Patents by Inventor Daniel W. Hodgman

Daniel W. Hodgman 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).

  • Publication number: 20210341929
    Abstract: A vehicular trailer assist system includes a plurality of vehicle cameras disposed at a vehicle, a trailer camera disposed at a rear portion of a trailer and viewing at least rearward of the trailer, and an electronic control unit (ECU) having a processor operable to process image data captured by the cameras. A display screen displays images of a region rearward of the trailer and includes a touch screen. Responsive to a touch input that is representative of a target location, the ECU, via processing of image data captured by the cameras, determines a path of travel for the vehicle and trailer to follow to maneuver the vehicle and trailer toward the target location. The ECU, responsive to an input indicative of an updated target location, updates the path of travel for the vehicle and trailer to follow to maneuver the vehicle and trailer toward the updated target location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Jyothi P. Gali, Richard C. Bozich, Nlikhil Gupta, Daniel W. Hodgman, Timothy M. Phillips, Clarence P. McElroy
  • Patent number: 11067993
    Abstract: A trailer assist system for a vehicle includes a plurality of sensors disposed at a vehicle, a trailer sensor disposed at a rear portion of a trailer and having a field of sensing at least rearward of the trailer, and a control having a processor operable to process data captured by the sensors. A display screen displays an area rearward of the trailer. Responsive to a user input selecting a target area present in the displayed image, the control, via processing of data captured by the sensors, is operable to determine a path of travel for the vehicle and trailer to follow to maneuver the vehicle and trailer toward a target location represented by the selected displayed target area. The control, responsive to determination of the path of travel, controls at least steering of the vehicle to maneuver the vehicle and trailer along the determined path of travel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jyothi P. Gali, Richard C. Bozich, Nikhil Gupta, Daniel W. Hodgman, Timothy M. Phillips, Clarence P. McElroy
  • Publication number: 20190064831
    Abstract: A trailer assist system for a vehicle includes a plurality of sensors disposed at a vehicle, a trailer sensor disposed at a rear portion of a trailer and having a field of sensing at least rearward of the trailer, and a control having a processor operable to process data captured by the sensors. A display screen displays an area rearward of the trailer. Responsive to a user input selecting a target area present in the displayed image, the control, via processing of data captured by the sensors, is operable to determine a path of travel for the vehicle and trailer to follow to maneuver the vehicle and trailer toward a target location represented by the selected displayed target area. The control, responsive to determination of the path of travel, controls at least steering of the vehicle to maneuver the vehicle and trailer along the determined path of travel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Jyothi P. Gali, Richard C. Bozich, Nikhil Gupta, Daniel W. Hodgman, Timothy M. Phillips, Clarence P. McElroy
  • Publication number: 20110033668
    Abstract: An assembly includes a substrate, a flexible layer, and an adhesive mating the substrate and the flexible layer. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The flexible layer has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The flexible layer has a thickness such that light passes through the flexible layer without substantial change to a color or an intensity of the light and such that the flexible layer substantially conforms to a shape of the substrate. The adhesive mates the second surface of the substrate and the first surface of the flexible layer and has a viscosity that substantially fills in a texture of at least one of the second surface of the substrate and the first surface of the flexible layer. The adhesive also forms substantially no air gaps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Inventors: Richard A. Boelstler, Daniel W. Hodgman, Habib I. Baydoun, Eluid David Carter, Timothy S. Williams