Inventor
Herman david michael
US92 patents
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FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
49 patentsUS10755691B1Aug 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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