The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Aed M. Dudar, Canton, MI (US);
Dennis Seung-Man Yang, Canton, MI (US);
Shahid Ahmed Siddiqui, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 40/06 (2012.01); B60K 15/035 (2006.01); B60G 17/0165 (2006.01); B60K 28/10 (2006.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 40/06 (2013.01); B60K 15/035 (2013.01); B60G 17/0165 (2013.01); B60K 28/10 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0358 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03561 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03566 (2013.01); B60W 30/18009 (2013.01); B60W 50/0098 (2013.01); B60W 2400/00 (2013.01); B60W 2550/14 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/42 (2013.01); B60Y 2306/13 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for estimating a level of water in real time for a vehicle and using the said estimation to perform one or more vehicle control strategies. In one example, a method may include adjusting a valve in a fuel system of the vehicle responsive to a level of water through which the vehicle is passing. In this way, water inhalation into the vehicle fuel system may be avoided.