Patents by Inventor Anna Frances Hardig Hendrickson

Anna Frances Hardig Hendrickson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230360446
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a wireless transceiver configured to receive sampled data from a vehicle assistance device, the sampled data being from a plurality of sampling locations by the vehicle assistance device; and a controller programmed to generate a driving path using the plurality of sampling locations, and responsive to arriving at one of the sampling locations, adjust a vehicle setting using the sampled data corresponding to the one of the sampling locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Clayton Benjamin FORD, Ryan Wayne WARNER, Mark VOJTISEK, Anna Frances Hardig HENDRICKSON
  • Patent number: 11535134
    Abstract: A seating assembly includes a seatback frame movable between a reclined position, an upright position, and a folded position and having opposing sides defining a central space. Each opposing side includes a non-linear front edge and a non-linear rear edge. A pivot assembly includes a first plate pivotally coupled with the seatback frame. The first plate includes a forward stop. A second plate is pivotally coupled with the first plate and is fixedly coupled with a seat base frame. The second plate includes a post configured to selectively contact the forward stop. A panel is configured to be coupled with the seatback frame to cover the central space and form a planar surface along the seatback frame. The panel includes upper retention hooks and side retention hooks configured to be engaged with the seatback frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Johnathan Andrew Line, Robert Charles Shipley, Anna Frances Hardig Hendrickson, Spencer Robert Hoernke, Keith Allen Godin, Macit Aktas
  • Publication number: 20220227275
    Abstract: A seating assembly includes a seatback frame movable between a reclined position, an upright position, and a folded position and having opposing sides defining a central space. Each opposing side includes a non-linear front edge and a non-linear rear edge. A pivot assembly includes a first plate pivotally coupled with the seatback frame. The first plate includes a forward stop. A second plate is pivotally coupled with the first plate and is fixedly coupled with a seat base frame. The second plate includes a post configured to selectively contact the forward stop. A panel is configured to be coupled with the seatback frame to cover the central space and form a planar surface along the seatback frame. The panel includes upper retention hooks and side retention hooks configured to be engaged with the seatback frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Johnathan Andrew Line, Robert Charles Shipley, Anna Frances Hardig Hendrickson, Spencer Robert Hoernke, Keith Allen Godin, Macit Aktas
  • Patent number: 11351898
    Abstract: An accessory support assembly for a vehicle seat includes a support frame that includes an upper bracket and a lower bracket coupled to a bottom of the upper bracket. The lower bracket includes coupling features. The lower bracket defines side projections that extend from opposing sides of the support frame. A speaker assembly is coupled to the support frame. The speaker assembly includes a first speaker housing and a second speaker housing. The first and second speaker housings are coupled to the side projections of the support frame, respectively. A speaker is disposed in each of the first and second housings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Johnathan Andrew Line, Deeptej Kudav, Robert Charles Shipley, Kevin Wayne Preuss, Anna Frances Hardig Hendrickson, Rodney Charles Brinker, Nicholas Alphonse Billardello, Joseph Kafati, Peter Ryan, Andre John Van Schyndel, Alan Peter Norton, Nanki Sahota
  • Publication number: 20220118893
    Abstract: An accessory support assembly for a vehicle seat includes a support frame that includes an upper bracket and a lower bracket coupled to a bottom of the upper bracket. The lower bracket includes coupling features. The lower bracket defines side projections that extend from opposing sides of the support frame. A speaker assembly is coupled to the support frame. The speaker assembly includes a first speaker housing and a second speaker housing. The first and second speaker housings are coupled to the side projections of the support frame, respectively. A speaker is disposed in each of the first and second housings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Johnathan Andrew Line, Deeptej Kudav, Robert Charles Shipley, Kevin Wayne Preuss, Anna Frances Hardig Hendrickson, Rodney Charles Brinker, Nicholas Alphonse Billardello, Joseph Kafati, Peter Ryan, Andre John Van Schyndel, Alan Peter Norton, Nanki Sahota
  • Patent number: 11225202
    Abstract: A display assembly for a vehicle seat includes a housing portion that defines a space for receiving a display. The housing portion includes an angled rear wall. A coupling ledge extends from the angled rear wall. The coupling ledge defines a receiving slot within a recess. A coupling extension has a top edge and a bottom edge. The top edge of the coupling extension is coupled to a bottom of the housing portion. A hook is coupled to and extends from an inner surface of the coupling extension. The hook is disposed adjacent to the bottom edge of the coupling extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Johnathan Andrew Line, Kevin Wayne Preuss, Robert Charles Shipley, Anna Frances Hardig Hendrickson, Nicholas Alphonse Billardello, Deeptej Kudav