Patents by Inventor Gerald King

Gerald King 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).

  • Patent number: 11880038
    Abstract: A hybrid projector apparatus for a vehicle includes a heads-up display (HUD) projector disposed in a housing that includes a transparent area. The hybrid projector apparatus includes a holographic optical elements (HOE) projector supported by and at least partly exterior to the housing and is arranged to project light through the transparent area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony Gerald King, Agnieszka Zielonka, Rafal Golab
  • Publication number: 20230360331
    Abstract: A set of training images are input into a neural network that outputs a pixel-wise phase matrix identifying pixels in the training images. Based on the pixel-wise phase matrix, a spatial light modulator (SLM) is actuated to output, onto a vehicle windshield, an augmented reality (AR) image including a plurality of sub-images each output in one of a plurality of focal planes. Each training image corresponds to one respective sub-image. A feedback image of the AR image is obtained via an image sensor. An offset is determined based on comparing the training images to the feedback image. Parameters of a loss function are updated based on the offset, and the updated parameters are provided to the neural network to obtain an updated offset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jian Wan, Anthony Gerald King
  • Publication number: 20230236419
    Abstract: A hybrid projector apparatus for a vehicle includes a heads-up display (HUD) projector disposed in a housing that includes a transparent area. The hybrid projector apparatus includes a holographic optical elements (HOE) projector supported by and at least partly exterior to the housing and is arranged to project light through the transparent area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony Gerald King, Agnieszka Zielonka, Rafal Golab
  • Publication number: 20230036199
    Abstract: A computer-implemented remote starting method includes instructing the remote start of a vehicle using a wireless device. The method also includes inputting, to the wireless device, a desired vehicle interior temperature. The method further includes sending a remote start instruction to a vehicle from the wireless device, including at least the desired temperature and monitoring a current temperature of the vehicle. The method additionally includes outputting, on the wireless device, the current vehicle temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: David Anthony HATTON, Anthony Gerald KING
  • Publication number: 20220325028
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyurethane prepolymer composition comprising more than 0 wt. % and less than 1.0 wt. % free diisocyanate monomer wherein the polyurethane prepolymer comprises less than 80 wt. % of a 2:1 stoichiometric adduct of diisocyanate and at least one polyol (perfect prepolymer), curable compositions comprising these polyurethane prepolymer compositions and the use of these polyurethane prepolymer compositions as adhesives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: LANXESS Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald M. Emanuel, Jr., Polina Ware, Gerald King
  • Patent number: 11156833
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for designing an optical extender for a vehicle heads up display (HUD). An example vehicle includes a windshield and a HUD system. The HUD system includes an image source to provide a projection image and a main mirror to project the projection image onto the windshield. The image source and the main mirror define a light path. The HUD system also includes an optical extender between the main mirror and the windshield. The optical extender has a multi-polynomial top surface that modifies light in the light path to, when the light in the light path intersects the windshield, create an optical path wherein a virtual image of the projection image is visible from an eyebox defined within a cabin of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony Gerald King, Matus Banyay, Patrick Badaru, Michael Berens
  • Publication number: 20210061204
    Abstract: A computer-implemented remote starting method includes instructing the remote start of a vehicle using a wireless device. The method also includes inputting, to the wireless device, a desired vehicle interior temperature. The method further includes sending a remote start instruction to a vehicle from the wireless device, including at least the desired temperature and monitoring a current temperature of the vehicle. The method additionally includes outputting, on the wireless device, the current vehicle temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: David Anthony Hatton, Anthony Gerald King
  • Publication number: 20210011287
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for designing an optical extender for a vehicle heads up display (HUD). An example vehicle includes a windshield and a HUD system. The HUD system includes an image source to provide a projection image and a main mirror to project the projection image onto the windshield. The image source and the main mirror define a light path. The HUD system also includes an optical extender between the main mirror and the windshield. The optical extender has a multi-polynomial top surface that modifies light in the light path to, when the light in the light path intersects the windshield, create an optical path wherein a virtual image of the projection image is visible from an eyebox defined within a cabin of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Anthony Gerald King, Matus Banyay, Patrick Badaru, Michael Berens
  • Patent number: 10836333
    Abstract: A computer-implemented remote starting method includes instructing the remote start of a vehicle using a wireless device. The method also includes inputting, to the wireless device, a desired vehicle interior temperature. The method further includes sending a remote start instruction to a vehicle from the wireless device, including at least the desired temperature and monitoring a current temperature of the vehicle. The method additionally includes outputting, on the wireless device, the current vehicle temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: David Anthony Hatton, Anthony Gerald King
  • Patent number: 10823963
    Abstract: The invention relates to a head-up display system, in particular in the form of a head-up display system for displaying graphical elements on the windshield (2) of a motor vehicle, with a projection unit (7) arranged in the area of the front vehicle dashboard (5) of the motor vehicle, which is configured to emit preferably p-polarized light rays (28) preferably in the direction of a part of the windshield (2) providing a projection surface (8), wherein the windshield (2) is configured to reflect the light rays emitted by the projection unit (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Matus Banyay, Anthony Gerald King, Marcus Haefner
