Patents by Inventor Abraham G. Phillip

Abraham G. Phillip 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).

  • System and method for seatbelt use monitoring
    Patent number: 9676356
    Abstract: A monitoring system for a vehicle having a seat and a restraint with seatbelt webbing includes a webbing length sensor coupled with the restraint, a position sensor, and a processor. The processor is in communication with the webbing length sensor and the position sensor and is programmed to output a signal based on a determination that an extended webbing length is outside an acceptable range of webbing length for an occupant size category assigned using the position sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Abraham G. Phillip, Kam Hage
  • ROAD EMERGENCY ACTIVATION
    Publication number: 20160104327
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes a processing device programmed to monitor an operating state of a vehicle and the operation of at least one subsystem module. Depending on the operating state of the vehicle, the processing device can detect a subsystem module failure. If a failure is detected, the processing device can perform a remedial action. The remedial action taken may be based on the type of failure detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Jayagopal Appukutty, Abraham G. Phillip, David James Tippy
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEATBELT USE MONITORING
    Publication number: 20150251618
    Abstract: A monitoring system for a vehicle having a seat and a restraint with seatbelt webbing includes a webbing length sensor coupled with the restraint, a position sensor, and a processor. The processor is in communication with the webbing length sensor and the position sensor and is programmed to output a signal based on a determination that an extended webbing length is outside an acceptable range of webbing length for an occupant size category assigned using the position sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Abraham G. Phillip, Kam Hage