Inventor
HESKETH DAVID
GB28 patents
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FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
26 patentsUS9569967B2Feb 14, 2017
Collision warning for a vehicle
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC9 citations83
US8868312B2Oct 21, 2014
Vehicle speed control apparatus and method
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC10 citations82
US11766953B2Sep 26, 2023
Electrified vehicle thermal management systems with battery bypass loops
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC6 citations72
US11391229B2Jul 19, 2022
System and method for starting an engine
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC3 citations72
US11519353B2Dec 6, 2022
Method of operating an internal combustion engine
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations71
US10260473B2Apr 16, 2019
Start-stop system
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC4 citations64
US12247506B2Mar 11, 2025
Systems and methods for providing a heating cycle to an after-treatment system of a vehicle
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations62
US12031469B2Jul 9, 2024
Systems and methods for controlling an after-treatment system comprising an electronic catalyst
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations62
US11879370B2Jan 23, 2024
Integrated power converter to support power outputs at different potential for vehicles with a heated catalyst
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations62
US11739671B2Aug 29, 2023
Systems and methods for providing a heating cycle to an after-treatment system of a vehicle
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC1 citations62
US11713702B2Aug 1, 2023
Systems and methods for controlling an after-treatment system comprising an electronic catalyst
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations62
US11614017B2Mar 28, 2023
Systems and methods for providing heat to a catalyst of an after-treatment system
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations62
US11530655B1Dec 20, 2022
Systems and methods for controlling engine torque
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations62
US10569778B2Feb 25, 2020
Creep torque and electric drive in manual transmission vehicles
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC1 citations59
US9261065B2Feb 16, 2016
Operating an automatic start-stop system
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations59
US11401903B2Aug 2, 2022
Methods and systems for an engine
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations56
US11220265B2Jan 11, 2022
Stop-in-gear auto-start control
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC1 citations56
US9358979B2Jun 7, 2016
Vehicle speed control apparatus and method
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations50
US10072625B2Sep 11, 2018
Method of controlling an engine of a motor vehicle
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC1 citations49
US12466346B2Nov 11, 2025
Methods and systems for vehicle power control
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations48
US10823129B2Nov 3, 2020
Methods and systems for controlling a starter motor
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations48
US10502174B2Dec 10, 2019
Stop-start system
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations48
US10293673B2May 21, 2019
Electric creep torque control in vehicles having a manual/mechanical transmission
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations48
US11498547B2Nov 15, 2022
Hybrid vehicle control system
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations46
US10385816B2Aug 20, 2019
Methods and system for operating an engine
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations46
US10221822B2Mar 5, 2019
Stop-start vehicle system and method
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations43