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Yifan Chen
Also filed as: CHEN YIFAN
96 granted patents·63 pending applications·1,270 citations·filing 1995–2025
99Inventor score
Files withFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC103IRIXI PHOTONICS SUZHOU CO LTD8CHEN YIFAN6FORD MOTOR CO6FORD GLOBAL TECH INC5
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159 records- 0198US8812171B2Emotive engine and method for generating a simulated emotion for an information systemFILEV DIMITAR PETROV·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 19, 2014·535 cites·10 claims
- 0296US11560079B2Automated systems and methods for transferring packages from a vehicle to a curbside locker boxFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 24, 2023·15 cites·19 claims
- 0396US11455887B1Systems and methods to locate a parking spot for a vehicleFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 27, 2022·4 cites·19 claims
- 0496US8866604B2System and method for a human machine interfaceFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 21, 2014·23 cites·20 claims
- 0592US11358510B1Lift assembly for a delivery vehicleFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 14, 2022·4 cites·16 claims
- 0691US7079996B2System and method for design of experiments using direct surface manipulation of a mesh modelFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 18, 2006·70 cites·13 claims
- 0790USD1043560SSocketANKER INNOVATIONS TECH CO LTD·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 24, 2024·11 cites·1 claims
- 0890US11981508B2Container method and system for automated end-to-end package deliveryFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2021·Granted May 14, 2024·3 cites·20 claims
- 0990US9189879B2Emotive engine and method for generating a simulated emotion for an information systemFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 17, 2015·9 cites·9 claims
- 1088US9428197B2Method and apparatus for persistent transferrable customizable vehicle settingsFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 30, 2016·11 cites·14 claims
- 1187US5973678AMethod and system for manipulating a three-dimensional object utilizing a force feedback interfaceFORD GLOBAL TECH INC·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 26, 1999·131 cites·20 claims
- 1286US11951627B2Modular autonomous robot distributed controlFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Apr 9, 2024·1 cites·12 claims
- 1386US10839583B2Emotive advisory system and methodFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 17, 2020·3 cites·6 claims
- 1486US9213522B2Systems and methods for scheduling driver interface tasks based on driver workloadFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 15, 2015·10 cites·13 claims
- 1586US5878174AMethod for lens distortion correction of photographic images for texture mappingFORD GLOBAL TECH INC·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 2, 1999·101 cites·8 claims
- 1684US11059349B2Enhanced climate controlFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 13, 2021·6 cites·15 claims
- 1784US8694203B2Method and apparatus for vehicle process emulation and configuration on a mobile platformCHEN YIFAN·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 8, 2014·7 cites·14 claims
- 1884US8217938B2Method and apparatus for determining item orientationCHEN YIFAN·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 10, 2012·14 cites·28 claims
- 1984US7324103B2System and method of direct mesh manipulationFORD MOTOR CO·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 29, 2008·44 cites·18 claims
- 2083US11388017B2Communication optimization systems of blockchain network, registration methods and message forwarding methodsALIPAY HANGZHOU INF TECH CO LTD·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 12, 2022·2 cites·20 claims
- 2183US10137906B2Method and apparatus for persistent transferrable customizable vehicle settingsFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 27, 2018·3 cites·20 claims
- 2282US12280781B2Systems and methods for controlling autonomous mobile robots in a manufacturing environmentFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Apr 22, 2025·1 cites·20 claims
- 2381US11794774B2Real-time dynamic traffic speed controlFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 24, 2023·1 cites·16 claims
- 2480US7275023B2System and method of interactively generating a family of mesh modelsFORD MOTOR CO·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 25, 2007·31 cites·25 claims
- 2579US11731170B2Systems and methods for delivery vehicle reconfigurable on-board package sortingFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 22, 2023·1 cites·15 claims
- 2679US9420406B2Method and apparatus for vehicle process emulation and configuration on a mobile platformFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 16, 2016·3 cites·18 claims
- 2779US9292952B2Task manager and method for managing tasks of an information systemGIULI THOMAS J·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 22, 2016·6 cites·17 claims
- 2878US5903458ASystem and method for forming geometric features using global reparametrizationFORD GLOBAL TECH INC·Filed 1997·Granted May 11, 1999·66 cites·19 claims
- 2977US10632945B2Method and apparatus for condition triggered vehicle setting configurationFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 28, 2020·2 cites·7 claims
- 3076US7536918B2Method 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
- 3175US12278302B2Solar cell and method for producing the sameZHEJIANG JINKO SOLAR CO LTD·Filed 2023·Granted Apr 15, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3275US11119585B2Dual-mode augmented reality interfaces for mobile devicesFORD MOTOR CO·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 14, 2021·2 cites·30 claims
- 3375US10390177B2Alert for left-behind mobile deviceFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 20, 2019·3 cites·19 claims
- 3474US10890981B2Gesture-based vehicle controlFORD MOTOR CO·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 12, 2021·2 cites·15 claims
- 3574US10107638B2Vehicle seat with system and method for communicating navigation instructionsFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 23, 2018·2 cites·11 claims
- 3673US12283642B2Solar cell and method for producing the sameZHEJIANG JINKO SOLAR CO LTD·Filed 2023·Granted Apr 22, 2025·0 cites·17 claims
- 3772US10633005B2Wearable device configuration using vehicle and cloud event dataFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 28, 2020·2 cites·16 claims
- 3871US10562450B2Enhanced lane negotiationFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 18, 2020·2 cites·15 claims
- 3971US10435036B2Enhanced curve negotiationFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 8, 2019·2 cites·20 claims
- 4070US9495787B2Emotive text-to-speech system and methodGUSIKHIN OLEG YURIEVITCH·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 15, 2016·4 cites·5 claims
- 4169USD1040811SDocking station monitor standANKER INNOVATIONS TECH CO LTD·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 3, 2024·3 cites·1 claims
- 4268US7373844B1Switch feel measurement apparatusFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2006·Granted May 20, 2008·7 cites·20 claims
- 4364US7155673B2System and method of interactive evaluation of a geometric modelFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 26, 2006·10 cites·20 claims
- 4464US5898438ATexture mapping of photographic images to CAD surfacesFORD GLOBAL TECH INC·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 27, 1999·38 cites·4 claims
- 4564US5731816ASystem and method for direct modeling of fillets and draft anglesFORD GLOBAL TECH INC·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 24, 1998·36 cites·20 claims
- 4663US12168377B2Stair climbing robotic vehicleFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 17, 2024·0 cites·7 claims
- 4763US9919647B2Intuitive haptic alertsFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 20, 2018·1 cites·11 claims
- 4862US11518342B2Identification of vehicle operatorsFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 6, 2022·0 cites·19 claims
- 4961US2021224468A1Web rendering for smart moduleFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 5060US11288665B2TAAS for delay tolerant blockchain networksFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 29, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
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