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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.:

US 11198428 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2021

Filed:

Oct. 09, 2019

Vehicle system and method for remote start operation

Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Matthew John Shelton, Grosse Ile, MI (US);

Michael Glenn Fodor, Dearborn, MI (US);

Todd Anthony Rumpsa, Saline, MI (US);

Patrick J. Curran, Northville, MI (US);

Urs Christen, Aachen, DE;

Assignee:

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

Attorneys:

Geoffrey Brumbaugh

McCoy Russell LLP

Primary Examiner:

Justin Holmes

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/00 (2006.01); B60R 25/20 (2013.01); B60T 7/02 (2006.01); F16D 28/00 (2006.01); B60T 1/00 (2006.01); B60T 13/74 (2006.01); B60T 13/52 (2006.01); B60W 10/184 (2012.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/02 (2006.01); B60W 10/18 (2012.01); B60W 10/196 (2012.01); F02N 11/08 (2006.01); B60K 6/387 (2007.10);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/00 (2013.01); B60R 25/209 (2013.01); B60T 1/005 (2013.01); B60T 7/02 (2013.01); B60T 13/52 (2013.01); B60T 13/74 (2013.01); B60W 10/02 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/182 (2013.01); B60W 10/184 (2013.01); B60W 10/196 (2013.01); F02N 11/0807 (2013.01); F16D 28/00 (2013.01); B60K 6/387 (2013.01); B60T 2210/20 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0208 (2013.01); B60W 2510/18 (2013.01); B60W 2552/15 (2020.02); B60W 2710/021 (2013.01); B60W 2710/06 (2013.01); B60W 2710/18 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01); F02N 2200/0803 (2013.01); F02N 2200/101 (2013.01); F02N 2200/102 (2013.01); F02N 2200/103 (2013.01); F02N 2200/124 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vehicle system and method for remote start operation in the vehicle system are provided. The method includes responsive to receiving a remote start request and while the vehicle is stationary, automatically engaging a wheel-arresting device coupled to a wheel in the vehicle. The method also includes when an electronically actuated clutch is automatically disengaged and subsequent to the automatic engagement of the wheel-arresting device, implementing remote start operation in an engine, where the wheel-arresting device is distinct from a secondary vehicle brake.

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