Inventor

RANKIN II JAMES STEWART

US41 patents

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RANKIN II JAMES STEWART

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC

Vehicle access authentication

Vehicle blind spot monitoring system

Proximity sensor assembly and method of detecting failure thereof

Efficient tracking of personal device locations

Vehicle compartment

Plug-and-play interactive vehicle interior component architecture

In-vehicle component control user interface

Orientation-independent air gesture detection service for in-vehicle environments

In-vehicle control location

Symmetrical reference personal device location tracking

Stationary control knob having proximity sensors

Integration of add-on interior modules into driver user interface

Proximity switch assembly having haptic feedback and method

Connectionless communication with interior vehicle components

Simultaneous button press secure keypad code entry

Method for camera calibration and quality testing

Vehicle ride sharing system and method using smart modules

Method and apparatus for wireless proximity based component information provision

Method and apparatus for dynamic remote control reconfiguration based on proximity to a vehicle

Smart drop off lighting system

Method and apparatus for vehicle occupant location detection

Proximity sensor assembly having interleaved electrode configuration

Method and apparatus for vehicle occupant location detection

Motion based capacitive sensor system

Proximity switch assembly and method of tuning same

Proximity switch assembly and activation method having virtual button mode

Vehicle ride sharing system and method using smart modules

Vehicle ride sharing system and method using smart modules

Object detection and management

Proximity switch assembly and method therefor

Crystal based fringe generator system

In-vehicle component user interface

Methods and systems for enabling gesture control for a vehicle feature

Method for autonomous vehicle selection when using a vehicle controller

Smart drop off lighting system

Proximity switch assembly with signal drift rejection and method

Workload estimation for mobile device feature integration

Advance mobile device and vehicle profile pairing

FORD GLOBAL TECH INC

Method of making gas curable resin-coated sand cores

Method of making sand cores

Method of making catalyst cured resin-coated sand cores