Patents by Inventor Emma Itxel Alvarez Rodriguez

Emma Itxel Alvarez Rodriguez 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).

  • Vehicles changing lanes based on trailing vehicles
    Patent number: 10372131
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for vehicles changing lanes based on trailing vehicles. An example vehicle includes a vehicle speed sensor to measure a vehicle speed, a rearview camera to capture images when the vehicle speed is greater than a threshold, and a lane controller. The lane controller is to detect whether there is a trailing vehicle based on the images and determine, responsive to detecting the trailing vehicle, whether the trailing vehicle is providing a message to change lanes. The lane controller also is to send a lane-changing signal responsive to identifying the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Emma Itxel Alvarez Rodriguez, Antonio Espiritu Santo Rincon
  • VEHICLES CHANGING LANES BASED ON TRAILING VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20190011916
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for vehicles changing lanes based on trailing vehicles. An example vehicle includes a vehicle speed sensor to measure a vehicle speed, a rearview camera to capture images when the vehicle speed is greater than a threshold, and a lane controller. The lane controller is to detect whether there is a trailing vehicle based on the images and determine, responsive to detecting the trailing vehicle, whether the trailing vehicle is providing a message to change lanes. The lane controller also is to send a lane-changing signal responsive to identifying the message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Emma Itxel Alvarez Rodriguez, Antonio Espiritu Santo Rincon