Ford Global Technologies, LLC patent applications published on October 5th, 2023
Summary of the patent applications from Ford Global Technologies, LLC on October 5th, 2023
Ford Global Technologies, LLC has recently filed patents related to various technologies in the automotive industry. These patents focus on improving communication scheduling using multiple wireless interfaces, controlling object components based on user authorization and biometric data, retrieving configuration data and settings for control applications in vehicles, using a DC-DC power converter to connect a fuel cell stack and a battery, assembling battery enclosures with a seal system, assembling power cells with valves and ducts, analyzing data from multiple vehicles to establish conditions for recording and uploading data, connecting vehicle occupants to virtual meetings, tracking the configuration of controller units in vehicles, and calibrating maps or trajectories of autonomous robots.
Notable applications include:
- A method for scheduling communications using multiple wireless interfaces to prevent interference.
- A system that controls object components based on user authorization and biometric data.
- A system that retrieves configuration data and settings for control applications in vehicles.
- A DC-DC power converter for connecting a fuel cell stack and a battery in vehicles.
- An assembly of battery enclosures with a seal system.
- A method for assembling power cells with valves and ducts.
- A computer system that analyzes data from multiple vehicles to establish conditions for recording and uploading data.
- A computer system that connects vehicle occupants to virtual meetings.
- A system that tracks the configuration of controller units in vehicles.
- A method for calibrating maps or trajectories of autonomous robots.
Overall, Ford Global Technologies, LLC is actively pursuing patents in various areas of automotive technology, focusing on improving communication, control systems, power management, assembly techniques, data analysis, and autonomous systems. These patents demonstrate the organization's commitment to innovation and advancing the capabilities of vehicles.
Contents
- 1 Patent applications for Ford Global Technologies, LLC on October 5th, 2023
- 1.1 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LUBRICATING AND FORMING A METAL COMPONENT FROM SHEET METAL (17712612)
- 1.2 ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED OBJECT WITH COLORED INTERNAL CHANNEL (17711637)
- 1.3 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR A HITCH INCLUDING MULTIPLE PINS COUPLED TO AN OUTBOARD FRAME (18330934)
- 1.4 GUIDED DRIVER POSITIONING SYSTEMS AND METHODS (17657701)
- 1.5 DEPLOYABLE STEP SYSTEMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES (17712668)
- 1.6 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SMOOTH TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT AND DISENGAGEMENT (17657072)
- 1.7 Handwheel Actuator Modular Interface (18138327)
- 1.8 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MITIGATING SPOOFING OF VEHICLE FEATURES (17657661)
- 1.9 METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF CONTROLLING A VEHICLE TO SUPPORT ELECTRICAL LOADS EXTERNAL TO THE VEHICLE (17713661)
- 1.10 GROUP-BASED NAVIGATION (17712432)
- 1.11 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VERIFYING THE ALIGNMENT OF VEHICLE DEVICES (17711337)
- 1.12 TRACTION BATTERY POWER PLANNING (17712542)
- 1.13 CONTROLLING OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A PLURALITY OF WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS OF A MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT (17711327)
- 1.14 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATING A MAP OF AN AUTONOMOUS ROBOT (17711482)
- 1.15 VEHICLE SOFTWARE COMPATIBILITY (17714000)
- 1.16 VEHICLE MEETINGS (17712623)
- 1.17 VEHICLE DATA STORAGE ACTIVATION (17712387)
- 1.18 Power Cell and Associated Assembly Method (17708675)
- 1.19 ENCLOSURE SEAL SYSTEM AND SEALING METHOD (17706752)
- 1.20 AUTOMOTIVE DC-DC POWER CONVERTER WITH FLYBACK CONVERTER FOR INPUT CAPACITOR CHARGING (17711630)
- 1.21 VEHICLE VARIANT-AWARE SERVICES (17712615)
- 1.22 DELAYED BIOMETRIC AUTHORIZATION (17713321)
- 1.23 MULTIPLE RADIO OPPORTUNISTIC SCHEDULING (17711526)
Patent applications for Ford Global Technologies, LLC on October 5th, 2023
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LUBRICATING AND FORMING A METAL COMPONENT FROM SHEET METAL (17712612)
Inventor David John Hill
ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED OBJECT WITH COLORED INTERNAL CHANNEL (17711637)
Inventor Matthew Cassoli
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR A HITCH INCLUDING MULTIPLE PINS COUPLED TO AN OUTBOARD FRAME (18330934)
Inventor Bryce Reinert
GUIDED DRIVER POSITIONING SYSTEMS AND METHODS (17657701)
Inventor Stuart C. Salter
DEPLOYABLE STEP SYSTEMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES (17712668)
Inventor David Brian GLICKMAN
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SMOOTH TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT AND DISENGAGEMENT (17657072)
Inventor Fazal U. Syed
Handwheel Actuator Modular Interface (18138327)
Inventor Erik William Soderlind
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MITIGATING SPOOFING OF VEHICLE FEATURES (17657661)
Inventor David Michael Herman
METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF CONTROLLING A VEHICLE TO SUPPORT ELECTRICAL LOADS EXTERNAL TO THE VEHICLE (17713661)
Inventor Stuart C. Salter
GROUP-BASED NAVIGATION (17712432)
Inventor David Alfred Ostrowski
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VERIFYING THE ALIGNMENT OF VEHICLE DEVICES (17711337)
Inventor Kerry Lance Paskell
TRACTION BATTERY POWER PLANNING (17712542)
Inventor Katherine Stevo
CONTROLLING OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A PLURALITY OF WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS OF A MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT (17711327)
Inventor Jean de Dieu Mutangana
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATING A MAP OF AN AUTONOMOUS ROBOT (17711482)
Inventor Gregory P. Linkowski
VEHICLE SOFTWARE COMPATIBILITY (17714000)
Inventor Karl Nathan CLARK
VEHICLE MEETINGS (17712623)
Inventor James Wilhelm Heaton
VEHICLE DATA STORAGE ACTIVATION (17712387)
Inventor David Michael Herman
Power Cell and Associated Assembly Method (17708675)
Inventor Edward Ball
ENCLOSURE SEAL SYSTEM AND SEALING METHOD (17706752)
Inventor Samuel J. Tomlinson
AUTOMOTIVE DC-DC POWER CONVERTER WITH FLYBACK CONVERTER FOR INPUT CAPACITOR CHARGING (17711630)
Inventor Nicholas B. Chase
VEHICLE VARIANT-AWARE SERVICES (17712615)
Inventor Aishwarya Vasu
DELAYED BIOMETRIC AUTHORIZATION (17713321)
Inventor Ryan Edwin Hanson
MULTIPLE RADIO OPPORTUNISTIC SCHEDULING (17711526)
Inventor Syed Amaar AHMAD
