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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:
Sep. 07, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2004
Applicants:
Jack Xu, Northville, MI (US);
Jing Song, Novi, MI (US);
Anthony Phillips, Northville, MI (US);
Michael Tamor, Toledo, OH (US);
Inventors:
Jack Xu, Northville, MI (US);
Jing Song, Novi, MI (US);
Anthony Phillips, Northville, MI (US);
Michael Tamor, Toledo, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/18 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and system for controlling a vehicle having an electric powertrain and an electric energy storage system. The electric energy storage system includes a capacitor, DC/DC converter, and a battery. The electric energy storage system is controlled to maximize use of the capacitor relative to use of the battery.