Patents by Inventor Sarah Ford

Sarah Ford 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).

  • Patent number: 10648635
    Abstract: A headlamp structure has a contoured reflector panel with a forward-facing surface and a reflex supporting portion. The forward-facing surface has a plurality of reflector surface portions. The reflex supporting portion extends forward from an inboard side inboard of the reflector surface portions. A passive reflector is attached to the reflex supporting portion with a reflector surface that faces an outboard direction relative to the forward-facing surface. Each of the plurality of reflector surface portions is shaped and configured to reflect light from a corresponding one of a plurality of light emitting elements and aim the reflected light to project in a forward direction parallel to the reflector surface of the passive reflector. The reflector surface of the passive reflector is configured such that at least light approaching the contoured reflector panel from outboard of an outboard side of the contoured reflector panel is reflected back in the outboard direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Sarah Ford
  • Publication number: 20200132270
    Abstract: A headlamp structure has a contoured reflector panel with a forward-facing surface and a reflex supporting portion. The forward-facing surface has a plurality of reflector surface portions. The reflex supporting portion extends forward from an inboard side inboard of the reflector surface portions. A passive reflector is attached to the reflex supporting portion with a reflector surface that faces an outboard direction relative to the forward-facing surface. Each of the plurality of reflector surface portions is shaped and configured to reflect light from a corresponding one of a plurality of light emitting elements and aim the reflected light to project in a forward direction parallel to the reflector surface of the passive reflector. The reflector surface of the passive reflector is configured such that at least light approaching the contoured reflector panel from outboard of an outboard side of the contoured reflector panel is reflected back in the outboard direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: Sarah FORD
  • Patent number: 10493958
    Abstract: A vehicle windshield wiper assembly includes a filter member. The filter member is mounted to a radially inwardly facing surface of an upper area of a cylindrically shaped portion of a water diverting member below portions of a support panel above a wiper drive mechanism. The filter member encircles a shaft housing of the wiper drive mechanism and is shaped and dimensioned to allow flow of water from a first shaft opening in the support panel therethrough and restrict flow of debris from the first shaft opening therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Sarah Ford
  • Patent number: 10419486
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing and implementing secure runtime software hooking on devices are provided. The system and method disclosed includes components and features that enable enterprises and organizations to securely manage mobile devices that have access to the organization's data and network resources. Various embodiments provide for secure systems and methods to modify a behavior of an operating system or one or more applications, without having to flash or modify the Read-only Memory (ROM).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: The MITRE Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Portner, Colin Courtney, David Bryson, Sarah Ford, Collin McRae
  • Patent number: 10344936
    Abstract: A low profile light assembly for a vehicle. The assembly includes a first lens having an outer profile that provides a portion of an external profile of the vehicle. The assembly also includes a second lens disposed on a side of the first lens that is opposite the outer profile. The light assembly also includes a light curtain that includes a first side that corresponds to a portion of an inner profile of the second lens and a second side, opposite the first side, that includes protrusions evenly spaced along a length of the second side, the protrusions include a first surface that extends a width of the second side. The assembly also includes at least one light source that is directed toward at least some of the first surfaces of the protrusions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Prisby, Jason Nantais, Sarah Ford
  • Publication number: 20190093854
    Abstract: A low profile light assembly for a vehicle. The assembly includes a first lens having an outer profile that provides a portion of an external profile of the vehicle. The assembly also includes a second lens disposed on a side of the first lens that is opposite the outer profile. The light assembly also includes a light curtain that includes a first side that corresponds to a portion of an inner profile of the second lens and a second side, opposite the first side, that includes protrusions evenly spaced along a length of the second side, the protrusions include a first surface that extends a width of the second side. The assembly also includes at least one light source that is directed toward at least some of the first surfaces of the protrusions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Chris Prisby, Jason Nantais, Sarah Ford
  • Publication number: 20180370490
    Abstract: A vehicle windshield wiper assembly includes a filter member. The filter member is mounted to a radially inwardly facing surface of an upper area of a cylindrically shaped portion of a water diverting member below portions of a support panel above a wiper drive mechanism. The filter member encircles a shaft housing of the wiper drive mechanism and is shaped and dimensioned to allow flow of water from a first shaft opening in the support panel therethrough and restrict flow of debris from the first shaft opening therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventor: Sarah FORD
  • Patent number: 8539125
    Abstract: A combined USB flash drive cap audio device is provided. In at least one embodiment, a thumb drive cap includes: a portable housing defined as a USB cap for a portable USB storage thumb drive; a female USB connector interface defined within the portable housing and configured to receive and electronically couple to a male USB connector on the portable USB storage thumb drive; a control unit disposed within the portable housing and configured to enable audio playback through the thumb drive cap of audio data stored on the connected portable USB storage thumb drive; and a plurality of user interface buttons disposed upon the portable housing and through which the thumb drive cap is controlled by a user for audio playback and audio record.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Inventors: Michael Ford, Sarah Ford
  • Patent number: D1028281
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
    Inventors: Summer Ford, Sarah Hunter, Ryan Striedel, Luke Winterstein