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James Stewart Rankin, Ii
Also filed as: RANKIN II JAMES · RANKIN II JAMES S · RANKIN II JAMES STEWART · RANKIN JAMES S
63 granted patents·23 pending applications·1,444 citations·filing 1991–2023
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86 records- 0198US9863171B1Vehicle compartmentFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 9, 2018·34 cites·19 claims
- 0297US10128836B1Proximity sensor assembly and method of detecting failure thereofFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 13, 2018·19 cites·20 claims
- 0397US9967717B2Efficient tracking of personal device locationsFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted May 8, 2018·22 cites·20 claims
- 0497US9875589B1Vehicle access authenticationFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 23, 2018·58 cites·20 claims
- 0597US9622159B2Plug-and-play interactive vehicle interior component architectureFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 11, 2017·20 cites·18 claims
- 0697US9065447B2Proximity switch assembly and method having adaptive time delayBUTTOLO PIETRO·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 23, 2015·213 cites·20 claims
- 0797US8933708B2Proximity switch assembly and activation method with exploration modeBUTTOLO PIETRO·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 13, 2015·30 cites·20 claims
- 0896US10046637B2In-vehicle component control user interfaceFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 14, 2018·18 cites·10 claims
- 0996US8866604B2System and method for a human machine interfaceFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 21, 2014·23 cites·20 claims
- 1096US6737964B2Vehicle blind spot monitoring systemFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2001·Granted May 18, 2004·429 cites·12 claims
- 1195US5539869AMethod and system for processing and presenting on-line, multimedia information in a tree structureFORD MOTOR CO·Filed 1992·Granted Jul 23, 1996·283 cites·36 claims
- 1294US9744852B2Integration of add-on interior modules into driver user interfaceFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 29, 2017·13 cites·18 claims
- 1393US9654103B2Proximity switch assembly having haptic feedback and methodFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted May 16, 2017·11 cites·20 claims
- 1492US9914415B2Connectionless communication with interior vehicle componentsFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 13, 2018·10 cites·20 claims
- 1592US9860710B2Symmetrical reference personal device location trackingFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 2, 2018·12 cites·15 claims
- 1692US9831872B1Stationary control knob having proximity sensorsFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 28, 2017·7 cites·18 claims
- 1791US10082877B2Orientation-independent air gesture detection service for in-vehicle environmentsFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 25, 2018·8 cites·19 claims
- 1890US9914418B2In-vehicle control locationFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 13, 2018·9 cites·20 claims
- 1988US9337832B2Proximity switch and method of adjusting sensitivity thereforBUTTOLO PIETRO·Filed 2012·Granted May 10, 2016·9 cites·20 claims
- 2087US9219472B2Proximity switch assembly and activation method using rate monitoringFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 22, 2015·7 cites·18 claims
- 2186US10064259B2Illuminated vehicle badgeFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 28, 2018·5 cites·12 claims
- 2286US9813878B1Method and apparatus for vehicle occupant location detectionFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 7, 2017·5 cites·16 claims
- 2384US9873396B2Method and apparatus for vehicle occupant location detectionFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 23, 2018·5 cites·20 claims
- 2484US9747740B2Simultaneous button press secure keypad code entryFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 29, 2017·10 cites·18 claims
- 2584US9287864B2Proximity switch assembly and calibration method thereforFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 15, 2016·7 cites·20 claims
- 2683US10571907B2Method and apparatus for dynamic remote control reconfiguration based on proximity to a vehicleFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 25, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
- 2783US10137829B2Smart drop off lighting systemFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 27, 2018·3 cites·9 claims
- 2883US9660644B2Proximity switch assembly and activation methodBUTTOLO PIETRO·Filed 2012·Granted May 23, 2017·7 cites·20 claims
- 2982US10409426B2Motion based capacitive sensor systemFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 10, 2019·4 cites·6 claims
- 3081US9568527B2Proximity switch assembly and activation method having virtual button modeFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 14, 2017·4 cites·20 claims
- 3181US9548733B2Proximity sensor assembly having interleaved electrode configurationFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 17, 2017·3 cites·18 claims
- 3279US11140514B2Method and apparatus for wireless proximity based component information provisionFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 5, 2021·2 cites·20 claims
- 3378US12511586B2Vehicle ride sharing system and method using smart modulesFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 30, 2025·0 cites·17 claims
- 3477US11599833B2Vehicle ride sharing system and method using smart modulesFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 7, 2023·2 cites·17 claims
- 3576US7536918B2Method and apparatus to measure force-travel profile of a shifter in a vehicle environmentFORD MOTOR CO·Filed 2006·Granted May 26, 2009·7 cites·21 claims
- 3676US7068302B2Method for camera calibration and quality testingFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 27, 2006·18 cites·12 claims
- 3774US9831870B2Proximity switch assembly and method of tuning sameFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 28, 2017·5 cites·16 claims
- 3872US11699110B2Vehicle ride sharing system and method using smart modulesFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 11, 2023·0 cites·18 claims
- 3972US5311759AMethod and system for real-time statistical process monitoringFORD MOTOR CO·Filed 1992·Granted May 17, 1994·39 cites·16 claims
- 4071US7141963B1Handheld switch measurement systemFORD MOTOR CO·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 28, 2006·7 cites·20 claims
- 4170US9311204B2Proximity interface development system having replicator and methodFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 12, 2016·2 cites·9 claims
- 4269US9656592B1System and method of calibrating a vehicle badge having a number of light sourcesFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2016·Granted May 23, 2017·1 cites·20 claims
- 4368US10461746B2Proximity switch assembly and method thereforFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 29, 2019·1 cites·15 claims
- 4468US7373844B1Switch feel measurement apparatusFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2006·Granted May 20, 2008·7 cites·20 claims
- 4566US11472293B2In-vehicle component user interfaceFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 18, 2022·0 cites·17 claims
- 4666US11030868B2Object detection and managementFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 8, 2021·1 cites·18 claims
- 4766US2022030385A1Method and apparatus for wireless proximity based component information provisionFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 4863US9944237B2Proximity switch assembly with signal drift rejection and methodFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 17, 2018·1 cites·20 claims
- 4962US10434938B2Smart drop off lighting systemFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 8, 2019·0 cites·15 claims
- 5062US5924475AMethod of making gas curable resin-coated sand coresFORD GLOBAL TECH INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 20, 1999·23 cites·7 claims
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