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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:
Oct. 18, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2021
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mike Garrard, Chelmsford, GB;
Jonathan Thombs, Danbury, GB;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 7/18 (2006.01); F02M 47/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 7/1844 (2013.01); F02M 47/027 (2013.01); H01F 7/1811 (2013.01); H01F 2007/185 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for a solenoid actuator. In one example, a method may include adjusting a switching frequency during an activation cycle of the solenoid actuator to a lower switching frequency relative to other phases of the activation cycle.