Marco Elkenkamp

20130074525, Mar 28, 2013

Apr 28, 2012

13/459112

Vincent George Johnston - Half Moon Bay CA, US
Curt Raymond O'Donnell - Sunnyvale CA, US
Marco Elkenkamp - San Francisco CA, US

TESLA MOTORS, INC. - Palo Alto CA

F25B 49/00
F25D 3/00
F25D 31/00

62 56, 622592, 62126

A thermal management system and method of use are provided, the system including a heat exchanger, a refrigeration system, a coolant loop thermally coupled to the heat exchanger, and a by-pass valve that regulates the amount of coolant within the coolant loop that either passes through the heat exchanger or is diverted away from the heat exchanger. The coolant loop is thermally coupled to the battery pack of an electric vehicle.

20220371396, Nov 24, 2022

Sep 18, 2020

17/761997

- Torrance CA, US
William Rutherford SMITH - Torrance CA, US
Marco ELKENKAMP - Marina del Rey CA, US

B60H 1/00
B60H 1/14
B60H 1/32
B60L 58/26

Vehicle platforms and thermal management systems, subsystems, and components for use therewith are described. Thermal management architectures and systems incorporate thermal management cycles for one or more of drive train, energy storage and passenger cabin systems. Thermal manage architectures are provided such that the flow of heating and cooling fluids through such thermal management cycles may be combined in various configurations. Systems having thermal management cycles for drive train (e.g., motor, transmission, etc.) and energy storage (e.g., battery) that may be operated through a combined heating/cooling fluid loop are also provided. Embodiments are also directed to systems having thermal management cycles for the HVAC that is fluidly isolated, but thermally coupled to one or both of the drivetrain and energy storage components. Heating/cooling loops for these thermal management cycles may be functionally linked through one or more valves such that the fluid flow through such cycles may be combined together, isolated from each other or mixed in various desired configurations.

20220363193, Nov 17, 2022

Sep 21, 2020

17/754060

- Torrance CA, US
Giancarlo VIGANEGO - Torrance CA, US
Megan MICHEL - Redondo Beach CA, US
Charles SPENCER - Torrance CA, US
Christoph KUTTNER - Ladera Ranch CA, US
Richard KIM - Torrance CA, US
Arthur Wilson CREWS - Long Beach CA, US
Marco ELKENKAMP - Marina del Rey CA, US
William Ice COCHRAN - Fullerton CA, US

B60R 1/12
B60R 1/06
B60J 1/02

Electric vehicles may have alternative positions for the drivetrain components such as the electric motor such as toward the rear of the vehicle. Thus, the hood/bonnet of the vehicle may be shortened and various features of the vehicle may be adjusted. For example, the driver may be seated at a position more towards the front of the vehicle. Various features of the vehicle may be adjusted to accommodate the driver's altered positioning. For example, the electric vehicle may include forward positioned side view minors that are disposed on an angled mounting arm such that the field of view of the mirrors meets regulatory requirements for vehicles. Additional embodiments incorporate a street view window disposed at the front portion of the vehicle and designed to allow increased forward visibility for the driver.

20170087993, Mar 30, 2017

Sep 23, 2016

15/274883

- Gardena CA, US
Marco ELKENKAMP - Marina Del Rey CA, US

Faraday&Future Inc. - Gardena CA

B60L 7/26
B60T 8/58
B60L 15/20

A regenerative braking system and method are disclosed. According to certain embodiments, the regenerative braking system is engaged and adjusted when the navigation system recognizes that the vehicle is descending down a long grade. This can be pre-stored information, or information derived from prior experience or from the shared experiences of other drivers. The regenerative braking system does not engage to the full stop of the vehicle, but instead can release at approximately three mph and allows friction braking to handle the rest of the stop. The navigation system in this embodiment recognizes that a stop sign or other full-stop situation is present.

20170088105, Mar 30, 2017

Oct 21, 2016

15/331462

- Gardena CA, US
Marco Elkenkamp - Marina Del Rey CA, US

B60T 7/22
B60T 7/04
B60L 7/26

In an emergency stop situation, the regenerative braking system is used to assist in rapid deceleration, by combining regenerative braking with conventional friction brakes. Sensors can also be used to trigger the braking systems, even before the driver is able to react. These sensors might include external cameras, ABS activation detection, radar and ultrasound.

20170094231, Mar 30, 2017

Sep 29, 2015

14/868919

- Gardena CA, US
Marco Elkenkamp - Marina Del Rey CA, US

H04N 7/18
G11B 27/11
G11B 27/34
H04N 5/77

The present application is directed to systems and methods for capturing video from a sensor triggered camera. External automobile cameras run continuously and content is buffered. Buffer storage is triggered by one or more other automobile sensors to store content beginning at some period of time (e.g. 30 seconds) prior to the triggering of the sensor.