Inventor
POTTER TIMOTHY J
US37 patents
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FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
29 patentsUS9797178B2Oct 24, 2017
Seal based object detection for vehicle door assist system
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC49 citations97
US9777528B2Oct 3, 2017
Object detection and method for vehicle door assist system
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC54 citations97
US10570656B2Feb 25, 2020
Magnetic object detection for vehicle door assist system
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC16 citations85
US10995535B2May 4, 2021
Automotive door power assist
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC5 citations84
US10801246B2Oct 13, 2020
Programmable door power assist
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC5 citations84
US10626657B2Apr 21, 2020
Automotive door power assist
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC5 citations84
US10151132B2Dec 11, 2018
Power Management for vehicle door system
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC9 citations84
US10145165B2Dec 4, 2018
Programmable door power assist
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC8 citations84
US10030431B2Jul 24, 2018
Automotive door power assist
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC12 citations84
US10000961B2Jun 19, 2018
Temperature control for powered vehicle doors
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC14 citations84
US9834974B2Dec 5, 2017
Automotive door power assist
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC8 citations84
US9813541B2Nov 7, 2017
Mobile device control for powered door
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC15 citations84
US9783027B1Oct 10, 2017
Vehicle door assist assembly incorporating a high torque operating mechanism
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC6 citations84
US9676256B2Jun 13, 2017
Power assist device for a vehicle door
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC14 citations84
US9650826B2May 16, 2017
Hinged vehicle door operating mechanism having multiple slides for increasing torque during operation
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC14 citations84
US6679231B2Jan 20, 2004
Fuel injector assembly for dry fuels
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC15 citations79
US11047163B2Jun 29, 2021
Power management for vehicle door system
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations73
US10745957B2Aug 18, 2020
Seal based object detection for vehicle door assist system
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations73
US10301863B2May 28, 2019
Mounting and aligning a vehicle side door motor within the current bill of process
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations73
US9890576B2Feb 13, 2018
Active door operation based on voice commands
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC5 citations73
US9879465B2Jan 30, 2018
Programmable door power assist
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC6 citations73
US9856688B2Jan 2, 2018
Bi-directional element drive system
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC5 citations73
US9818246B2Nov 14, 2017
System and method for gesture-based control of a vehicle door
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC5 citations73
US10787847B2Sep 29, 2020
Hinge assembly and method of assembling an actuator to a hinge assembly
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations70
US11982119B2May 14, 2024
Automotive door power assist
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations62
US10464400B2Nov 5, 2019
Vehicle door assist assembly incorporating a high torque operating mechanism
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations52
US10094328B2Oct 9, 2018
Forming assembly and method to provide a component with a passageway
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations52
US10392685B2Aug 27, 2019
Composite metal alloy material
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations45
US10099539B2Oct 16, 2018
Variable transmission moon roof module with multiple transparent panels
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations37
FORD MOTOR CO
5 patentsUS5183529AFeb 2, 1993
Fabrication of polycrystalline free-standing diamond films
FORD MOTOR CO57 citations95
US5209812AMay 11, 1993
Hot filament method for growing high purity diamond
FORD MOTOR CO26 citations92
US5425965AJun 20, 1995
Process for deposition of ultra-fine grained polycrystalline diamond films
FORD MOTOR CO13 citations73
US10082187B2Sep 25, 2018
Mechanically roughened brake rotors
FORD MOTOR CO2 citations71
US5240736AAug 31, 1993
Method and apparatus for in-situ measuring filament temperature and the thickness of a diamond film
FORD MOTOR CO3 citations62