Inventor
Christopher W. Bell
Inventor
Livonia, MI, US
Overview
Patents· 26 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
B60Lprimary
B60LPropulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles23%
Y02TClimate change mitigation technologies related to transportation23%
H02JElectric power networks10%
Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests6%
B60WConjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function5%
B62DMotor vehicles4%
B60RVehicles, vehicle fittings, or vehicle parts, not otherwise provided for3%
G01RMeasuring electric variables3%
Y04SSystems integrating technologies related to power network operation, communication or information technologies for improving the electrical power generation, transmission, distribution, management or usage, i.e. smart grids3%
B60KArrangement or mounting of propulsion units or of transmissions in vehicles2%
PatentTitleYear
10,761,183Ultrasonic signal triangulation202010,693,401Electrified vehicle off-board load power management202010,611,250System and method for vehicle wireless vehicle charging communications using location based services202010,538,165Parameter estimation of loosely coupled transformer202010,518,806Ultrasonic locating201910,486,549Parking assist overlay201910,406,929Charge coil positioning and data encoding magnet arrays for vehicle charging201910,391,938Imaging system for locating a moving object in relation to another object201910,308,235Off-board power transmission201910,286,800Control pilot latch-out mechanism to reduce off-board energy consumption201910,272,790Vehicle charging system201910,227,067HEV battery management for generating off-board power201910,173,542Wireless charging system coil alignment201910,132,876Tester for wireless electrified vehicle charger201810,112,495Vehicle wireless charging system including an inverter to control a voltage input to a vehicle power converter201810,099,566Hands free vehicle charging system201810,046,661Detection of on-board charger connection to electric vehicle supply equipment201810,040,358Wireless power transfer for vehicles20189,969,276Plug-in vehicle with secondary DC-DC converter20189,931,954Vertical wireless power transfer system for charging electric vehicles20189,925,883'Automatic self-locating transmit coil for wireless vehicle charging'20189,908,423'Vehicle charging system'20189,649,948'Self-locating multi-coil system for wireless vehicle charging'20179,463,706'Infrared triangulation method for locating vehicles for hands-free electric vehicle charging'20169,428,070'Hands free vehicle charging system'20167,595,720'Active wheel speed sensor tester'2009Career & activity timeline
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2009–2020Patents assigned to FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC (26)· patent assignee history
2009Based in Detroit, MI, US· patent location history
2016–2020Based in Livonia, MI, US· patent location history
2020Patents assigned to FORD GLOBAL TECHNOIOGIES LLC (1)· patent assignee history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC | 26 | 2009–2020 |
| FORD GLOBAL TECHNOIOGIES LLC | 1 | 2020 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Livonia, MI, US | 25 | 2016–2020 |
| Detroit, MI, US | 1 | 2009 |