The United States Patent and Trademark Office recently granted patents to a Monroe County business and several residents.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office recently granted patents to a Monroe County business and several residents.
Last week, several federal patents were awarded to inventors in the area.
Siraj Siddiqui of LaSalle was awarded a patent as part of Ford Global Technologies in Dearborn’s team for developing a method of operating an automatic start/stop system in a vehicle utilizing a fluid launch clutch. The patent was filed in May 2016.
Stephen Jay Orris Jr. of New Boston and Nicholas Alexander Scheufler of Flat Rock were part of a team of five inventors awarded a patent for a system and method of hill ascent speed assistance. They are employed at Ford Global Technologies. The patent was filed in January 2016.
A team of four inventors from Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America received a patent for deformable energy absorber structures for front hood assemblies of vehicles. Aaron Steinhilb of Milan was among the co-inventors awarded the patent, which was first filed in July 2016.
Brian Richard Light of Flat Rock was part of a team from Ford to receive a patent for a vehicle transaxle and parking actuator assembly. The patent was filed in July 2015.
Carleton resident Paul Momcilovich was part of a team of three from Ford awarded a patent for a system and method to provide lubrication for a plug-in hybrid.
“In hybrid electric vehicles having increased battery storage capacity and plug-in capability, electric-only operation of significant duration is available,” the patent said. “To supplement lubrication for the electric and mechanical component provided by an engine-driven mechanical pump, an electric pump is provided in parallel to the mechanical pump. A method to control the electric pump is also disclosed in which a first desired quantity of a first component and a second desired quantity of a second component are determined. The electric pump is commanded to provide the greater of the first and second quantities. The desired quantity can be based on preventing temperature in the component from exceeding a maximum design temperature and/or providing sufficient lubrication to rotating parts of the component.”
The patent was filed in June 2009.
Robert Olsen of Monroe, James Pake of Temperance and Michael Camera of Toledo were awarded a patent for a dual chamber coolant reservoir for their work at Toledo Molding & Die.
“A dual chamber coolant reservoir having a single vent neck,” the patent said. “The coolant reservoir is for an internal combustion engine cooling system wherein the reservoir housing includes a first chamber and a second chamber formed integral thereto. A vent neck includes an aperture for accessing the first chamber with either a two or three o-ring cap to maintain pressure within the first chamber. Means for venting the second chamber when coolant exceeds a predetermined pressure level and a means for venting the first and second chamber when said cap is moved from a closed position to an open position. An inline pressure relief valve and check valve providing pressure relief and air displacement.”
The patent was filed in December 2015.
Scott Blackburn of Temperance was part of a team from Vishay Dale Electronics to receive a patent for a molded body and electrical device having a molded body for high voltage applications. The patent was filed in August 2016.