Patents by Inventor Stephanie GAGE

Stephanie GAGE 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 as a beacon
    Patent number: 11908302
    Abstract: A vehicle determines that a trigger state designated for user assistance for a user traveling away from a vehicle has occurred. The vehicle determines that an alert action to be taken, defined in conjunction with the trigger state and determines that a user has not returned to a vehicle based on a failure to detect a user wireless device. The vehicle automatically executes the alert action responsive to the trigger state occurrence and failure to detect the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stephanie Gage, Raymond Theodore Gage
  • VEHICLE AS A BEACON
    Publication number: 20240038050
    Abstract: A vehicle determines that a trigger state designated for user assistance for a user traveling away from a vehicle has occurred. The vehicle determines that an alert action to be taken, defined in conjunction with the trigger state and determines that a user has not returned to a vehicle based on a failure to detect a user wireless device. The vehicle automatically executes the alert action responsive to the trigger state occurrence and failure to detect the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Stephanie Gage, Raymond Theodore Gage
  • SCHEDULING SIMPLIFICATION VIA GEOFENCE TIME ZONE RESOLUTION
    Publication number: 20200117438
    Abstract: A boundary of a geofence spanning a plurality of time zones is received by a vehicle. A primary time zone of the geofence is identified. Installation of a software update is initiated responsive to the vehicle being located within the geofence and a current time within the primary time zone being within a period of time for software updates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Brian WITHUN, Brian David TILLMAN, Stephanie GAGE, Mohamad NASSER