Patents by Inventor Erik Wickop

Erik Wickop 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: 20260127882
    Abstract: The disclosure relates in general to a method and a system for identifying a vehicle via a system. The system comprises at least one sensor, a system control device coupled to the sensor and the vehicle having a vehicle control device. A vehicle having at least one component is detected. The component is movable, can be detected by the sensor and is coupled to the vehicle control device. The system control device is coupled to the vehicle control device. An identifier is forwarded by the system control device to the vehicle control device. A movement pattern is executed by the at least one component of the vehicle based on the identifier. A movement pattern executed by the component of the vehicle is detected by the sensor. The vehicle is identified by the system control device (16) based on the detected movement pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2025
    Publication date: May 7, 2026
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Andreas Urhahne, Frederic Christen, Eduardo Perez Guzman, Syed Amaar Ahmad, Erik Wickop
  • Patent number: 12296797
    Abstract: Motor vehicles and methods for operating motor vehicles are disclosed herein. An example motor vehicle includes an electric drive, an electrical brake including one or more braking actuators, a drive controller communicatively coupled to the electric drive and the electrical brake, and a brake controller communicatively coupled to the electrical brake. The drive controller is to cause the one or more braking actuators to actuate in response to a signal indicating a failure of the brake controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Lowell Kubik, Thomas Svensson, Chad Michael Korte, Kenneth Mchugh, Erik Wickop
  • Publication number: 20210291799
    Abstract: Motor vehicles and methods for operating motor vehicles are disclosed herein. An example motor vehicle includes an electric drive, an electrical brake including one or more braking actuators, a drive controller communicatively coupled to the electric drive and the electrical brake, and a brake controller communicatively coupled to the electrical brake. The drive controller is to cause the one or more braking actuators to actuate in response to a signal indicating a failure of the brake controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Lowell Kubik, Thomas Svensson, Chad Michael Korte, Kenneth Mchugh, Erik Wickop