  • Patent number: 10587992
    Abstract: A broadcast filtering system for a vehicle includes a controller programmed to, in response to receiving a commercial offering from a broadcasting business via a dedicated short-range network broadcast and identifying a match between a classification associated with the business and a user-defined preferred classification associated with the vehicle, display the offering, and, in response to identifying no match between the respective classifications, prevent the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Cynthia M. Neubecker, Jayanthi Rao, Anthony Gerald King, James Andrew Miloser
  • Publication number: 20200073121
    Abstract: The invention relates to a head-up display system, in particular in the form of a head-up display system for displaying graphical elements on the windshield (2) of a motor vehicle, with a projection unit (7) arranged in the area of the front vehicle dashboard (5) of the motor vehicle, which is configured to emit preferably p-polarized light rays (28) preferably in the direction of a part of the windshield (2) providing a projection surface (8), wherein the windshield (2) is configured to reflect the light rays emitted by the projection unit (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Matus Banyay, Anthony Gerald King, Marcus Haefner
  • Patent number: 10427486
    Abstract: A vehicle system may include a controller configured to receive a height selection indicating a vehicle height from a plurality of vehicle height options, detect, via a first sensor, a low clearance structure and determine a clearance height, compare the vehicle height with the clearance height; and generate an alert in response to the vehicle height being greater than the clearance height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Bruce Kleve, Anthony Gerald King, Brian Wolski
  • Publication number: 20190122312
    Abstract: A system for a vehicle includes a controller programmed to, in response to receiving from a business a confirmation generated responsive to a forwarded verification request that an account associated with the vehicle is supported by a pre-negotiated fuel purchase program in which the business participates, display a location of the business and in response to a disaffirmation generated responsive to the request, prevent the displaying.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Cynthia M. NEUBECKER, Jayanthi RAO, Anthony Gerald KING, James Andrew MILOSER
  • Publication number: 20190098462
    Abstract: A broadcast filtering system for a vehicle includes a controller programmed to, in response to receiving a commercial offering from a broadcasting business via a dedicated short-range network broadcast and identifying a match between a classification associated with the business and a user-defined preferred classification associated with the vehicle, display the offering, and, in response to identifying no match between the respective classifications, prevent the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Cynthia M. NEUBECKER, Jayanthi RAO, Anthony Gerald KING, James Andrew MILOSER
  • Patent number: 10208227
    Abstract: Rotational cast polyurethane composition prepared from a prepolymer composition comprising: a) an isocyanate-terminated polyurethane prepolymer; and b) a curative agent comprising i) a polyol; ii) an aromatic diamine; iii) a thixotropic aliphatic amine; and iv) a thixotropic colloidal additive, wherein the prepolymer comprises a product produce by the reaction of a polyol with an organic diisocyanate monomer comprising 4,4?-diisocyanato diphenylmethane (MDI), and which prepolymer comprises less than 1.0% by weight of free MDI monomer, based on the toal weight of the prepolymer, exhibits a range of enhanced physical properties compared to those obtained from prepolymers comprising a higher level of free MDI monomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: LANXESS SOLUTIONS US INC.
    Inventors: Gerald King, Cesare Santucci, Stefania Nardin, Enrico Fresch, Giulio Pietro Di Egidio, Marco Mennechelli, Chris Averis
  • Publication number: 20180148534
    Abstract: Blocked isocyanate terminated prepolymers with improved handling and processing properties are prepared from isocyanate terminated prepolymers with very low free isocyanate monomer content. The blocked prepolymers have lower melting points and/or viscosities compared to similar blocked isocyanate terminated having traditional, higher amounts of free isocyanate monomer. Curing compositions comprising the blocked prepolymers are prepared and cured to form polyurethane polymers with excellent properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Zhenya Zhu, Gerald King, George Brereton
  • Patent number: 9963127
    Abstract: A collision mitigation system for a vehicle may include a forward sensing system and at least one controller in communication with the forward sensing system. The forward sensing system may be configured to detect objects in front of the vehicle. The at least one controller may be configured to determine whether the vehicle can be steered into a path along side of the vehicle to avoid a collision with detected objects in front of the vehicle and to issue a command to brake the vehicle if the vehicle cannot be steered into the path along side of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Edward Pilutti, Roger Arnold Trombley, Anthony Gerald King, Andreas Eidehall
  • Publication number: 20180016382
    Abstract: Polycarbonate based polyurethane prepolymers having a low amount of free isocyanate monomer with excellent handling and processing properties are prepared and used in the preparation of cast polyurethane polymers with excellent performance and handling properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Zhenya Zhu, Gerald King, George Brereton
  • Publication number: 20170297518
    Abstract: A computer-implemented remote starting method includes instructing the remote start of a vehicle using a wireless device. The method also includes inputting, to the wireless device, a desired vehicle interior temperature. The method further includes sending a remote start instruction to a vehicle from the wireless device, including at least the desired temperature and monitoring a current temperature of the vehicle. The method additionally includes outputting, on the wireless device, the current vehicle temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: David Anthony Hatton, Anthony Gerald King