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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Kevin Michael Bullister, Dexter, MI (US);
Brandon Leroy Johnson, Southfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/06 (2006.01); G01C 21/26 (2006.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01); F02N 19/04 (2010.01); F02D 41/26 (2006.01); B60L 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/265 (2013.01); B60L 11/00 (2013.01); G07C 5/006 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); F02N 19/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle system includes a sensor that measures an engine block heating characteristic associated with an engine block heater. A processing device is programmed to determine an operating state of the engine block heater based on the engine block heating characteristic measured. A communication device is programmed to transmit a message that includes the operating state of the engine block heater.