Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Eaton Corporation

Visteon Global Technolgoies, Inc.

Ford Motor Company Limited

Other

Visteon Global Tech., Inc

Visteon Global Tech., Co.

Robert Joseph Mohan

Gurinder Singh Kahlon

Ning Liu

Roger Joseph Khami

Walter K O'Neil

Scott M Rollins

Robert Howard Saunders

Richard Eric Luken

David Moyer

Joseph Matthew McCann

Preet Kamal Virk

John Emley

Carl E Rockey

Darice M Morris

Vijay Garg

Matthew Werner

Brian Robert Kelm

Ha To Chung

Loren H Uthoff

Eric A Macke

Erik Henry Hermann

James William Ortman

Jeffrey Paul Luther

Roy David Schultz

Henry W Brockner

Prabhakar Singh

Jeffrey Morton

Arthur J Gajewski

Steven James Hoffman

Chris A Myers

Pam Dawson

Jason Baldwin

Jayne Hyde

Monica Richards

Richard Lassen

Chikynda Moore

David W Sirois

Ryan Labadie

Shawn McGrath

Danny Lee Berg

A method is disclosed for making a duct assembly including an internal component part such as a silencer is disclosed. The duct assembly may be made in a blow-molding operation in which first and second duct parts are formed from a single parison as a combined part that is then split apart to receive a component part in a housing and subsequently closed by a closure part. Alternatively, the first and second housing parts may be separately formed and a component part may be inserted into a housing defined by one or both of the first and second duct parts. The first and second duct parts may be joined and sealed by injection molding a ring over telescopically assembled ends of the first and second parts.

Method of making an inline housing for a part enclosed in a tube

An integrated hydrocarbon trap and air filter in the soundtube of a vehicle for use in conjunction with the engine's air intake system is disclosed. The trap and air filter comprises a housing body having first and second ends. The housing includes hydrocarbon-adsorbing media and air filter media. The hydrocarbon-adsorbing and air filter trap are incorporated into a soundtube. A first soundtube portion connects the housing to the engine's air intake system while a second soundtube is open to ambient and connects the housing to a vehicle body structure such as a fender. Selection of the body diameter, thickness, and length, the dimensions and type of both air filter media and hydrocarbon-adsorbing media and position of the air filter media, NVH media, and space relative to the trap media and location of the integrated hydrocarbon trap and air filter along the soundtube provide superior tunability and adaptability.

NVH soundtube having integrated hydrocarbon adsorption and air filtration device to control evaporative emissions

Vapors in the fuel tank of a vehicle are collected in a carbon canister. An ejector or aspirator is used to purge the carbon canister in a pressure-charged engine in which a positive pressure exists in the intake. A compact ejector includes a substantially planar flange and a venturi tube coupled to the flange with a central axis of the venturi tube substantially parallel to the flange. By manufacturing the ejector in two pieces, dimensions within the ejector: throat, converging section, and diverging section, is more accurate than prior art manufacturing techniques thereby providing better flow characteristics throughout the boost range.

Manufacture of a compact ejector system for a boosted internal combustion engine

An air filtration system () for an engine. The air filtration system () includes a main filter assembly () configured to filter air from a first dirty air inlet (), the main filter assembly () defining a dirty air side () of the main filter assembly () and a clean air side () of the main filter assembly (). The air filtration system further includes an auxiliary filter assembly () configured to filter air from a second dirty air inlet (), wherein the auxiliary filter assembly () is selectively attachable to the main filter assembly () such that when the auxiliary filter assembly () is attached air is filtered from the second dirty air inlet () to the clean air side () of the main filter assembly ().

Air filtration system for an engine

An assembly for clamping a tube includes a fitting including a land, a bolt housing, legs, and a tooth on each leg, a band surrounding an axis, contacting the land and formed with holes spaced along the band, and a bolt located in the bolt housing, including helical teeth engaged with said holes for changing a diameter of the band and forcing the tooth toward the band as the band is tightened by rotating the bolt.

Anti-rotation worm gear clamp

A grommet for securing a tube includes an oval hole having a wide portion and a narrow portion, a recess located between upper and lower shoulders surrounding the hole, an inclined surface to guide the grommet into a mounting hole, and a lower surface that can be engaged by a connector on the tube.

Slotted grommet and assembly

An intake system for an engine including a first air filter assembly in fluidic communication with an intake manifold and a second air filter assembly spaced away from the first air filter assembly and in fluidic communication with the intake manifold.

