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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:
Jan. 02, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2022
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Martin Pryor, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04828 (2016.01); H01M 8/04313 (2016.01); B60L 50/72 (2019.01); H01M 8/04746 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04843 (2013.01); B60L 50/72 (2019.02); H01M 8/04313 (2013.01); H01M 8/04753 (2013.01); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a fuel-cell system having a fuel cell, a purge valve, and a drain line extending from the purge valve. A controller is programmed to open the purge valve according to a baseline purge routine when the drain line slopes away from the purge valve, and open the purge valve according to an enhanced purge routine when the drain line slopes towards the purge valve.