Inventor
BUTCHER JONATHAN ANDREW
US33 patents
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FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
27 patentsUS9494093B2Nov 15, 2016
Detecting and negotiating a climbable obstacle in a vehicle
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC8 citations84
US9106162B2Aug 11, 2015
Control strategy for an electric machine in a vehicle
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC11 citations81
US10112596B2Oct 30, 2018
Hybrid vehicle operating strategy during loss of motor controllability
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations73
US9238458B2Jan 19, 2016
Hybrid-electric vehicle engine starting method and system
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC5 citations73
US10148209B2Dec 4, 2018
System and method for in-vehicle resolver alignment
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations72
US11597391B2Mar 7, 2023
One-pedal drive system for a vehicle
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations71
US10081261B2Sep 25, 2018
High-voltage battery off-board chargers
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC6 citations71
US9802495B2Oct 31, 2017
Off-board charger for high-voltage battery charging
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC3 citations71
US10112613B2Oct 30, 2018
Systems and methods for managing torque
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations69
US9087418B2Jul 21, 2015
Vehicle diagnostic system and method for detecting incorrect cable connections
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC5 citations68
US10286899B2May 14, 2019
Operation of power electronics during battery communication loss
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC3 citations67
US9278681B2Mar 8, 2016
Hybrid electric vehicle driveline active damping and transient smoothness control
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations62
US9139088B2Sep 22, 2015
System and method for hybrid vehicle control during wheel slip events to limit generator speed
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC3 citations62
US10814737B2Oct 27, 2020
Off-board charger for high-voltage battery charging
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC1 citations60
US11718184B2Aug 8, 2023
Resolver offset detection
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations59
US9079582B2Jul 14, 2015
Method and system to enable a coast-down mode
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations59
US12043124B2Jul 23, 2024
Isolation fault detection on DC charge bus
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations57
US12337823B2Jun 24, 2025
Preventing electric vehicle brake torque
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations56
US11164401B2Nov 2, 2021
Fluid system for a vehicle and a diagnostic method for the system
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations53
US10549748B2Feb 4, 2020
Autonomous motor control during loss of motor communications
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations52
US9677494B2Jun 13, 2017
Method for mitigating cavitation
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations52
US9638113B2May 2, 2017
Control strategy for a hybrid vehicle with a disabled motor
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC1 citations52
US9511773B2Dec 6, 2016
System and method for hybrid vehicle control during wheel slip events to limit generator speed
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations52
US9321451B2Apr 26, 2016
Managing ring gear torque in a hybrid electric vehicle to increase available wheel torque
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC1 citations52
US9199635B2Dec 1, 2015
Method and system to exit from a coast-down mode
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations52
US10040447B2Aug 7, 2018
Control strategy for an electric machine in a vehicle
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC1 citations50
US9180874B2Nov 10, 2015
Method and strategy to detect the lock-up of planetary gear in power split hybrid vehicles
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations49