Inventor
CHEN YIFAN
US99 patents
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FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
29 patentsUS7079996B2Jul 18, 2006
System and method for design of experiments using direct surface manipulation of a mesh model
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC70 citations98
US8866604B2Oct 21, 2014
System and method for a human machine interface
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC23 citations92
US9189879B2Nov 17, 2015
Emotive engine and method for generating a simulated emotion for an information system
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC9 citations84
US11560079B2Jan 24, 2023
Automated systems and methods for transferring packages from a vehicle to a curbside locker box
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC15 citations83
US10839583B2Nov 17, 2020
Emotive advisory system and method
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC3 citations83
US9213522B2Dec 15, 2015
Systems and methods for scheduling driver interface tasks based on driver workload
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC10 citations83
US9428197B2Aug 30, 2016
Method and apparatus for persistent transferrable customizable vehicle settings
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC11 citations82
US7155673B2Dec 26, 2006
System and method of interactive evaluation of a geometric model
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC10 citations74
US6801187B2Oct 5, 2004
System and method of interactive evaluation and manipulation of a geometric model
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC8 citations74
US11455887B1Sep 27, 2022
Systems and methods to locate a parking spot for a vehicle
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC4 citations73
US10632945B2Apr 28, 2020
Method and apparatus for condition triggered vehicle setting configuration
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations73
US10107638B2Oct 23, 2018
Vehicle seat with system and method for communicating navigation instructions
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations73
US9420406B2Aug 16, 2016
Method and apparatus for vehicle process emulation and configuration on a mobile platform
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC3 citations73
US11981508B2May 14, 2024
Container method and system for automated end-to-end package delivery
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC3 citations72
US11059349B2Jul 13, 2021
Enhanced climate control
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC6 citations72
US10633005B2Apr 28, 2020
Wearable device configuration using vehicle and cloud event data
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations72
US10562450B2Feb 18, 2020
Enhanced lane negotiation
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations72
US10435036B2Oct 8, 2019
Enhanced curve negotiation
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations72
US10390177B2Aug 20, 2019
Alert for left-behind mobile device
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC3 citations71
US10137906B2Nov 27, 2018
Method and apparatus for persistent transferrable customizable vehicle settings
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC3 citations71
US11358510B1Jun 14, 2022
Lift assembly for a delivery vehicle
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC4 citations70
US7373844B1May 20, 2008
Switch feel measurement apparatus
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC7 citations70
US11518342B2Dec 6, 2022
Identification of vehicle operators
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations63
US7174280B2Feb 6, 2007
System and method for replacing parametrically described surface features with independent surface patches
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC4 citations63
US11951627B2Apr 9, 2024
Modular autonomous robot distributed control
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC1 citations62
US11679771B2Jun 20, 2023
Vehicle event identification
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations62
US11381933B2Jul 5, 2022
Enhanced wearable device operation
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations62
US11010993B2May 18, 2021
Customizable reporting with a wearable device
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations62
US11009957B2May 18, 2021
Haptic device operation
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations62
FORD GLOBAL TECH INC
6 patentsUS5694013ADec 2, 1997
Force feedback haptic interface for a three-dimensional CAD surface
FORD GLOBAL TECH INC246 citations99
US5973678AOct 26, 1999
Method and system for manipulating a three-dimensional object utilizing a force feedback interface
FORD GLOBAL TECH INC131 citations98
US5878174AMar 2, 1999
Method for lens distortion correction of photographic images for texture mapping
FORD GLOBAL TECH INC101 citations98
US5903458AMay 11, 1999
System and method for forming geometric features using global reparametrization
FORD GLOBAL TECH INC66 citations96
US5898438AApr 27, 1999
Texture mapping of photographic images to CAD surfaces
FORD GLOBAL TECH INC38 citations92
US5731816AMar 24, 1998
System and method for direct modeling of fillets and draft angles
FORD GLOBAL TECH INC36 citations92
FORD MOTOR CO
6 patentsUS7324103B2Jan 29, 2008
System and method of direct mesh manipulation
FORD MOTOR CO44 citations91
US7275023B2Sep 25, 2007
System and method of interactively generating a family of mesh models
FORD MOTOR CO31 citations91
US5627646AMay 6, 1997
Method for locating flaws in a smooth surface of an object
FORD MOTOR CO11 citations74
US11119585B2Sep 14, 2021
Dual-mode augmented reality interfaces for mobile devices
FORD MOTOR CO2 citations73
US10890981B2Jan 12, 2021
Gesture-based vehicle control
FORD MOTOR CO2 citations73
US7536918B2May 26, 2009
Method and apparatus to measure force-travel profile of a shifter in a vehicle environment
FORD MOTOR CO7 citations72
ANKER INNOVATIONS TECH CO LTD
2 patentsCHEN YIFAN
2 patentsFILEV DIMITAR PETROV
1 patentGUSIKHIN OLEG YURIEVITCH
1 patentGIULI THOMAS J
1 patentFUJIAN ONLYTOP SANITARYWARE CO LTD
1 patentALIPAY HANGZHOU INF TECH CO LTD
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