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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ronald Patrick Brombach, Plymouth, MI (US);
James Michael Weinfurther, Farmington, MI (US);
Hanyang B Chen, Canton, MI (US);
David J Dainelis, Middleville, MI (US);
Michael J Irby, Monroe, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 16/033 (2006.01); B62D 5/04 (2006.01); B60R 16/03 (2006.01); B60N 2/56 (2006.01); B60N 2/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 16/033 (2013.01); B60N 2/0224 (2013.01); B60N 2/5678 (2013.01); B60R 16/0307 (2013.01); B62D 5/0457 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/18016 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/192 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/61 (2013.01);
Abstract
System and method are disclosed for vehicle accessory power management. An example vehicle includes an engine configured to operate in a start-stop mode, and a power management system. The power management system is configured to receive an input requesting use of a vehicle accessory in an accessory mode, and responsive to the input, reduce an electrical load, disable the start-stop mode, and enable use of the accessory mode.