Patents by Inventor David Doellstedt

David Doellstedt 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: 20230143895
    Abstract: According to one aspect, headlights of a vehicle are used to communicate information that may be understood by a user or other person in the vicinity of the vehicle. A method includes operating a vehicle and determining a status of the vehicle. The vehicle has a park gear arranged to be engaged to cause the vehicle to be in a parked state, and the vehicle includes a first optical assembly that has a first optical arrangement and a first optical controller. The method also includes causing the first optical arrangement to visually communicate a first indication, the first indication being arranged to indicate the status of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: Nuro, Inc.
    Inventors: Amey M. Phatak, John David West, Kyungmin Kim, David Doellstedt
  • Patent number: 10627486
    Abstract: An assembly includes a first housing and a sensor in the first housing. The assembly includes a second housing. The assembly includes a first spool and a second spool rotatably supported in the second housing and spaced from each other. The assembly includes a transparent film extending from the first spool around the first housing and received by the second spool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick Gordon Collins, David Doellstedt
  • Publication number: 20190314865
    Abstract: A cleaning apparatus includes a ring-shaped tube including first and second chambers from an inlet end to a terminal end, a compressed gas source connected to the first chamber, and a liquid reservoir connected to the second chamber. The tube includes a slot outwardly directed from the first chamber extending substantially from the inlet end to the terminal end, and a plurality of nozzles outwardly directed from the second chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Manan Sevak, David Doellstedt, Venkatesh Krishnan
  • Publication number: 20190242980
    Abstract: An assembly includes a first housing and a sensor in the first housing. The assembly includes a second housing. The assembly includes a first spool and a second spool rotatably supported in the second housing and spaced from each other. The assembly includes a transparent film extending from the first spool around the first housing and received by the second spool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick Gordon Collins, David Doellstedt