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:
May. 10, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2020
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Jeffrey Doering, Canton, MI (US);
James A. Hilditch, Canton, MI (US);
John Rollinger, Troy, MI (US);
Walter Joseph Ortmann, Saline, MI (US);
Jason Meyer, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A method and system for operating a vehicle that includes a plurality of engine starting devices and an internal combustion engine is described. In one example, the method selects one of a plurality of engine starting devices to start an engine based on durability metrics of each of the plurality of engine starting devices. In addition, engine starting device selection may be based on calibration parameters that are generated via a server that is external to the vehicle.