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Herman david michael

US92 patents
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FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC

49 patents
US10755691B1Aug 25, 2020

Systems and methods for acoustic control of a vehicle's interior

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC41 citations93
US10981564B2Apr 20, 2021

Vehicle path planning

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC18 citations85
US10829091B2Nov 10, 2020

Vehicle sensor cleaning

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC18 citations85
US11157114B1Oct 26, 2021

Vehicle surface deformation identification

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC8 citations84
US10944912B2Mar 9, 2021

Systems and methods for reducing flicker artifacts in imaged light sources

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC7 citations84
US10780861B2Sep 22, 2020

Liquid droplet path prediction

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC6 citations84
US10628690B2Apr 21, 2020

Systems and methods for automated detection of trailer properties

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC8 citations84
US10567079B1Feb 18, 2020

Robust visual light communication for vehicle-to-vehicle communication

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC12 citations84
US10547941B1Jan 28, 2020

Vehicle acoustic transducer operation

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC8 citations84
US10417911B2Sep 17, 2019

Inter-vehicle cooperation for physical exterior damage detection

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC7 citations84
US10906425B2Feb 2, 2021

Systems and methods to generate charging warnings

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC8 citations83
US11668804B2Jun 6, 2023

Vehicle sensor-cleaning system

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations73
US11254316B2Feb 22, 2022

Driver distraction detection

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations73
US11175156B2Nov 16, 2021

Method and apparatus for improved location decisions based on surroundings

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations73
US11127162B2Sep 21, 2021

Method and apparatus for improved location decisions based on surroundings

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC3 citations73
US11092970B2Aug 17, 2021

Autonomous vehicle systems utilizing vehicle-to-vehicle communication

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC3 citations73
US11079756B2Aug 3, 2021

Monitoring of steering wheel engagement for autonomous vehicles

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC4 citations73
US11072963B2Jul 27, 2021

Interior area temperature modulating method and temperature modulating assembly

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC3 citations73
US11021159B2Jun 1, 2021

Road surface condition detection

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC5 citations73
US10875496B2Dec 29, 2020

Vehicle load prediction

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations73
US10836356B2Nov 17, 2020

Sensor dirtiness detection

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC3 citations73
US10745005B2Aug 18, 2020

Inter-vehicle cooperation for vehicle self height estimation

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC5 citations73
US10735716B2Aug 4, 2020

Vehicle sensor calibration

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC3 citations73
US10635116B2Apr 28, 2020

Video calibration with illumination invariant image

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations73
US11519840B2Dec 6, 2022

Hydrophobic coating characterization

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations72
US10917771B2Feb 9, 2021

System for smart child seat vehicle integration

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations72
US11524647B2Dec 13, 2022

Recalibration of radar sensor after airbag deployment

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations70
US11397913B2Jul 26, 2022

Systems and methods for automated multimodal delivery

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC3 citations70
US12148222B2Nov 19, 2024

Assisted vehicle operation with improved object detection

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations69
US11166003B1Nov 2, 2021

Dynamic vibration sensor optics distortion prediction

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC3 citations69
US11981354B2May 14, 2024

Systems and methods for mitigating spoofing of vehicle features

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations68
US11807256B2Nov 7, 2023

Dynamic calibration of vehicle sensors

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations67
US11509875B1Nov 22, 2022

Enhanced color consistency for imaging

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC3 citations66
US11361599B2Jun 14, 2022

Vehicle damage detection

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC3 citations64
US12462062B2Nov 4, 2025

Anonymizing personally identifiable information in image data

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations63
US12304499B2May 20, 2025

Prediction of operator input to a steering element

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations63
US12306339B2May 20, 2025

Vehicle reflection identification

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations63
US11410545B2Aug 9, 2022

Dynamic vehicle perimeter definition and reporting

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations63
US11676303B2Jun 13, 2023

Method and apparatus for improved location decisions based on surroundings

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations62
US11614338B2Mar 28, 2023

Method and apparatus for improved location decisions based on surroundings

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations62
US11572731B2Feb 7, 2023

Vehicle window control

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations62
US11555728B2Jan 17, 2023

Fluid level detection

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations62
US11312372B2Apr 26, 2022

Vehicle path prediction

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations62
US11281217B2Mar 22, 2022

Enhanced vehicle operation

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC1 citations62
US11100616B2Aug 24, 2021

Optical surface degradation detection and remediation

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC1 citations62
US10946789B2Mar 16, 2021

Vehicle lamp-cleaning system

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations62
US10943129B2Mar 9, 2021

Low-light sensor cleaning

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations62
US10921485B2Feb 16, 2021

Illuminator obstruction detection to identify an obstruction on an optical window

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC1 citations62
US10836234B2Nov 17, 2020

Actuation of HVAC systems in anticipation of a user's thermal needs based on remote smart device data

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC1 citations62

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