Patents by Inventor Deborah Fogt

Deborah Fogt 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).

  • Autonomous vehicle ingress and egress
    Patent number: 10129643
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes a plurality of speakers and a processor. Each of the plurality of speakers is associated with one of a plurality of vehicle components. The processor is programmed to select at least one of the plurality of speakers to play a sound associated with one of the plurality of vehicle components and in accordance with a location of a passenger relative to at least one of the plurality of vehicle components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Jose Lopez, Deborah Fogt, Erick Michael Lavoie
  • AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE INGRESS AND EGRESS
    Publication number: 20180124515
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes a plurality of speakers and a processor. Each of the plurality of speakers is associated with one of a plurality of vehicle components. The processor is programmed to select at least one of the plurality of speakers to play a sound associated with one of the plurality of vehicle components and in accordance with a location of a passenger relative to at least one of the plurality of vehicle components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jose Lopez, Deborah Fogt, Erick Michael Lavoie