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:
Jan. 11, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2020
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Ian Lawson, Albany, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 5/02 (2006.01); F02G 5/02 (2006.01); F01P 3/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 5/02 (2013.01); F01P 3/20 (2013.01); F02G 5/02 (2013.01); F01N 2240/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, a cooling loop, an exhaust system, and a thermosiphon. The cooling loop is configured to direct an engine coolant through the engine. The exhaust system is configured to direct exhaust gas away from the engine. The thermosiphon is configured to transfer heat from the exhaust gas to the engine coolant.