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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. 12, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Alex O'Connor Gibson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Seung-Hoon Lee, Northville, MI (US);
Jeffrey Allen Doering, Canton, MI (US);
David Oshinsky, Trenton, MI (US);
Dennis Craig Reed, Dexter, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/02 (2006.01); B60W 20/40 (2016.01); F02N 11/00 (2006.01); B60L 8/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/06 (2006.01); F02N 11/04 (2006.01); F02N 11/08 (2006.01); F02P 5/15 (2006.01); H02J 7/14 (2006.01); B60L 7/26 (2006.01); B60L 11/00 (2006.01); B60L 11/14 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); B60L 15/20 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60K 6/30 (2007.10); B60K 6/38 (2007.10); F02D 41/40 (2006.01); F02N 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/40 (2013.01); B60K 6/30 (2013.01); B60K 6/38 (2013.01); B60L 7/26 (2013.01); B60L 8/003 (2013.01); B60L 11/005 (2013.01); B60L 11/14 (2013.01); B60L 11/1816 (2013.01); B60L 11/1861 (2013.01); B60L 15/20 (2013.01); B60W 10/02 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); F02D 41/062 (2013.01); F02N 11/006 (2013.01); F02N 11/04 (2013.01); F02N 11/0833 (2013.01); F02P 5/1506 (2013.01); H02J 7/1423 (2013.01); H02J 7/1446 (2013.01); B60L 2240/12 (2013.01); B60L 2240/26 (2013.01); B60L 2240/421 (2013.01); B60L 2240/423 (2013.01); B60L 2240/441 (2013.01); B60L 2240/443 (2013.01); B60L 2240/445 (2013.01); B60L 2240/486 (2013.01); B60L 2240/507 (2013.01); B60L 2240/622 (2013.01); B60L 2240/70 (2013.01); B60L 2260/44 (2013.01); B60L 2260/52 (2013.01); B60L 2260/54 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/46 (2013.01); F02D 41/402 (2013.01); F02D 2200/101 (2013.01); F02D 2200/1012 (2013.01); F02N 15/022 (2013.01); F02N 2200/061 (2013.01); F02N 2300/104 (2013.01); F02N 2300/2002 (2013.01); Y02T 10/46 (2013.01); Y02T 10/48 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6286 (2013.01); Y02T 10/642 (2013.01); Y02T 10/645 (2013.01); Y02T 10/70 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01); Y02T 10/705 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7022 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7044 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7072 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7077 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7083 (2013.01); Y02T 10/72 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7275 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7291 (2013.01); Y02T 90/14 (2013.01); Y02T 90/16 (2013.01); Y02T 90/162 (2013.01); Y10S 903/902 (2013.01); Y10S 903/93 (2013.01); Y10T 477/26 (2015.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for improving operation of a hybrid vehicle are presented. In one example, an engine may be started in one of two ways depending on operating conditions. In particular, the engine may be started via a lower power output electric machine or a higher power output electric machine.