Patents by Inventor Victoria Leigh Schein
Victoria Leigh Schein 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).
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Patent number: 10752090Abstract: An operator configurable radiant heating system is provided for a motor vehicle. That operator configurable radiant heating system includes a plurality of docking points provided at different locations within the motor vehicle and a radiant heating panel configured for docking with any of the docking points of the plurality of docking points. A related method is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2017Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: John Craig Elson, Victoria Leigh Schein, Kerrie Kathleen Gath, Clay Wesley Maranville
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Publication number: 20200247200Abstract: A vehicle, hitch, and articulating trailer include vehicle to vehicle and infrastructure communications and vehicle computing systems, which have a controller coupled to and/or including one or more of a dynamics measurement unit, a transceiver, and a position sensor, among other components. The controller(s) are configured to, in response to detecting positions of trailer corners from the position sensor, generate vehicle and trailer relative orientation and navigation data including location, velocity, and orientation, utilizing vehicle and trailer electronic polyhedrons articulating about a hitch point and representing the combination vehicle and trailer predicted path and envelopes. In response to detected trailer movement relative to the hitch point, the generated articulated polyhedrons are generated with the navigation data, which includes the location, speed, and orientation, which are in turn communicated to nearby vehicles and roadway infrastructure.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2017Publication date: August 6, 2020Inventors: John Michael Galan FERRER, Jayanthi RAO, Victoria Leigh SCHEIN
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Patent number: 10723352Abstract: Methods, devices and apparatuses pertaining to U-turn assistance. The method may include receiving, by a computing device, vehicle information associated with a vehicle from a plurality of sensors that are placed on a plurality of locations of the vehicle and obtaining a length and a width of the vehicle based on the received vehicle information. The computing device may calculate a turning radius of the vehicle, and provide a recommendation for routing the vehicle based at least in part on the turning radius.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2015Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventor: Victoria Leigh Schein
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Publication number: 20200223367Abstract: A vehicle seating assembly includes a seatback. The seatback includes a rear portion and a substantially horizontal strap including first and second ends fixed to the rear portion. The substantially horizontal strap further includes an intermediate attachment area fixed to the rear portion between the first and second ends.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2020Publication date: July 16, 2020Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Patrick Vanderpool, Dustin Shedlarski, Victoria Leigh Schein, Timothy Owen Hamlin
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Patent number: 10710429Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for vehicle cabin odor detection and amelioration. An example vehicle includes an array of chemical sensors, a spectrograph, and an environmental control system. The example environmental control system generates a spectrum, with the spectrograph, of chemical components of volatilomes in air inside a cabin and classifies the volatilomes based on the spectrum, measurements from the array of chemical sensors, and occupant preferences. Additionally, the environmental control system, when the volatilomes are indicative of an offensive scent, applies a mitigation strategy to affect the composition of the air in the cabin.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2017Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Perry Robinson MacNeille, Victoria Leigh Schein, Clay Wesley Maranville, Kerrie Kathleen Gath, Jeffrey Brian Yeung
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Patent number: 10710487Abstract: A vehicle interior system is provided herein. The vehicle interior system includes a seating assembly. The seating assembly includes a seatback that is pivotally coupled to a seat-base, and is operable between a use position and a stowed position. An anchoring feature is disposed vehicle rearward of the seating assembly. A hammock is coupled to the anchoring feature and is configured to extend therefrom and attach to the seating assembly when the seating assembly is in the stowed position.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2018Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Ryan Welch, Victoria Leigh Schein
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Patent number: 10640048Abstract: A vehicle seating assembly includes a seatback. The seatback includes a rear portion and a substantially horizontal strap including first and second ends fixed to the rear portion. The substantially horizontal strap further includes an intermediate attachment area fixed to the rear portion between the first and second ends.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2019Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Patrick Vanderpool, Dustin Shedlarski, Victoria Leigh Schein, Timothy Owen Hamlin
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Publication number: 20200132504Abstract: A plurality of prompts, each associated with a road event, are presented on a display upon receiving a first input on an input device. A second input selecting the prompts is received on a second input device. A message is sent with the selected prompts and a location of a vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2017Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventor: Victoria Leigh SCHEIN
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Patent number: 10632888Abstract: A seating assembly comprising a shell assembly, a base assembly operably coupled to the shell assembly, and a control assembly including a handle. The control assembly comprises a spindle gear positioned within the base assembly, a gear plate disposed in the shell assembly proximate the spindle gear, a locking key configured to simultaneously engage the spindle gear and the gear plate, a locking leaf spring configured to bias the locking key into engagement with the spindle gear and the gear plate, and an actuator configured to withdraw the locking key from engagement with one of the gear plate and spindle gear and subsequently withdraw the locking key from engagement with the other of the gear plate and spindle gear.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Kevin VanNieulande, John Wayne Jaranson, Christian J. Hosbach, Victoria Leigh Schein
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Publication number: 20200108700Abstract: A computing device in a vehicle can determine an occupant type, location and orientation and determine intensity and direction of sunlight. The computing device can tint one or more portions of vehicle windows based on the occupant type, location and orientation and the strength and direction of sunlight.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2017Publication date: April 9, 2020Inventors: Cynthia Mowery FLANIGAN, Victoria Leigh SCHEIN, Clay Wesley MARANVILLE, Rick H. WYKOFF, II, Kenneth Edward NIETERING, John Michael Galan FERRER
