Patents by Inventor Benjamin Ford

Benjamin 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: 11440462
    Abstract: A liftgate lighting system for a vehicle includes a liftgate assembly having a first liftgate panel and a second liftgate panel. Each of the first liftgate panel and the second liftgate panel is operable between an opened position and a closed position. The second liftgate panel has a proximal end and a distal end. A sensor proximate to the proximal end of the second liftgate panel. The sensor defines a sensor field. A lamp assembly is coupled to the second liftgate panel. A controller is communicatively coupled to the lamp assembly. The controller activates the lamp assembly and the lamp assembly directs light to a ground area proximate to the second liftgate panel when the lower liftgate panel is in the opened position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Peter Phung, Clayton Benjamin Ford, David M. Diamond, Aaron Bradley Johnson
  • Patent number: 11382294
    Abstract: The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated BFJD5618, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line BFJD5618 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line BFJD5618, including culturable cells. Additionally, provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line BFJD5618, and plants produced according to these methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection AG
    Inventor: Benjamin Ford
  • Publication number: 20220185170
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to an exterior lighting system for a motor vehicle. An example system includes a plurality of lights configured to illuminate an area adjacent the motor vehicle, a plurality of sensors, and a controller configured to selectively activate and deactivate the lights based on signals from the sensors. The example system includes various aspects configured to preserve energy, including reducing the polling rate of sensors corresponding to deactivated lights, increasing light intensity in proportion to the speed of detected motion, and only illuminating those lights that correspond to locations of a recognized user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Hussein Berry, Clayton Benjamin Ford, Paul Kenneth Dellock, David Brian Glickman, Dave Diamond
  • Publication number: 20220151183
    Abstract: The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated LCJ6282, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line LCJ6282 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line LCJ6282, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line LCJ6282, and plants produced according to these methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
    Inventor: Benjamin Ford
  • Publication number: 20220151179
    Abstract: The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated BFJD5618, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line BFJD5618 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line BFJD5618, including culturable cells. Additionally, provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line BFJD5618, and plants produced according to these methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
    Inventor: Benjamin Ford
  • Patent number: 11247635
    Abstract: A system for providing access to a vehicle includes first and second closure panels of the vehicle that are operable between open and closed positions. The system also includes a sensing system of the vehicle that senses at least one characteristic of a user positioned in an exterior environment of the vehicle. The system further includes a controller that determines a load carrying condition of the user based on the at least one characteristic of the user sensed by the sensing system. The controller prompts movement of the first closure panel from the closed position to the open position based on a determination of a first load carrying condition of the user. The controller also prompts movement of the first and second closure panels from the closed positions to the open positions based on a determination of a second load carrying condition of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Annette Lynn Huebner, Kristopher Karl Brown, David Michael Diamond, Clayton Benjamin Ford
  • Publication number: 20210392838
    Abstract: The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated HID3768, IID5385, KFX5360, KID7244, LFF6371, LFF7869, or MIJ7209, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line HID3768, IID5385, KFX5360, KID7244, LFF6371, LFF7869, or MIJ7209 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line HID3768, IID5385, KFX5360, KID7244, LFF6371, LFF7869, or MIJ7209, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line HID3768, IID5385, KFX5360, KID7244, LFF6371, LFF7869, or MIJ7209, and plants produced according to these methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
    Inventors: Benjamin Ford, Azzeddine Douiyssi, William H. Goodwin, Russel Pinnisch, Jason Cromley, Thomas Joseph Prest
  • Publication number: 20210337759
    Abstract: The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated GIE2002, IID6072, LFF7352, LJC7589, and LJI6305, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line GIE2002, IID6072, LFF7352, LJC7589, and LJI6305 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line GIE2002, IID6072, LFF7352, LJC7589, and LJI6305, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line GIE2002, IID6072, LFF7352, LJC7589, and LJI6305, and plants produced according to these methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
    Inventors: Adrian Jan De Dreu, Russel Pinnisch, Yifru Teklu, Benjamin Ford
  • Patent number: 11096356
    Abstract: The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated LFX6362, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line LFX6362 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line LFX6362, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line LFX6362, and plants produced according to these methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection AG
    Inventor: Benjamin Ford
  • Patent number: 11089753
    Abstract: The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated LLJ7507, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line LLJ7507 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line LLJ7507, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line LLJ7507, and plants produced according to these methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection AG
    Inventor: Benjamin Ford
  • Patent number: 11083156
    Abstract: The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated LCI8248, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line LCI8248 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line LCI8248, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line LCI8248, and plants produced according to these methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection AG
    Inventor: Benjamin Ford
  • Publication number: 20210137059
    Abstract: The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated LCI8248, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line LCI8248 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line LCI8248, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line LCI8248, and plants produced according to these methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
    Inventor: Benjamin Ford
  • Publication number: 20210137060
    Abstract: The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated LLJ7507, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line LLJ7507 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line LLJ7507, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line LLJ7507, and plants produced according to these methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
    Inventor: Benjamin Ford
  • Publication number: 20210137061
    Abstract: The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated LFX6362, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line LFX6362 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line LFX6362, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line LFX6362, and plants produced according to these methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
    Inventor: Benjamin Ford
  • Patent number: 10716276
    Abstract: The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated LJL7825, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line LJL7825 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line LJL7825, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line LJL7825, and plants produced according to these methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection AG
    Inventor: Benjamin Ford
  • Publication number: 20200146243
    Abstract: The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated LJL7825, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line LJL7825 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line LJL7825, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line LJL7825, and plants produced according to these methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventor: Benjamin Ford
  • Patent number: 10602699
    Abstract: The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated LJD6736, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line LJD6736 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line LJD6736, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line LJD6736, and plants produced according to these methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection AG
    Inventor: Benjamin Ford
  • Patent number: 10602700
    Abstract: The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated LFX6374, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line LFX6374 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line LFX6374, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line LFX6374, and plants produced according to these methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection AG
    Inventor: Benjamin Ford
  • Publication number: 20190297814
    Abstract: The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated HID3768, IID5385, KFX5360, KID7244, LFF6371, LFF7869, or MIJ7209, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line HID3768, IID5385, KFX5360, KID7244, LFF6371, LFF7869, or MIJ7209 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line HID3768, IID5385, KFX5360, KID7244, LFF6371, LFF7869, or MIJ7209, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line HID3768, IID5385, KFX5360, KID7244, LFF6371, LFF7869, or MIJ7209, and plants produced according to these methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Benjamin Ford, Azzeddine Douiyssi, William H. Goodwin, Russel Pinnisch, Jason Cromley, Thomas J. Prest
  • Patent number: D907919
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: JIGGYHUB PTY LTD.
    Inventors: Melanie Mayer, Paul Moutzouris, Benjamin Ford