Visteon Global Technolgoies, Inc.

Ford Motor Company Limited

Viren B Merchant

Andrew Zachary Glovatsky

Edwin Mitchell Sayers

Vincent Colarossi

Charles J DeBiasi

Larry Allen Hardy

Bor-Dong Chen

Jeff C Lin

Terry Joseph Anson

James B Maurer

Yazan Fahd Hamzeh

Mark Andrew Glinka Endicott

Aaron R Tweadey

Choon F Khoo

Disclosed is an LED package holder for retaining and electrically connecting an LED package. The LED package holder includes a housing configured to hold an LED package and has at least one center opening defined therein. A connector shroud is integrally formed with the housing and has a cavity for receiving a connector operable to supply power to the LED package. Two contact features are retained by the housing, and each contact feature has an inner contact and an outer contact. Each inner contact engages an LED electric terminal of the LED package. Each outer contact extends into the connector shroud so as to engage connector terminals when a connector is inserted into the connector shroud.

LED interconnection integrated connector holder package

A system and method for dynamically recalibrating an adaptive lighting system includes a control module configured to instruct a motor to rotate a lamp to a first hard stop when the lamp positioned at a first soft stop. The system recalibrates the control module using the first hard stop as a reference point.

Adaptive lighting system having dynamic recalibration

An electronic module comprising a power supply conductor coupled to one or more electromechanical actuators to supply operable power to the electromechanical actuators. The electronic module also includes a moisture sensor positioned to sense moisture intrusion into the module. Further, the electronic module comprises a first transistor responsively coupled to the moisture sensor, the first transistor coupled to draw current from the power supply conductor when the first transistor is in a conductive state. In addition, the electronic module includes a second transistor responsively coupled to the first transistor and in turn controllingly coupled to the first transistor.

Electronic module with moisture protection

A circuit for sensing the loss of a signal ground in an automotive electronic system having a source of electrical power and both a signal ground and a power ground, includes a first sensor coupled to the power ground and between the signal ground and the source of electrical power for generating a first signal responsive to the voltage on the signal ground differing from the voltage on the power ground by more than a first predetermined limit. A latching semiconductor switch is coupled to the first sensor and between the signal ground and the power ground for latching the electrical coupling of the signal ground to the power ground responsive to receiving the first signal.

Circuit for ground fault detection and switching

This invention includes a method and apparatus for starting an internal combustion engine with a reduced starting time. That is, there is a reduced delay before the first combustion event occurs in the engine. Only a single engine position sensor is used. The method includes injecting fuel into a cylinder before true engine position is determined and applying an ignition pulse to the cylinder and firing the ignition coil after fuel has been injected into the cylinder. Advantageously, injecting fuel for the cylinder is done after determining the engine is turning and determining the engine has a rotational rate below a predetermined parameter.

Fast start fueling for fuel injected spark ignition engine

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Canton, MI, United States of America

Viren B Merchant