Inventor

Fling Tseng

Inventor

Ann Arbor, MI, US

Overview

2011–2021

Patent span

Performing operations

Primary field (CPC B)

Patents· 66 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

B60Wprimary

B60WConjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function18%

Y02TClimate change mitigation technologies related to transportation7%

G01CMeasuring distances, levels or bearings7%

G07CTime or attendance registers7%

G08GTraffic control systems6%

B60KArrangement or mounting of propulsion units or of transmissions in vehicles5%

B60LPropulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles5%

G06FElectric digital data processing4%

F02DControlling combustion engines3%

F02MSupplying combustion engines in general with combustible mixtures or constituents thereof3%

PatentTitleYear

11,017,616Smart over-the-air updates using learned vehicle usage2021 10,949,483Location tagging for ubiquitous access2021 10,872,253Method and apparatus for vehicle interior evaluation and situational servicing2020 10,801,848Crowd sourcing to predict vehicle energy consumption2020 10,753,753Vehicle route navigation2020 10,703,219Vehicle battery charge setpoint control2020 10,534,602Preference learning for adaptive OTA notifications2020 10,417,837Arrangements for collecting diagnostic information regarding vibrations of wheel-tire assembly and drive-line components of a wheeled vehicle2019 10,385,795Fuel tank pressure sensor rationality testing using V2X technology2019 10,343,633Method and apparatus for predictive vehicle preconditioning2019 10,273,907Systems and methods for engine-off natural vacuum leak testing2019 10,094,674Predictive vehicle task scheduling2018 10,059,219Predicting energy consumption for an electric vehicle using variations in past energy consumption2018 10,048,082Route and model based energy estimation2018 10,035,510Adaptive drive control low-traction detection and mode selection2018 10,026,998Electric vehicle operation to manage battery capacity2018 10,000,213Spare tire detection2018 9,976,519Confidence-modified exponentially weighted moving average filter for engine-off natural vacuum testing2018 9,969,403Method and apparatus for predictive driving-mode learning and enablement2018 9,926,875'Fuel tank pressure sensor rationality testing using V2X technology'2018 9,921,581'Autonomous vehicle emergency operating mode'2018 9,919,715'Vehicle mode scheduling with learned user preferences'2018 9,857,266'Correlation based fuel tank leak detection'2018 9,846,978Remaining useful life estimation of vehicle component2017 9,824,512'Adjusting diagnostic tests based on collected vehicle data'2017 9,821,812'Traffic complexity estimation'2017 9,822,713'Network based sharing of automated fuel characteristics'2017 9,823,166'Coordinated testing in vehicle platoons'2017 9,824,505'Method for triggering a vehicle system monitor'2017 9,796,388'Vehicle mode determination'2017 9,775,128'Vehicular connectivity map'2017 9,759,573'Route based energy consumption estimation using physical models'2017 9,731,617'Pattern based charge scheduling'2017 9,707,974'Vehicle with identification system'2017 9,707,975'Vehicle and method for advising driver of same'2017 9,696,234'Evaporative emissions testing based on historical and forecast weather data'2017 9,664,126'System and methods for engine-off natural vacuum tests'2017 9,666,059'Vehicle light anomaly state warning'2017 9,630,504'Distance to empty prediction with kinetic energy change compensation'2017 9,630,627'Method and apparatus for adaptive drive control including fuel-economic mode engagement'2017 9,586,599'Vehicle and method for advising driver of same'2017 9,549,291'Crowd enhanced connectivity map for data transfer intermittency mitigation'2017 9,539,999'Vehicle operator monitoring and operations adjustments'2017 9,530,312'Method and apparatus for crowd-sourced traffic reporting based on projected traffic volume of road segments'2016 9,522,586'Enhanced road characterization for adaptive mode drive'2016 9,519,670'Method and apparatus for road risk indices generation'2016 9,493,171'Vehicle and method of advising a driver therein'2016 9,463,804'Vehicle cornering modes'2016 9,377,314'Reduced network flow and computational load using a spatial and temporal variable scheduler'2016 9,371,766'Engine-on time predictor for aftertreatment scheduling for a vehicle'2016 9,346,452'Predicting energy consumption for an electric vehicle using variations in past energy consumption'2016 9,230,431'Method and apparatus for determining traffic conditions'2016 9,121,722'Trip partitioning based on driving pattern energy consumption'2015 9,047,774'Method and apparatus for crowd-sourced traffic reporting'2015 9,045,145'Vehicle and method of tuning performance of same'2015 9,020,743'Methods and apparatus for predicting a driver destination'2015 8,977,479'Method and apparatus for determining traffic conditions'2015 8,886,365'Vehicle and method for advising driver of same'2014 8,788,113'Vehicle driver advisory system and method'2014 8,738,228'Vehicle and method of tuning performance of same'2014 8,688,321'Traffic density estimation'2014 8,538,619'Adaptive real-time driver advisory control for a hybrid electric vehicle to achieve fuel economy improvement'2013 8,386,091'Methods and apparatus for dynamic powertrain management'2013 8,258,934'Vehicle and method of advising a driver therein'2012 8,190,319'Adaptive real-time driver advisory control for a hybrid electric vehicle to achieve fuel economy improvement'2012 7,966,151'Method for analyzing operation of a machine'2011

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2011–2021Based in Ann Arbor, MI, US· patent location history

2012–2021Patents assigned to FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC (65)· patent assignee history

2012–2017Patents assigned to TSENG FLING (14)· patent assignee history

2012–2017Patents assigned to FILEV DIMITAR PETROV (13)· patent assignee history

2012–2017Patents assigned to LU JIANBO (8)· patent assignee history

2012–2017Patents assigned to PRAKAH-ASANTE KWAKU O (8)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC	65	2012–2021
TSENG FLINGself	14	2012–2017
FILEV DIMITAR PETROV	13	2012–2017
LU JIANBO	8	2012–2017
PRAKAH-ASANTE KWAKU O	8	2012–2017

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Ann Arbor, MI, US	66	2011–2021