Patents by Inventor David Hearn

David Hearn 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: 20260112256
    Abstract: A method monitors a motor vehicle that contains a sensor system for detecting vandalism which is inflicted on the motor vehicle by at least one attacking person. The method includes issuing a warning via a user interface of a terminal device assigned to the motor vehicle to inform a user of the detected vandalism. The method also includes enabling one or more control instructions to be selected by the user of the user interface when the warning is issued. An action of the motor vehicle is assigned to a respective selectable control instruction, wherein the action includes a visual and/or acoustic signal output on the motor vehicle for warning the attacking person. When a first respective control instruction is selected by the user, triggered by the terminal device, the action assigned to the first respective selected control instruction is carried out by the motor vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Publication date: April 23, 2026
    Inventors: David Kragl, Marcel Sieber, Benjamin Schuster, Stephan Ludwig, David Hearn
  • Patent number: 10255810
    Abstract: A method to operate a motor vehicle is provided. The method comprises capturing an image of the road ahead of the vehicle; determining a limit point on a first side of a lane of the road in which the vehicle is travelling, at which the first side appears to substantially converge with a second side of the lane within the image; determining a limit line extending across the road from the limit point in a direction perpendicular to the first and/or second sides of the lane; determining a limit distance between the vehicle and the limit line; determining a stopping distance of the vehicle according to the current speed of the vehicle; and alerting a driver of the vehicle if the stopping distance is greater than the limit distance. A safety system for a vehicle is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventor: David Hearn
  • Publication number: 20180286241
    Abstract: A method to operate a motor vehicle is provided. The method comprises capturing an image of the road ahead of the vehicle; determining a limit point on a first side of a lane of the road in which the vehicle is travelling, at which the first side appears to substantially converge with a second side of the lane within the image; determining a limit line extending across the road from the limit point in a direction perpendicular to the first and/or second sides of the lane; determining a limit distance between the vehicle and the limit line; determining a stopping distance of the vehicle according to the current speed of the vehicle; and alerting a driver of the vehicle if the stopping distance is greater than the limit distance. A safety system for a vehicle is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventor: David HEARN
  • Patent number: 9326776
    Abstract: A surgical clip applier is provided having a cartridge carrying multiple surgical clips with a manual graspable actuator configured to sequentially deliver clips to the jaws of the clip applier. Both the cartridge and the jaws are connectable to a scissors-like handle assembly arranged to translate motion from finger loops to the jaws to open and close the jaws and thus close or crimp a delivered clip between the jaws.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Applied Medical Resources Corporation
    Inventors: Donald L. Gadberry, Frans Vandenbroek, Gary M Johnson, Charles C. Hart, David Hearn
  • Publication number: 20070073314
    Abstract: A surgical clip applier is provided having a cartridge carrying multiple surgical clips with a manual graspable actuator configured to sequentially deliver clips to the jaws of the clip applier. Both the cartridge and the jaws are connectable to a scissors-like actuator arranged to translate motion from finger loops to the jaws to open and close the jaws and thus close or crimp a delivered clip between the jaws.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Applicant: APPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Donald Gadberry, Frans Vandenbroek, Gary Johnson, Charles Hart, David Hearn