Patents by Inventor Fong-Ioon Pan

Fong-Ioon Pan 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).

  • System and method for controlling air gap between a tractor and a trailer
    Patent number: 8275521
    Abstract: A highway tractor (12) has a fifth wheel (28) to which a trailer (14) that is to be towed by the tractor can be coupled. A positioning system sets fore-aft position of the fifth wheel on the tractor. The positioning system (FIG. 2; FIG. 3) has a positioning mechanism for moving the fifth wheel fore and aft on the tractor and a controller for processing certain data that is used to cause the positioning mechanism to move the fifth wheel to a fore-aft target position on the tractor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Cheng Chen, Fong-Ioon Pan, Gary Wagner
  • Digital camera rear-view system
    Patent number: 8120476
    Abstract: A rear-view system for a vehicle has a camera disposed on the vehicle. An electronic control unit receives and processes the image information from the camera. A display displays the processed image information from the electronic control unit. An alarm is operated by the electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is used to detect an object from the processed image information. If the distance between the vehicle and the object is less than a predetermined distance, the electronic control unit will activate the alarm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Cheng Chen, Fong-Ioon Pan, Gary Wagner
  • DIGITAL CAMERA REAR-VIEW SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110018699
    Abstract: A rear-view system for a vehicle has a camera disposed on the vehicle. An electronic control unit receives and processes the image information from the camera. A display displays the processed image information from the electronic control unit. An alarm is operated by the electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is used to detect an object from the processed image information. If the distance between the vehicle and the object is less than a predetermined distance, the electronic control unit will activate the alarm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Cheng Chen, Fong-Ioon Pan, Gary Wagner
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AIR GAP BETWEEN A TRACTOR AND A TRAILER
    Publication number: 20110015830
    Abstract: A highway tractor (12) has a fifth wheel (28) to which a trailer (14) that is to be towed by the tractor can be coupled. A positioning system sets fore-aft position of the fifth wheel on the tractor. The positioning system (FIG. 2; FIG. 3) has a positioning mechanism for moving the fifth wheel fore and aft on the tractor and a controller for processing certain data that is used to cause the positioning mechanism to move the fifth wheel to a fore-aft target position on the tractor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC.
    Inventors: Cheng Chen, Fong-Ioon Pan, Gary Wagner