US Patent Issued to FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES on Aug. 18 for "Connected fuel cell vehicle predictive freeze wake scheduling" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,712,189, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Dearborn, Mich.).

"Connected fuel cell vehicle predictive freeze wake scheduling" was invented by James Joseph Reynolds (Saline, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and systems for operating fuel-cell systems are disclosed. The amount of time the fuel-cell system is to be shut down can be calculated using external weather-related information. The amount of time the fuel-cell system is to be shut down can also be calculated using default settings. The fuel-cell system may be used to power an electric vehicle."

The patent was filed on Dec. 22, 2022, under A...