Patents by Inventor Elliott G. Pearson

Elliott G. Pearson 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).

  • System and methods for detection and response to interference between trailer coupler and hitch ball
    Patent number: 11385651
    Abstract: A vehicle system comprises a hitch mounted on a vehicle and at least one sensor in connection with the hitch. A controller is configured to identify a force applied to the hitch via the at least one sensor. In response to the force, the controller is further configured to approximate a direction of the force. Based on the direction, the controller generates instructions identifying a height adjustment of a coupler of a trailer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Luke Niewiadomski, Erick Michael Lavoie, Rudi Todd Ansbacher, Anton L. Rogness, II, Elliott G. Pearson, Andrew D. Niedert, Joshua Rajasingh, Lucian K. M. Lippok
  • SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR DETECTION AND RESPONSE TO INTERFERENCE BETWEEN TRAILER COUPLER AND HITCH BALL
    Publication number: 20190391590
    Abstract: A vehicle system comprises a hitch mounted on a vehicle and at least one sensor in connection with the hitch. A controller is configured to identify a force applied to the hitch via the at least one sensor. In response to the force, the controller is further configured to approximate a direction of the force. Based on the direction, the controller generates instructions identifying a height adjustment of a coupler of a trailer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Luke Niewiadomski, Erick Michael Lavoie, Rudi Todd Ansbacher, Anton L. Rogness, II, Elliott G. Pearson, Andrew D. Niedert, Joshua Rajasingh, Lucian K.M. Lippok