Patents by Inventor Samir Mohamad Beydoun

Samir Mohamad Beydoun 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).

  • Vehicle turn signal system
    Patent number: 6972675
    Abstract: A turn signal system includes at least one sensor detecting road markers and generating therefrom road marker signals. A turn signal deactivates in response to a control command generated by a controller. The controller receives the road marker signals, and determines at least one of whether the system is undergoing a turning condition or has completed the turning condition from the road marker signals. The controller generates the control command when the system has completed the turning condition. A redundancy system verifies the control command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Aaron L. Mills, Gerald H. Engelman, Liwen Xu, Samir Mohamad Beydoun
  • Multipurpose vision sensor system
    Patent number: 6958683
    Abstract: A multipurpose sensing system (10) for a vehicle (12) includes an optic (14) that is directed at multiple viewing areas (18). A vision sensor (16) is coupled to the optic (14) and generates multiple object detection signals corresponding to the viewing areas (18). A controller (22) is coupled to the vision sensor (16) and generates multiple safety system signals in response to the object detection signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Aaron L. Mills, Gerald H. Engelman, Liwen Xu, Samir Mohamad Beydoun