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Utility
Systems and methods for adapting pulse width modulation with randomized zero-sequence
16 Jan 24
Methods and systems are provided for adapting pulse width modulation with randomized zero-sequence components for control of an electrified powertrain of a vehicle.
Chris Wolf, Michael Degner, Yue Nie
Filed: 5 Feb 21
Utility
Treatment apparatus for a vehicle to treat an object with ultraviolet light
9 Jan 24
A treatment apparatus for a vehicle comprises: a housing with at least one wall and a floor forming a treatment chamber; a source of ultraviolet light configured to emit ultraviolet light into the treatment chamber; and a door connected to the housing, the door having (i) an open position providing access to the treatment chamber and (ii) a closed position denying access to the treatment chamber and, together with the housing, preventing emitted ultraviolet light from irradiating beyond the treatment chamber.
Jay Z. Chen, Anthony Ligi, Jr., John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Michael Hrecznyj, Clay Wesley Maranville, Amy Ellen Langhorst, Rick H. Wykoff
Filed: 1 Apr 20
Utility
Vehicle air vent system
9 Jan 24
A vehicle air vent system includes a dashboard defining an air vent opening.
Marcos Ahuizotl Fragoso Iñiguez, Fernando Mayorga Basilio, Juan Pablo Jiménez de la Rosa
Filed: 11 Dec 20
Utility
Device to reduce tool marks in incremental forming
9 Jan 24
A device for incrementally forming a plurality of workpieces includes a frame configured to receive a workpiece, at least one clamp configured to secure the workpiece to the frame, a first sacrificial material layer configured to be secured to at least one surface of the workpiece, and a first forming tool configured to impart a first force directly to the first sacrificial material layer and incrementally form the workpiece to a desired geometry based on a tool path of the first forming tool.
Andrey M. Ilinich, S. George Luckey, Jr., Alan John Gillard, Vijitha Senaka Kiridena
Filed: 12 Jul 21
Utility
Temperature based blower strategy for acoustic comfort
9 Jan 24
A vehicle climate system includes a blower and a controller.
Curtis Mark Jones, Manfred Koberstein, Alan Douglas Wallington, Zhengyu Liu
Filed: 5 Jun 20
Utility
Charging system for electronic vehicles
9 Jan 24
A charging system for a battery powered vehicle may include a memory configured to maintain customer accounts, and a processor configured to receive requests from a first customer at a charging station for an increased rate of charge, transmit the request to at least one other customer at the charging station in response to verification of the customer account associated with the first customer; and instruct the charging station to increase the rate of charge for the first customer and decrease the rate of charge for the at least one other customer in response to the at least one other customer accepting the request.
Sujitha Krishna Devaraj, Josh Fodale, Robert Hinh, Adrian Kalinowski, Rafi Odisho
Filed: 13 Aug 19
Utility
Regenerative braking control system for a hybrid or electric vehicle
9 Jan 24
A vehicle includes an electric machine and a controller.
Walter Joseph Ortmann, Ashish Naidu, Colby Jason Buckman, Mark Anthony Tascillo
Filed: 7 Jan 21
Utility
Blockchain authentication of a vehicle rider
9 Jan 24
Systems, methods, and devices for verifying an identity of a user of a vehicle.
Ali Hassani
Filed: 7 Mar 18
Utility
Powertrain torque control during a transmission shift
9 Jan 24
A vehicle includes an engine, a transmission, and a controller.
Cory Benson LaRoche, Bradley Dean Riedle, Stephen Michael Cicala, Jianping Zhang, Eric Frank Banners, Mehran Namazkar
Filed: 17 Nov 22
Utility
Multi-position wheel assembly mounts
9 Jan 24
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for multi-position wheel assembly mounts.
Michael John Harmon, Hussain Z. Tajmahal, Marielle Conrad, Benjamin Jordan Curtis, David Earl Ooms, Yejin Han
Filed: 28 Apr 21
Utility
Methods and apparatus to determine loads encountered by a steering rack
9 Jan 24
Methods and apparatus to determine rack force are disclosed.
Joseph Washnock
Filed: 19 Mar 21
Utility
Transmission fluid temperature control system
9 Jan 24
A vehicle includes a heat exchanger, a transmission, and a controller.
Raymond Theodore Gage, Derek Kinch, Sylvia Chen
Filed: 20 Jun 22
Utility
Enhanced vehicle maintenance
9 Jan 24
A computer includes a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to predict a time to failure of a vehicle component according to a damage model generated from vehicle operating data, based on the predicted time to failure, retrieve a schematic of the vehicle component and input the schematic to an additive printer to manufacture a replacement vehicle component, and replace the vehicle component with the replacement vehicle component according to maintenance instructions that, based at least in part on the predicted time to failure, specify a time and location to replace the vehicle component.
Oleg Yurievitch Gusikhin, Yu-Ning Liu, Eduardo Andres Garcia Magraner, Jing Chen, William Finkenstaedt
Filed: 30 Jan 20
Utility
Push-button switch assembly and diagnosic methods thereof
9 Jan 24
Systems and methods are described for a push-button switch assembly with the ability to diagnose faults.
Paul Braithwaite, Martin Scheck, James Michael Weinfurther, Gabriel Dascalu, Eric L Reed
Filed: 8 Dec 21
Utility
Traction battery thermal management
9 Jan 24
A vehicle includes a traction battery having a plurality of cells arranged in arrays and grouped into a plurality of cooling zones.
Lars Niklas Pettersson
Filed: 16 Nov 20
Utility
Mechanical grasping end effector with horizontal and vertical movement
2 Jan 24
A mechanical device for grasping an object without a power source includes a receiver and at least one grabber assembly secured to the receiver.
John Modzel
Filed: 15 Dec 20
Utility
Busbar assembly for an electrified vehicle and method of forming the same
2 Jan 24
A battery assembly according to a non-limiting aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, an array of battery cells, with each cell including a terminal, and a busbar assembly having a first busbar component and a second busbar component.
Francisco Fernandez-Galindo, Daniel Paul Roberts
Filed: 25 Oct 21
Utility
Deployable vehicle desk
2 Jan 24
A vehicle includes a dashboard having a lower portion that defines a recess.
Michael John Harmon, Ryan Wayne Warner, Jesse Rene Diephuis, Andrew Brand, Andrew Smith
Filed: 30 Sep 21
Utility
Seatback-mounted airbag
2 Jan 24
An assembly for a vehicle includes a dash.
Ming Shen, Huipeng Chen, Agnes S. Kim, Robert William McCoy, James Chih Cheng, Raed Essa EL-Jawahri
Filed: 22 Apr 21
Utility
Vehicle seat with airbag
2 Jan 24
An assembly includes a seat back having a top end and a bottom end.
Zhibing Deng, Joseph E. Abramczyk, Lavanya Vemuri, Selvakumar Inbaraj Daniel
Filed: 6 Feb 23