Ford Global Technologies, LLC patent applications published on June 6th, 2024
Summary of the patent applications from Ford Global Technologies, LLC on June 6th, 2024
1. **Summary**: Ford Global Technologies, LLC has recently filed patents for innovative technologies in the field of autonomous vehicles and vehicle ownership management. The patents include a system for secure autonomous vehicle service pick-up, a method for detecting lane segments in images for high-definition mapping, and a decentralized system for managing vehicle ownership data using blockchain technology. These patents aim to enhance security, efficiency, and automation in various aspects of vehicle operations.
2. **Key Points of Patents**:
* Secure autonomous vehicle service pick-up system:
- Receiving pick-up requests from users.
- Assigning autonomous vehicles to pick up users.
- Providing indication of biometric identification for vehicle unlocking.
* Lane segment detection for high-definition mapping:
- Neural network classifies pixels in images as part of driving lanes.
- Labeled pixels form boundary lines of driving lanes.
- Line drawings created based on labeled pixels for lane segments.
* Decentralized vehicle ownership management system:
- Utilizes blockchain technology and smart contracts for ownership data management.
- Real-time event data streaming for automatic execution of smart contracts.
- Enhances security, transparency, and efficiency in ownership transfers.
3. **Notable Applications**:
* Autonomous vehicle services for enhanced security and efficiency. * High-definition mapping for accurate navigation systems. * Secure and efficient vehicle ownership management for automotive, fleet, and insurance industries.
Contents
- 1 Patent applications for Ford Global Technologies, LLC on June 6th, 2024
- 1.1 MECHANICAL METAL JOINT FOR VEHICLE COMPONENT (18423981)
- 1.2 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO USE FRONT LOAD ESTIMATES FOR BODY CONTROL (18440721)
- 1.3 THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND STABILIZER ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE (18073825)
- 1.4 FLUID COUPLING OF A CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE (18073845)
- 1.5 THERMALLY MANAGED STORAGE SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE (18073803)
- 1.6 FLUID CONNECTION FOR A VEHICLE (18073856)
- 1.7 VEHICLE SCENT DIFFUSING SYSTEM (18075580)
- 1.8 EMOTIONAL HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE (HMI) (18060896)
- 1.9 SYSTEM FOR MANAGING VEHICLE POWER OUTLET AND ESTIMATING RANGE (18074735)
- 1.10 Traction Battery Controller Utilizing Voltage Rebound of Parallel-Connected Battery Cells to Detect for a Thermal Event (18074025)
- 1.11 VEHICLE SEATING ASSEMBLY WITH LOCKOUT CAM (18075719)
- 1.12 THERMAL ENCLOSURE ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE (18073795)
- 1.13 VEHICLE ENTRY POWER SAVING (18061519)
- 1.14 VEHICLE POWER RUNNING BOARD HAVING ADAPTIVE MOTOR TORQUE (18073740)
- 1.15 VEHICLE DIGITAL KEY MANAGEMENT ON A BLOCKCHAIN (18073456)
- 1.16 DOOR ASSEMBLY FOR MOTOR VEHICLE (18073817)
- 1.17 COUPLING ARRANGEMENT OF A THERMAL CONNECTION FOR A VEHICLE (18073833)
- 1.18 BATTERY-POWERED VEHICLE SENSORS (18437299)
- 1.19 QUANTUM-INSPIRED OPTIMIZATION OVER PERMUTATION GROUPS (18061543)
- 1.20 DECENTRALIZED MANAGEMENT OF VEHICLE OWNERSHIP (18073442)
- 1.21 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBJECT DETECTION WITH LIDAR DECORRELATION (17101313)
- 1.22 Method to Detect Lane Segments for Creating High Definition Maps (18074204)
- 1.23 System and Method for Automated and Secure Autonomous Vehicle Service Pick-Up (18075818)
Patent applications for Ford Global Technologies, LLC on June 6th, 2024
MECHANICAL METAL JOINT FOR VEHICLE COMPONENT (18423981)
Main Inventor
Nicholas Dornik
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO USE FRONT LOAD ESTIMATES FOR BODY CONTROL (18440721)
Main Inventor
David Michael Russell
THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND STABILIZER ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE (18073825)
Main Inventor
Michael Hrecznyj
FLUID COUPLING OF A CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE (18073845)
Main Inventor
Michael Hrecznyj
THERMALLY MANAGED STORAGE SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE (18073803)
Main Inventor
Michael Hrecznyj
FLUID CONNECTION FOR A VEHICLE (18073856)
Main Inventor
Michael Hrecznyj
VEHICLE SCENT DIFFUSING SYSTEM (18075580)
Main Inventor
Caio Vinicius Bertolini
EMOTIONAL HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE (HMI) (18060896)
Main Inventor
Jake Larsson
SYSTEM FOR MANAGING VEHICLE POWER OUTLET AND ESTIMATING RANGE (18074735)
Main Inventor
Anna Frances Hardig HENDRICKSON
Traction Battery Controller Utilizing Voltage Rebound of Parallel-Connected Battery Cells to Detect for a Thermal Event (18074025)
Main Inventor
Di ZHU
VEHICLE SEATING ASSEMBLY WITH LOCKOUT CAM (18075719)
Main Inventor
Macit Aktas
THERMAL ENCLOSURE ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE (18073795)
Main Inventor
Michael Hrecznyj
VEHICLE ENTRY POWER SAVING (18061519)
Main Inventor
Keith Weston
VEHICLE POWER RUNNING BOARD HAVING ADAPTIVE MOTOR TORQUE (18073740)
Main Inventor
Aaron Peter Klop
VEHICLE DIGITAL KEY MANAGEMENT ON A BLOCKCHAIN (18073456)
Main Inventor
Vladimir Stefanovski
DOOR ASSEMBLY FOR MOTOR VEHICLE (18073817)
Main Inventor
Rajesh K. Patel
COUPLING ARRANGEMENT OF A THERMAL CONNECTION FOR A VEHICLE (18073833)
Main Inventor
Michael Hrecznyj
BATTERY-POWERED VEHICLE SENSORS (18437299)
Main Inventor
Stuart C. Salter
QUANTUM-INSPIRED OPTIMIZATION OVER PERMUTATION GROUPS (18061543)
Main Inventor
Joydip Ghosh
DECENTRALIZED MANAGEMENT OF VEHICLE OWNERSHIP (18073442)
Main Inventor
Zoheb Mohammed
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBJECT DETECTION WITH LIDAR DECORRELATION (17101313)
Main Inventor
Kevin Lee Wyffels
Method to Detect Lane Segments for Creating High Definition Maps (18074204)
Main Inventor
Willibald BREMS
System and Method for Automated and Secure Autonomous Vehicle Service Pick-Up (18075818)
Main Inventor
Danson Evan Lu Garcia
