission output shaft, and after the park pawl is engaged or disengaged to/from the transmission output shaft, commands the hydraulic brake system to release its hydraulic pressure at a defined rate.
James R Hollowell, Zachary Rogalski
Filed: 11 Jun 19
Utility
Techniques for monitoring powertrain cruise control propulsive torque in electrified vehicles
9 Aug 22
Powertrain propulsive torque monitoring and remedial action techniques for a cruise control mode of an electrified vehicle comprise obtaining a set of inputs indicative of a driver torque request and a state/grade of a road along which the vehicle is traveling, operating in a cruise control mode including determining a total torque request for an electrified powertrain, determining and commanding a distribution of the total torque request to the electrified powertrain, and determining the road state/grade based on at least some of the set of inputs, and monitoring the operating in the cruise control mode including determining an actual torque being generated by the electrified powertrain, determining upper and lower acceptable torque limits for the cruise control mode based on the road state/grade, and taking remedial action regarding the cruise control mode when the actual torque is outside of the upper and lower acceptable torque limits.
Behrouz Ashrafi, Sathya Manivasagam, Feisel F Weslati
Filed: 4 Jun 20
Utility
Sheet metal forming die laser surface hardening process
2 Aug 22
A laser beam is scanned along spaced apart side-by-side laser tracks to form corresponding spaced apart side-by-side hardened metal tracks across a binder surface of the forming die.
Dajun Zhou, Yongjun Zhou, Robert D Miller
Filed: 17 May 19
Utility
Convertible vehicle doors
19 Jul 22
A convertible vehicle door includes a high visibility exterior off-road frame door including a hinge assembly to hingedly couple to a vehicle body, and an inner on-road panel configured to releasably couple to the high visibility exterior off-road frame door inboard thereof.
Clifford Krapfl
Filed: 13 Oct 20