Inventor · disambiguated record
Frederic Stefan
Also filed as: STEFAN FREDERIC
59 granted patents·34 pending applications·148 citations·filing 2012–2022
98Inventor score
Files withFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC93
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93 records- 0195US10358173B2Device and method for subdividing vehicle cab and/or storage space into a number of sub-portionsFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 23, 2019·19 cites·13 claims
- 0294US10363960B2Method and device for assisting a maneuvering process of a motor vehicleFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 30, 2019·16 cites·11 claims
- 0394US10255168B2Method and device for generating test cases for autonomous vehiclesFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 9, 2019·17 cites·17 claims
- 0493US9050935B2Assessment of driving behavior of a driver of a motor vehicleFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 9, 2015·14 cites·6 claims
- 0591US10823844B2Method and apparatus for analysis of a vehicle environment, and vehicle equipped with such a deviceFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 3, 2020·9 cites·17 claims
- 0691US9505403B2Parking assistance systemFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 29, 2016·10 cites·20 claims
- 0787US11590964B2Method for performing automatic valet parkingFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 28, 2023·2 cites·10 claims
- 0883US11062437B2Method for monitoring damage to motor vehiclesFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 13, 2021·2 cites·14 claims
- 0982US9169115B2Method and device for reducing the likelihood of theft at a gas station or a charging station for motor vehiclesFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 27, 2015·7 cites·19 claims
- 1081US10697226B2Method for automatic closure of a vehicle tailgateFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 30, 2020·5 cites·17 claims
- 1180US9514646B2Method for assisting vehicle parking using sensors on both a parking vehicle and a parked vehicleFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 6, 2016·4 cites·18 claims
- 1279US9111450B2Method and system for parking assistance for a vehicleFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 18, 2015·7 cites·20 claims
- 1378US11400857B2Method for operating a high-beam assistance system of a motor vehicleFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 2, 2022·1 cites·16 claims
- 1478US9457689B2Method and apparatus for notification that a living entity remains in a vehicleFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 4, 2016·8 cites·15 claims
- 1576US10789787B2Method and system for remote control of motor vehiclesFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 29, 2020·1 cites·6 claims
- 1676US9835465B2Method for operating an autonomous vehicle on a courier routeFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 5, 2017·3 cites·16 claims
- 1775US9175660B2Method for operating a vehicleFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 3, 2015·3 cites·19 claims
- 1872US10137885B2Method and device for operating a motor vehicleFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 27, 2018·2 cites·12 claims
- 1971US10065013B2Selective amplification of an acoustic signalFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 4, 2018·1 cites·15 claims
- 2070US10710577B2Method for operating a driver assistance system to perform an autonomous parking maneuverFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 14, 2020·2 cites·9 claims
- 2169US10988145B2Method and device for a vehicle control procedureFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 27, 2021·0 cites·2 claims
- 2266US10579512B2Method and apparatus for testing software for autonomous vehiclesFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 3, 2020·1 cites·7 claims
- 2366US10062289B2Device and method for assisting a driver in driving his vehicle into and out of a parking space in a parking facilityFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 28, 2018·3 cites·15 claims
- 2465US12172574B2Method for operating a motor vehicleFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 24, 2024·0 cites·13 claims
- 2565US10023198B2Method for determining a relative gradient of a roadwayFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 17, 2018·2 cites·20 claims
- 2664US10311652B2Method and device for modifying the configuration of a driving assistance system of a motor vehicleFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 4, 2019·1 cites·16 claims
- 2763US10363959B2Method for assisting a maneuvering process of a motor vehicle, and parking assistance deviceFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 30, 2019·1 cites·12 claims
- 2862US10029535B2Suspension system wear extent estimationFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 24, 2018·1 cites·16 claims
- 2962US9483882B2Method and device for modifying the configuration of a driving assistance system of a motor vehicleFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 1, 2016·1 cites·11 claims
- 3061US11670075B2Adaptation of passage between two vehiclesFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 6, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 3161US9584776B2Monitoring a parking permit of a motor vehicleFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 28, 2017·2 cites·10 claims
- 3261US9582998B2Method and apparatus for autonomous movement of a parked motor vehicleFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 28, 2017·2 cites·11 claims
- 3360US12159533B2Method for passing along narrow roadsFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 3, 2024·0 cites·10 claims
- 3459US12236629B2Operating a motor vehicle with stereo camera and LIDARFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 25, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3559US11872981B2Operating a motor vehicle with onboard and cloud-based dataFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 16, 2024·0 cites·15 claims
- 3659US2014051041A1Driver behavior monitor and analyzerFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 3758US10576995B2Method and device for a vehicle control procedureFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 3, 2020·0 cites·4 claims
- 3857US11232654B2X-in-the-loop tests for self-driving motor vehiclesFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 25, 2022·0 cites·18 claims
- 3955US10739258B2Device that generates salt-state information of a roadFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 11, 2020·0 cites·8 claims
- 4055US10479273B2Method for preventing or reducing collision damage to a parked vehicleFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 19, 2019·1 cites·15 claims
- 4154US10703412B2Parking aid for parking on an oncoming laneFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 7, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 4254US10201062B2Vehicle-based lighting controlFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 5, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 4354US2017301260A1System and method for teaching a vehicle user about vehicle featuresFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 4453US11535156B2Apparatus for monitoring the blind spot of a motor vehicleFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 27, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 4553US10328843B2Driving assistance system with short-distance rangingFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 25, 2019·0 cites·15 claims
- 4652US11173924B2Test for self-driving motor vehicleFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 16, 2021·0 cites·16 claims
- 4752US10597029B2Dynamic parking using an assistance systemFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 24, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 4852US2021142801A1Determining a controller for a controlled systemFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 4951US11242070B2Apparatus and method for determining an attention requirement level of a driver of a vehicleFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 8, 2022·0 cites·18 claims
- 5051US10800425B2Method and system for preventing concentration errors when driving a motor vehicleFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 13, 2020·0 cites·16 claims
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