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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:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2023
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Dominique Meroux, San Francisco, CA (US);
Kai Wu, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Chen Zhang, South Lyon, MI (US);
Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/64 (2019.01); B60L 53/65 (2019.01); B60L 53/66 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/64 (2019.02); B60L 53/65 (2019.02); B60L 53/665 (2019.02);
Abstract
Systems and methods for optimizing transportation efficiency, for example, in the context of energy shortages. Techniques described herein may involve determining a high-price threshold is exceeded, identifying different vehicle types (e.g., high-efficiency vehicles, large battery capacity vehicles, etc.), prioritizing vehicles designated for charging and discharging, respectively, setting vehicle calibrations accordingly, and tracking/reporting performance relative to baselines.