Inventor
HILLE KEVIN THOMAS
US28 patents
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FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
21 patentsUS9894492B1Feb 13, 2018
System and method for determining mobile device location relative to vehicle cabin
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC146 citations99
US9842444B2Dec 12, 2017
Phone sleeve vehicle fob
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC45 citations94
US10257730B1Apr 9, 2019
Status tests of wireless communication nodes of vehicles
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC14 citations85
US10919497B1Feb 16, 2021
Systems and methods for starting a vehicle using a secure password entry system
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC11 citations83
US7868750B2Jan 11, 2011
System and method for controlling a safety restraint status based on driver status
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC19 citations82
US10131321B1Nov 20, 2018
System for keyless valet parking
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC11 citations81
US11034330B2Jun 15, 2021
System and method for distributing digital vehicle keys to passive NFC devices via NFC
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC4 citations73
US10062227B2Aug 28, 2018
Contents inventory tracking system and protocol
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations73
US9580044B2Feb 28, 2017
Method and system for enabling an authorized vehicle driveaway
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC4 citations73
US9405944B2Aug 2, 2016
Mitigation of LF interference from adjacent vehicles also using LF approach detection system
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC4 citations73
US10166993B2Jan 1, 2019
Customer driving mode for vehicles
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC3 citations72
US9633496B2Apr 25, 2017
Vehicle contents inventory system
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC5 citations72
US10137860B2Nov 27, 2018
Remote keyless entry message authentication
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations71
US10328940B2Jun 25, 2019
Secure idle for a vehicle generator
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC6 citations68
US10491392B2Nov 26, 2019
End-to-end vehicle secure ECU unlock in a semi-offline environment
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations65
US9205807B2Dec 8, 2015
Method and system for enabling an authorized vehicle driveaway
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC1 citations63
US12233794B2Feb 25, 2025
Automotive power supply, upfitter module architectures, and user defined load shedding related to same
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations62
US8384535B2Feb 26, 2013
System and method for controlling early low fuel warning based on driver status
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC3 citations62
US11037388B2Jun 15, 2021
Systems and methods for creating a password and/or a keypad code for executing keyless operations upon a vehicle
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC1 citations60
US8548730B2Oct 1, 2013
System and method for controlling object detection based on driver status
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC4 citations59
US11414051B2Aug 16, 2022
Keyed-alike phone-based keys
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations52
MILLER THOMAS LEE
4 patentsUS8258939B2Sep 4, 2012
System and method for controlling one or more vehicle features based on driver status
MILLER THOMAS LEE55 citations95
US8106759B2Jan 31, 2012
System and method for controlling early low fuel warning based on driver status
MILLER THOMAS LEE6 citations83
US8306728B2Nov 6, 2012
System and method for controlling object detection based on driver status
MILLER THOMAS LEE12 citations82
US8280580B2Oct 2, 2012
System and method for controlling electronic stability control based on driver status
MILLER THOMAS LEE3 citations62