Patents by Inventor Gerald SPRADLIN

Gerald SPRADLIN 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).

  • Automated collision mitigation system of a vehicle and method thereof
    Patent number: 10589740
    Abstract: An automated collision mitigation system of a vehicle includes a vehicle controller, a free space monitor unit, a rear collision monitor unit, a communicator, a drivetrain system and a braking system. The free space monitor unit detects a free space in front of a host vehicle and the rear collision monitor unit detect parameters of a remote vehicle located rearwardly of the host vehicle. The communicator sends and receives signal from the other vehicles or infrastructures by V2V or V2I wireless network. The vehicle controller evaluates an accelerating time of the host vehicle and a time-to-collision of the rear remote vehicle. In addition, the vehicle controller determines to activate the drivetrain system or the braking system of the host vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joseph Steffey, Gerald Spradlin, Bilal Javaid, Tarek Matt, Amanda Christiana
  • AUTOMATED COLLISION MITIGATION SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE AND METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20190315343
    Abstract: An automated collision mitigation system of a vehicle includes a vehicle controller, a free space monitor unit, a rear collision monitor unit, a communicator, a drivetrain system and a braking system. The free space monitor unit detects a free space in front of a host vehicle and the rear collision monitor unit detect parameters of a remote vehicle located rearwardly of the host vehicle. The communicator sends and receives signal from the other vehicles or infrastructures by V2V or V2I wireless network. The vehicle controller evaluates an accelerating time of the host vehicle and a time-to-collision of the rear remote vehicle. In addition, the vehicle controller determines to activate the drivetrain system or the braking system of the host vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joseph STEFFEY, Gerald SPRADLIN, Bilal JAVAID, Tarek MATT, Amanda CHRISTIANA