Patents by Inventor Roger A. Trombley, Jr.

Roger A. Trombley, Jr. 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).

  • Threat level identification and quantifying system
    Patent number: 7034668
    Abstract: Methods of performing threat assessment of objects for a vehicle include detecting an object. Kinematics of the vehicle and of the object are determined. A brake threat number and a steering threat number are determined in response to the kinematics of the vehicle and the object. The threat posed by the object is determined in response to the brake threat number and the steering threat number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Gerald H. Engelman, Jonas Ekmark, Levasseur Tellis, M. Nabeel Tarabishy, Gyu Myeong Joh, Roger A. Trombley, Jr., Robert E. Williams