Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Cotter

Jeffrey Cotter 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).

  • Trailer backup assist system having advanced user mode with selectable hitch angle limits
    Patent number: 10814912
    Abstract: A backup assist system for a vehicle reversing a trailer includes a controller receiving a driver control signal and outputting a vehicle backing steering command based on the control signal and limited by one of a first angle limit corresponding with a calculated maximum controllable angle and a second angle limit at a maneuverability threshold below the maximum controllable angle. The system further includes an interface outputting an indication of the one of the first and second angle limits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Cotter, Erick Michael Lavoie, Tyler Daavettila, Robert Bell, Donald Jacob Mattern
  • TRAILER BACKUP ASSIST SYSTEM HAVING ADVANCED USER MODE WITH SELECTABLE HITCH ANGLE LIMITS
    Publication number: 20200164919
    Abstract: A backup assist system for a vehicle reversing a trailer includes a controller receiving a driver control signal and outputting a vehicle backing steering command based on the control signal and limited by one of a first angle limit corresponding with a calculated maximum controllable angle and a second angle limit at a maneuverability threshold below the maximum controllable angle. The system further includes an interface outputting an indication of the one of the first and second angle limits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Jeffrey Cotter, Erick Michael Lavoie, Tyler Daavettila, Robert Bell, Donald Jacob Mattern
  • Interactivity Platform System and Method
    Publication number: 20100058207
    Abstract: A system and method permitting each of a plurality of users to create, populate and share a decentralised virtual world using an applications platform with a peer to peer network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Benjamin Hamey, Jeffrey Cotter, Nathan Hamey
  • Method and apparatus for fabricating helically shaped ribbons of material
    Publication number: 20050061048
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are utilized to form turbulators. The apparatus includes a first mechanism for accepting a ribbon of material along an axis, a second mechanism for rotating an end of the ribbon of material, and a third mechanism for moving the second mechanism substantially parallel to the axis. The third mechanism is configured to operate independently from the operation of the second mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2003
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: David King, John Deibert, Gerald Ziolkowski, Jeffrey Cotter