Patents by Inventor Christopher Wernette

Christopher Wernette 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).

  • Terrain assist apparatus and related methods for use with vehicles
    Patent number: 10940758
    Abstract: Terrain assist apparatus and related methods for use with vehicles are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a vehicle controller configured to determine, based on vehicle sensor data, a condition of a vehicle associated with driving on sand. The vehicle controller is also to generate, via an output device, information instructing a vehicle occupant to configure a driving mode of the vehicle that is associated with controlling vehicle speed. The vehicle controller is also to control a parameter of the vehicle based on a setting of the driving mode to resolve the condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Bang Kim Cao, Michael Edward Brewer, Brandon Cameron, William Gregory Suter, David John Messih, Christopher Wernette
  • TERRAIN ASSIST APPARATUS AND RELATED METHODS FOR USE WITH VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20190366846
    Abstract: Terrain assist apparatus and related methods for use with vehicles are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a vehicle controller configured to determine, based on vehicle sensor data, a condition of a vehicle associated with driving on sand. The vehicle controller is also to generate, via an output device, information instructing a vehicle occupant to configure a driving mode of the vehicle that is associated with controlling vehicle speed. The vehicle controller is also to control a parameter of the vehicle based on a setting of the driving mode to resolve the condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Bang Kim Cao, Michael Edward Brewer, Brandon Cameron, William Gregory Suter, David John Messih, Christopher Wernette