Visteon Global Technolgoies, Inc.

David Ronald Fryc

Harold Ryan Macks

Stephen Betts

Mike Lees

Alfredo Perez

Joe Pulis

Mark Endicott

A system, method and circuit for providing a boost voltage with a transient operation of a vehicular start-stop system are provided. The system includes a duty cycle or current monitor to detect a change in duty cycle or current based on the transient operation; a crank time-out detector to determine whether the change in duty cycle is over a predetermined threshold; and a reset generator to generate a reset of a boost circuit that generates the boost voltage after a predetermined delay.

Providing a boost voltage with a transient operation

A backlighting system and a method for utilizing instrument cluster backlighting for a dynamic styling are disclosed, wherein the backlighting system comprises a plurality of light sources separated into a plurality of light zones, adjacent light zones having walls disposed therebetween, wherein the walls militate against the light emitted in each zone from radiating into an adjacent zone. A controller is in electrical communication with the light source to produce the dynamic styling of the light zones, thereby providing the operator with a situational warning in response to a vehicle condition.

Method for utilizing instrument cluster backlighting for dynamic styling

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Berkley, MI, United States of America

David Ronald Fryc