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Patent number: 10569735Abstract: A vehicle seat belt system is provided. The vehicle seat belt system includes a seat belt comprising a tubular seat belt webbing defining a passageway and a plurality of exhaust openings located along a length of the webbing, and an air delivery device supplying air to the seat belt. The seat belt is configured such that air flowing out of the exhaust openings is substantially evenly distributed along the length of the webbing.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2017Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: John Craig Elson, Kerrie Kathleen Gath, Clay Wesley Maranville, Victoria Leigh Schein
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Patent number: 10534157Abstract: Various expandable mirrors and a vehicle having the same are described. An expandable mirror may include a first pane having a first reflective surface and a second pane having a second reflective surface. The expandable mirror may also include a mechanism connected with each of the first and second panes. The mechanism may be actuated to expand a viewing area of the mirror such that the expanded viewing area includes both the first and second reflective surfaces. The expandable mirror may also include a third pane having a third reflective surface that contributes to the viewing area when the mirror is expanded. The expandable mirror may also include a manual button configured to actuate or de-actuate the mechanism when pressed. The expandable mirror may also include a positioning motor configured to adjust the orientation of the viewing area of the mirror.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2018Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Leigh Gray Hagestad, John Michael Galan Ferrer, Victoria Leigh Schein, Nitin Bandaru
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Patent number: 10532629Abstract: A radiant heating system includes a radiant heating element, a steering wheel position monitoring device and a controller configured to control the radiant heating element in response to steering wheel position data received from the steering wheel position monitoring device. A method of controlling operation of a radiant system.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2017Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: John Craig Elson, Kerrie Kathleen Gath, Clay Wesley Maranville, Victoria Leigh Schein, Donald Peter Schneider, III, Manfred Koberstein
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Publication number: 20190366937Abstract: A vehicle seating assembly includes a seatback. The seatback includes a rear portion and a substantially horizontal strap including first and second ends fixed to the rear portion. The substantially horizontal strap further includes an intermediate attachment area fixed to the rear portion between the first and second ends.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Patrick Vanderpool, Dustin Shedlarski, Victoria Leigh Schein, Timothy Owen Hamlin
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Patent number: 10427611Abstract: A vehicle seating assembly includes a seatback. The seatback includes a rear portion and a substantially horizontal strap including first and second ends fixed to the rear portion. The substantially horizontal strap further includes an intermediate attachment area fixed to the rear portion between the first and second ends.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2018Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Patrick Vanderpool, Dustin Shedlarski, Victoria Leigh Schein, Timothy Owen Hamlin
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Publication number: 20190263306Abstract: A vehicle interior system is provided herein. The vehicle interior system includes a seating assembly. The seating assembly includes a seatback that is pivotally coupled to a seat-base, and is operable between a use position and a stowed position. An anchoring feature is disposed vehicle rearward of the seating assembly. A hammock is coupled to the anchoring feature and is configured to extend therefrom and attach to the seating assembly when the seating assembly is in the stowed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2018Publication date: August 29, 2019Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Ryan Welch, Victoria Leigh Schein
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Publication number: 20190217784Abstract: A vehicle seating assembly includes a seatback. The seatback includes a rear portion and a substantially horizontal strap including first and second ends fixed to the rear portion. The substantially horizontal strap further includes an intermediate attachment area fixed to the rear portion between the first and second ends.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2018Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventors: Patrick Vanderpool, Dustin Shedlarski, Victoria Leigh Schein, Timothy Owen Hamlin
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Patent number: 10351024Abstract: A vehicle seating assembly comprising a base assembly including an inner base shell and an outer base shell and defining a recess, a shell assembly operably coupled to the base assembly, wherein a bottom of the shell assembly nests within the recess, at least one armrest integrally formed with the shell assembly, and at least one headrest wing integrally formed with the shell assembly.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2017Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Kevin VanNieulande, John Wayne Jaranson, Christian J. Hosbach, Victoria Leigh Schein
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Publication number: 20190176747Abstract: A vehicle seat belt system is provided. The vehicle seat belt system includes a seat belt comprising a tubular seat belt webbing defining a passageway and a plurality of exhaust openings located along a length of the webbing, and an air delivery device supplying air to the seat belt. The seat belt is configured such that air flowing out of the exhaust openings is substantially evenly distributed along the length of the webbing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2017Publication date: June 13, 2019Inventors: John Craig Elson, Kerrie Kathleen Gath, Clay Wesley Maranville, Victoria Leigh Schein
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Publication number: 20190160983Abstract: A seating assembly comprising a shell assembly, a base assembly operably coupled to the shell assembly, and a control assembly including a handle. The control assembly comprises a spindle gear positioned within the base assembly, a gear plate disposed in the shell assembly proximate the spindle gear, a locking key configured to simultaneously engage the spindle gear and the gear plate, a locking leaf spring configured to bias the locking key into engagement with the spindle gear and the gear plate, and an actuator configured to withdraw the locking key from engagement with one of the gear plate and spindle gear and subsequently withdraw the locking key from engagement with the other of the gear plate and spindle gear.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Kevin VanNieulande, John Wayne Jaranson, Christian J. Hosbach, Victoria Leigh Schein