Patents by Inventor Thomas C. Hermann

Thomas C. Hermann 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 object detection
    Patent number: 11912235
    Abstract: While a vehicle is in a minimal power state, a first sensor is activated based on a location of the vehicle within a monitored area. The vehicle is transitioned to an on state based on detecting an object via data from the first sensor. Then the vehicle is operated to block an exit from the monitored area based on identifying the object as an unauthorized object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Sam Harris, Tarik Safir, Donald Paul Bilger, Thomas Joseph Hermann, Todd Ansbacher
  • Antiviral compounds for the treatment of HCV infection
    Patent number: 8350042
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds and methods of synthesis of Formula I for the development of antiviral drugs for the treatment of HCV infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Thomas C. Hermann, Maia Carnevali
  • ANTIVIRAL COMPOUNDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF HCV INFECTION
    Publication number: 20110003855
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds and methods of synthesis of Formula I for the development of antiviral drugs for the treatment of HCV infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Thomas C. Hermann, Maia Carnevali