Patents by Inventor Rich Lanoue

Rich Lanoue 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 identification system for trailer backup assist
    Patent number: 9037349
    Abstract: A system and method for configuring a trailer backup assist system. The system and method communicates predetermined trailer parameters, which are embedded on a tag attached to the trailer, to a controller in the trailer backup assist system. A trailer backup assist system is configured using the predetermined trailer parameters and the configured trailer backup assist system is activated to operate using the trailer parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies
    Inventors: Roger Arnold Trombley, Thomas Edward Pilutti, Erick Michael Lavoie, Christopher Nave, John Shutko, Rich Lanoue, Bradley G. Hochrein, Nate Rolfes
  • TRAILER IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR TRAILER BACKUP ASSIST
    Publication number: 20150066296
    Abstract: A system and method for configuring a trailer backup assist system. The system and method communicates predetermined trailer parameters, which are embedded on a tag attached to the trailer, to a controller in the trailer backup assist system. A trailer backup assist system is configured using the predetermined trailer parameters and the configured trailer backup assist system is activated to operate using the trailer parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies
    Inventors: Roger Arnold Trombley, Thomas Edward Pilutti, Erick Michael Lavoie, Christopher Nave, John Shutko, Rich Lanoue, Bradley G. Hochrein, Nate Rolfes