Inventor
LEAR CHRISTOPHER ALAN
US22 patents
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FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
19 patentsUS9067587B1Jun 30, 2015
Torque based energy management in hybrid vehicle
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC14 citations84
US8795131B2Aug 5, 2014
Method and apparatus for reducing torque during a transmission upshift for a hybrid vehicle
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC9 citations84
US10322711B2Jun 18, 2019
Low-voltage battery charging split of hybrid vehicles with belt integrated starter-generators
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations73
US10081364B2Sep 25, 2018
System and method for controlling a transmission gear shift
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations73
US9914449B2Mar 13, 2018
Methods and system for improving efficiency of a hybrid vehicle
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations73
US9399461B2Jul 26, 2016
Opportunistic charging of hybrid vehicle battery
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC4 citations73
US10246073B2Apr 2, 2019
Control system for a hybrid-electric vehicle
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations71
US9728826B2Aug 8, 2017
Traction battery thermal management method and system
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC3 citations67
US10774919B2Sep 15, 2020
Systems and methods for improving driveline efficiencies of electrified vehicles
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC1 citations62
US10759255B2Sep 1, 2020
Autonomous-vehicle climate-control system
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC1 citations61
US9403524B2Aug 2, 2016
Methods and system for starting a hybrid vehicle
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations56
US10487891B2Nov 26, 2019
Temperature based clutch control
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations52
US10155511B2Dec 18, 2018
Opportunistic charging of hybrid vehicle battery
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations52
US9944289B2Apr 17, 2018
System and method for controlling a transmission gear shift
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC1 citations52
US9783183B2Oct 10, 2017
Battery charging strategy in a hybrid vehicle
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC1 citations52
US10000203B2Jun 19, 2018
EV mode shift strategy for hybrid vehicle
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations51
US9783188B2Oct 10, 2017
EV mode shift strategy for hybrid vehicle
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations51
US9677487B2Jun 13, 2017
Method and system for selecting fuel octane
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC1 citations51
US9802604B2Oct 31, 2017
Methods and systems for improving hybrid vehicle efficiency
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations41