Inventor
MCCULLOUGH TODD
US24 patents
Patents
24 patentsUS9527505B1Dec 27, 2016
Methods and system for operating a driveline disconnect clutch
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC7 citations84
US9610940B2Apr 4, 2017
Vehicle disconnect clutch pre-stroke strategy
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC8 citations82
US10661784B2May 26, 2020
Operating methods and system for a driveline disconnect clutch
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC10 citations81
US10518767B2Dec 31, 2019
Systems and methods for controlling an engine start in a hybrid vehicle
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC3 citations73
US10106162B2Oct 23, 2018
Methods and system for starting an engine
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations73
US10071724B2Sep 11, 2018
Regenerative torque limit control
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC4 citations73
US9944269B2Apr 17, 2018
Input torque trim for transmission shift control during regenerative braking
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC3 citations73
US9758149B2Sep 12, 2017
Hybrid vehicle and downshifting strategy in a hybrid vehicle
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC5 citations73
US9669824B2Jun 6, 2017
Methods and system for starting an engine
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC3 citations73
US9296380B2Mar 29, 2016
Prestroking engine disconnect clutch in a hybrid vehicle
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC4 citations73
US10625730B2Apr 21, 2020
System and method for starting a hybrid powertrain for a vehicle
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations72
US10328925B2Jun 25, 2019
System and method for controlling lash crossing in a vehicle powertrain
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations72
US10150467B2Dec 11, 2018
Control of transmission during regenerative braking
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations72
US9827978B2Nov 28, 2017
Method of engaging transmission system of a hybrid vehicle
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC3 citations72
US10344851B2Jul 9, 2019
Method of controlling a transmission during an upshift
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC3 citations71
US11338794B2May 24, 2022
Hybrid vehicle launching methods and system
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC4 citations70
US10703354B2Jul 7, 2020
Vehicle transmission operation
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC1 citations62
US11358586B2Jun 14, 2022
Methods and system for launching a hybrid vehicle
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations59
US10487891B2Nov 26, 2019
Temperature based clutch control
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations52
US9643590B2May 9, 2017
Methods and system for shifting a hybrid vehicle
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations52
US9533673B2Jan 3, 2017
Methods and system for improving hybrid driveline operation
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations52
US10518781B2Dec 31, 2019
Powertrain with anti-shuffle control
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations51
US9682699B2Jun 20, 2017
Methods and system for downshifting during regeneration
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC1 citations51
US9499164B2Nov 22, 2016
Controlling a clutch between an engine and a motor during a shift event in a hybrid vehicle
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations50