Patents by Inventor Conrad M. Smith

Conrad M. Smith 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).

  • Synchronous short range radars for automatic trailer detection
    Patent number: 10928511
    Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for synchronous short range radars for automatic trailer detection. An example radar module for a vehicle includes a radar, and a controller coupled to memory. The controller measures, with the radar, a target area proximate the vehicle. Based on the measurements, the controller determines clutter and trailer connection states. The controller sends a clutter message on a data bus indicative of the clutter state, and sends a connection message based on either (a) the trailer connection state or (b) clutter and trailer connection states of another radar module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ebrahim Nasser, Conrad M. Smith, Kenneth J. Snarski, Scott Howard Gaboury
  • SYNCHRONOUS SHORT RANGE RADARS FOR AUTOMATIC TRAILER DETECTION
    Publication number: 20190179010
    Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for synchronous short range radars for automatic trailer detection. An example radar module for a vehicle includes a radar, and a controller coupled to memory. The controller measures, with the radar, a target area proximate the vehicle. Based on the measurements, the controller determines clutter and trailer connection states. The controller sends a clutter message on a data bus indicative of the clutter state, and sends a connection message based on either (a) the trailer connection state or (b) clutter and trailer connection states of another radar module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Ebrahim Nasser, Conrad M. Smith, Kenneth J. Snarski, Scott Howard Gaboury