Patents by Inventor Michael J. Schmidlin

Michael J. Schmidlin 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: 20120303222
    Abstract: A system and method of assisting a driver of a vehicle by providing driver and vehicle feedback control signals is disclosed. The system and method includes receiving location data of the vehicle from a GPS unit, receiving the location data of the vehicle and retrieving navigation characteristics relevant to the location data using a processing circuit, generating a most probable future path for the vehicle and determining a location of at least one navigation characteristic with respect to the most probable future path and the vehicle, generating vehicle data at least one vehicle sensor, and transmitting a control signal to a vehicle control area network to warn the driver of an upcoming navigation characteristic on the most probable path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Troy Otis Cooprider, Michael J. Schmidlin, Faroog Ibrahim, Pavan K. Vempaty
  • Patent number: 7978122
    Abstract: An object sensing system includes a radar system including at least one aperture through which a radar signal is transmitted and at least one aperture through which reflected radar signals are received. The sensing system also includes a stereo vision system including a first sensor and a second sensor. The first sensor and the second sensor are separated by an offset. The stereo vision system is mounted to the radar system to form a single assembly. The radar system is positioned in the offset between the first sensor and the second sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: TK Holdings Inc.
    Inventor: Michael J. Schmidlin
  • Publication number: 20110037640
    Abstract: An object sensing system includes a radar system including at least one aperture through which a radar signal is transmitted and at least one aperture through which reflected radar signals are received. The sensing system also includes a stereo vision system including a first sensor and a second sensor. The first sensor and the second sensor are separated by an offset. The stereo vision system is mounted to the radar system to form a single assembly. The radar system is positioned in the offset between the first sensor and the second sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2009
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Inventor: Michael J. Schmidlin