Inventor
MATTERN DONALD JACOB
US31 patents
Patents
31 patentsUS9937953B2Apr 10, 2018
Trailer backup offset determination
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US9829883B1Nov 28, 2017
Trailer backup assist system having remote control and user sight management
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC20 citations92
US10106193B2Oct 23, 2018
Enhanced yaw rate trailer angle detection initialization
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC7 citations84
US9981662B2May 29, 2018
Speed limiting comfort enhancement
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC11 citations84
US9522699B2Dec 20, 2016
Trailer backup assist system with adaptive steering angle limits
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC15 citations84
US9499200B2Nov 22, 2016
Trailer backup assist system with object detection
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC13 citations83
US10730553B2Aug 4, 2020
Adaptive steering control for robustness to errors in estimated or user-supplied trailer parameters
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC7 citations82
US10266023B2Apr 23, 2019
System to automate hitching a trailer
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC14 citations81
US11440585B2Sep 13, 2022
Speed control for motor vehicles
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC4 citations73
US11285768B2Mar 29, 2022
Vehicle system and method for detecting trailer connection
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations73
US11267508B2Mar 8, 2022
Trailer backup offset determination
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations73
US10800454B2Oct 13, 2020
Trailer backup assist input with gesture interface for multiple control modes
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations73
US10710585B2Jul 14, 2020
Trailer backup assist system with predictive hitch angle functionality
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC4 citations73
US10611407B2Apr 7, 2020
Speed control for motor vehicles
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC3 citations73
US10471989B2Nov 12, 2019
Trailer backup offset determination
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations73
US9981690B2May 29, 2018
Target-based trailer backup collision mitigation
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC5 citations73
US11299158B2Apr 12, 2022
Unintended standstill response in an assisted hitching operation
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations72
US10384607B2Aug 20, 2019
Trailer backup assist system with hitch angle offset estimation
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC5 citations72
US10005492B2Jun 26, 2018
Trailer length and hitch angle bias estimation
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations72
US11124235B2Sep 21, 2021
Speed optimized trajectory control for motor vehicles
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations71
US10604184B2Mar 31, 2020
Adaptive steering control for robustness to errors in estimated or user-supplied trailer parameters
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC5 citations71
US10286950B2May 14, 2019
Speed optimized trajectory control for motor vehicles
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC3 citations71
US11358639B2Jun 14, 2022
Trailer hitching assistance system with contact mitigation measures
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC4 citations70
US10814912B2Oct 27, 2020
Trailer backup assist system having advanced user mode with selectable hitch angle limits
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC4 citations69
US11760414B2Sep 19, 2023
Trailer backup offset determination
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations62
US10766525B2Sep 8, 2020
Enhanced yaw rate trailer angle detection initialization
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC1 citations62
US11702077B2Jul 18, 2023
Unintended standstill response in an assisted hitching operation
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations61
US11084345B2Aug 10, 2021
System to automate hitching a trailer
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations58
US9821848B2Nov 21, 2017
Modular pro TBA knob for open storage areas
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations52
US11479297B2Oct 25, 2022
Overshoot protection in hitch assist operation
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations50
US11124234B2Sep 21, 2021
Shared activation button for trailer features
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations48