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ELWART SHANE

US100 patents
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FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC

39 patents
US6978204B2Dec 20, 2005

Engine system and method with cylinder deactivation

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC134 citations99
US9406177B2Aug 2, 2016

Fault handling in an autonomous vehicle

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC178 citations98
US7426910B2Sep 23, 2008

Engine system having improved efficiency

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC85 citations98
US6766641B1Jul 27, 2004

Temperature control via computing device

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC72 citations98
US9707911B1Jul 18, 2017

Identifying a driver of a vehicle

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC63 citations97
US9517771B2Dec 13, 2016

Autonomous vehicle modes

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC139 citations97
US9475496B2Oct 25, 2016

Modified autonomous vehicle settings

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC147 citations97
US9042603B2May 26, 2015

Method and apparatus for estimating the distance from trailer axle to tongue

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC62 citations97
US8930140B2Jan 6, 2015

Trailer target placement assist system and method

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC138 citations97
US10035498B2Jul 31, 2018

Vehicle camera cleaning system

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC23 citations93
US6854264B2Feb 15, 2005

Computer controlled engine adjustment based on an exhaust flow

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC32 citations93
US6754578B1Jun 22, 2004

Computer instructions for control of multi-path exhaust system in an engine

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC24 citations93
US9212926B2Dec 15, 2015

In-vehicle path verification

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC25 citations92
US7311079B2Dec 25, 2007

Engine system and method with cylinder deactivation

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC34 citations92
US10202144B2Feb 12, 2019

Vehicle curvature determination

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC7 citations84
US9827986B2Nov 28, 2017

System and methods for adaptive cruise control based on user defined parameters

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC5 citations84
US9744972B2Aug 29, 2017

Trailer backup aid speed limiting via braking

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC12 citations84
US9739226B2Aug 22, 2017

Walk-away vehicle shutdown

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC13 citations84
US9174649B1Nov 3, 2015

Redundancy for automated vehicle operations

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC18 citations84
US9047774B2Jun 2, 2015

Method and apparatus for crowd-sourced traffic reporting

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC9 citations84
US8915070B2Dec 23, 2014

Hydrocarbon retaining and purging system for flex-fuel combustion engine

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC5 citations84
US8375701B2Feb 19, 2013

Hydrocarbon retaining and purging system

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC17 citations84
US8032291B2Oct 4, 2011

Method for detection of emissions levels during extended engine speed controlled operation

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC8 citations84
US7913672B2Mar 29, 2011

Hydrocarbon retaining and purging system

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC16 citations84
US7870723B2Jan 18, 2011

System and method to operate fuel cell in the exhaust of an internal combustion engine

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC9 citations84
US7832204B2Nov 16, 2010

Engine system including heat pipe

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC19 citations84
US7600375B2Oct 13, 2009

Catalytic device with fuel cell portion and catalytic conversion portion

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC8 citations84
US7448983B2Nov 11, 2008

System and method for utilizing estimated driver braking effort

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC10 citations84
US7003944B2Feb 28, 2006

Computing device to generate even heating in exhaust system

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC18 citations84
US9453910B2Sep 27, 2016

Detecting radar blockage based on drive history

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC10 citations83
US9346400B2May 24, 2016

Affective user interface in an autonomous vehicle

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC16 citations83
US7673445B2Mar 9, 2010

Mechanical apparatus having a catalytic NOx storage and conversion device

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC8 citations83
US9851212B2Dec 26, 2017

Route generation using road lane line quality

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC4 citations82
US9604609B2Mar 28, 2017

Emergency in-lane steering assist with braking

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC7 citations82
US9823081B2Nov 21, 2017

Vehicle passenger identification

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC13 citations81
US7918086B2Apr 5, 2011

System and method for determining a NOx storage capacity of catalytic device

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC7 citations81
US10108191B2Oct 23, 2018

Driver interactive system for semi-autonomous modes of a vehicle

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC13 citations80
US9925988B1Mar 27, 2018

Steering and braking control system

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC12 citations80
US7549283B2Jun 23, 2009

Engine system with mixed exhaust gas oxygen sensor types

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC9 citations80

ELWART SHANE

3 patents

UHRICH MICHAEL JAMES

3 patents

XU LIFENG

2 patents

FORD GOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC

1 patent

SURNILLA GOPICHANDRA

1 patent

GANDHI HARENDRA S

1 patent

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