Intake system including remotely located filter assemblies and method for operation of an intake system

A hose clamp for forming an air tight seal between a hose and a connector projecting from a housing of an air cooler of a vehicle. The hose clamp including a band which encircles the hose at a location where the hose and the connector overlap and has an adjustable diameter. The hose clamp positioned by a wrap-around hose clamp positioner. The wrap-around hose clamp positioner including flat portions, which contact the outer surface of the hose, and a raised portion where the band passes through a space of the raised portion. The wrap-around hose clamp positioner further including a wrap-around portion and a crimp tab, the wrap-around portion extending over a lip edge of the hose such that the crimp tab pierces through at least the inner surface of the hose.

Hose clamp with wrap-around hose clamp positioner

In one aspect of the invention, a system for preventing stall of a vehicle engine is provided. The system includes an integrated starter alternator operably connected with the engine. The integrated starter alternator is capable of selectively operating as a starter motor for transmitting torque to the engine and as an alternator for producing electric energy. The system also includes at least one electric energy storage device in electrical communication with the integrated starter alternator. The system further includes at least one controller in electrical communication with the integrated starter alternator. The system includes at least one sensor operably connected with the engine sending a signal indicative of engine performance to the controller. The controller compares the signal to a predetermined condition indicative of engine stall and controls the electric energy storage device and the integrated starter alternator to transmit a torque to the engine sufficient to prevent engine stall.

Use of integrated starter alternator to prevent engine stall

A system ( ) for starting an internal combustion engine ( ) of an automotive vehicle ( ) has a controller ( ) coupled to a starter/alternator ( ). The engine ( ) has a crankshaft ( ) and a turbocharger ( ). The controller ( ) initiates the starting of the engine ( ) by rotating the crankshaft ( ). The rotating crankshaft ( ) displaces an amount of air from the cylinders ( ) of the engine ( ) to rotate the rotor shaft of the turbocharger ( ). The turbocharger ( ) thus draws in air, compresses the air and provides the compressed air to the cylinders ( ). When the engine is started the initial power is increased due to the compressed air.

Method and apparatus for starting an engine having a turbocharger

A method for controlling an induction motor using an equivalent circuit model, the equivalent circuit having a real component and an imaginary component, is disclosed. The method instead of measuring a plurality of induction motor parameters, the real and the imaginary component of the induction motor impedance are calculated based on the measured phase currents and voltages. The invention calculates a first control function based on the real component of the induction motor impedance, and a second control function based on the imaginary component of the induction motor impedance, and adjusts the induction motor excitation frequency until the first control function is approximately equal to the second control function. After the excitation frequency is determined, the motor torque is calculated by taking the square of motor voltage in the d-q reference frame. Working with a few control parameters, the present invention achieves a desired maximum torque or a desired peak efficiency with a high tolerance of variation in the control parameters.

Sensorless induction motor control

An electric air conditioner sustain system is disclosed. The electric air conditioner sustain system includes a compressor, an engine and an electric motor. The engine and the electric motor selectively rotate the compressor. When the engine is rotating the compressor and the engine stops, the electric motor is synchronously activated to maintain continuous rotation of the compressor.

Electric air conditioner sustain system

A fuel cell power generation system is disclosed which includes a primary fuel cell stack for generating a first quantity of electric power, an auxiliary fuel cell stack for generating a second quantity of electric power, a fuel handling subsystem for feeding a fuel containing hydrogen to the primary fuel cell stack and the auxiliary fuel cell stack, an oxidant handling subsystem including a compressor for feeding an oxidant containing oxygen to the primary fuel cell stack, and a controller electrically connected to the primary fuel cell stack, the auxiliary fuel cell stack, the fuel handling subsystem and the oxidant handling subsystem for controlling operation of the fuel cell power generation system. In one version of the fuel cell power generation system, the controller executes a stored program to sense a startup signal for the fuel cell power generation system, to initiate operation of the auxiliary fuel cell stack, and to apply at least a portion of the second quantity of electric power generated by the auxiliary fuel cell stack to the oxidant handling subsystem to initiate operation of the primary fuel cell stack.

Auxiliary convective fuel cell stacks for fuel cell power generation systems

A jump-start assembly for use within a vehicle of the type having a pair of dissimilar batteries . Assembly allows the vehicle to be selectively jump-started and electrical charge to be communicated to the battery by the use of a single battery

Jump start assembly and a method for jump starting a vehicle having a pair of dissimilar batteries

An electrical charge assembly for use within a vehicle having a transmission a starter assembly and an engine The assembly includes a capacitor assembly which selectively provides electrical charge to the starter assembly effective to allow the engine to be activated. The starter may be selectively coupled to the transmission effective to increase the torque produced by the transmission and may selectively provide electrical charge to the capacitor assembly

Vehicle charge assembly

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Canton, MI, United States of America

Robert Joseph Mohan