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Patent No.:

US 10107672 B1

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Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018

Filed:

Jul. 12, 2016

Systems and methods for fuel level estimation

Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Mohammad R. Aghili, Dearborn, MI (US);

Aed M. Dudar, Canton, MI (US);

Dennis Seung-Man Yang, Canton, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:

Julia Voutyras

McCoy Russell LLP

Primary Examiner:

Ryan D Walsh

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 25/00 (2006.01); B60K 15/035 (2006.01); B60K 15/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 25/0061 (2013.01); B60K 15/03519 (2013.01); G01F 25/0069 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03019 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0319 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03197 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03203 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03217 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03514 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and systems are provided for estimating fuel levels in a fuel tank. In one example, a method may comprise adjusting estimates of a fuel level in a fuel tank based on an amount of fuel added to the fuel tank during a refueling event. The amount of fuel added to the fuel tank may be provided by a vehicle operator via one or more of a dashboard user interface, a wireless device user interface, and a digital camera included within a user device.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Aghili, Mohammad. (2018). Systems and methods for fuel level estimation (U.S. Patent No. 10107672). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10107672

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