Patents by Inventor James Pizzimenti

James Pizzimenti 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).

  • Enhanced vehicle sensor cleaning
    Patent number: 11353697
    Abstract: A computer includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to identify a contaminant on a lens of a sensor upon determining a force applied to the lens based on an electric current exceeding a threshold and to actuate a cleaning component to remove the contaminant from the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Robertson, Jr., James Pizzimenti, Tyler D. Hamilton, Ashwin Arunmozhi
  • SENSOR APPARATUS WITH CLEANING
    Publication number: 20220057509
    Abstract: A sensor apparatus includes a base, a nozzle positioned in the base and rotatable relative to the base, an extension arm elongated from a first portion to a second portion, and a fluid source fluidly connected to the nozzle. The first portion is fixed to the nozzle, and the second portion is spaced from the nozzle. Pressurizing the fluid source applies force to the second portion of the extension arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Andre Sykula, Michael Robertson, JR., James Pizzimenti, William Ethan-Alexander McClure, Inderpal Singh
  • Sensor housing drainage
    Patent number: 11221240
    Abstract: A sensor assembly includes a housing, an air inlet tube through the housing and including a drain, and a sensor in the path of air flowing through the air inlet tube. The sensor assembly may further include a heater thermally connected to the drain. A controller may be communicatively coupled to the heater and programmed to activate the heater upon detecting an ambient temperature below a temperature threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: James Pizzimenti, Rashaun Phinisee, Venkatesh Krishnan, Manan Sevak
  • Sensor assembly
    Patent number: 11099039
    Abstract: An assembly includes a base having an inlet and an outlet. The assembly includes a deflector supported by the base rearward of the inlet. The assembly includes a sensor supported by the base and in fluid communication with the outlet. The base defines a channel extending between a first end and a second end, the inlet at the first end and the deflector at the second end. The outlet is forward of the deflector and outside the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Venkatesh Krishnan, Rashaun Phinisee, Manan Sevak, James Pizzimenti
  • ENHANCED VEHICLE SENSOR CLEANING
    Publication number: 20210109345
    Abstract: A computer includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to identify a contaminant on a lens of a sensor upon determining a force applied to the lens based on an electric current exceeding a threshold and to actuate a cleaning component to remove the contaminant from the lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Robertson, JR., James Pizzimenti, Tyler D. Hamilton, Ashwin Arunmozhi
  • SENSOR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20210063210
    Abstract: An assembly includes a base having an inlet and an outlet. The assembly includes a deflector supported by the base rearward of the inlet. The assembly includes a sensor supported by the base and in fluid communication with the outlet. The base defines a channel extending between a first end and a second end, the inlet at the first end and the deflector at the second end. The outlet is forward of the deflector and outside the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: VENKATESH KRISHNAN, RASHAUN PHINISEE, MANAN SEVAK, JAMES PIZZIMENTI
  • Vehicle object-detection sensor assembly
    Patent number: 10845465
    Abstract: An assembly includes a housing having a chamber. A pressure source is in fluid communication with the chamber. A first sensor window and a second sensor window are each defined by the housing. The housing has a first port and a second port each in fluid communication with the chamber. The first port is adjacent the first sensor window, and the second port is adjacent the second sensor window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Venkatesh Krishnan, Segundo Baldovino, Haiping Hong, Mario D. Iaquinta, Sunil Patil, James Pizzimenti, Katherine Jo Ralston, Andre Sykula
  • Pressurized sensor seal
    Patent number: 10794735
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a housing including an aperture, a sensor in the housing and having a field of view received through the aperture, a seal sealing a gap between the sensor and the aperture, and a blower positioned to blow into the housing. The seal may be attached to the housing concentrically around the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Venkatesh Krishnan, Rashaun Phinisee, James Pizzimenti
  • PRESSURIZED SENSOR SEAL
    Publication number: 20200049535
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a housing including an aperture, a sensor in the housing and having a field of view received through the aperture, a seal sealing a gap between the sensor and the aperture, and a blower positioned to blow into the housing. The seal may be attached to the housing concentrically around the aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Venkatesh Krishnan, Rashaun Phinisee, James Pizzimenti
  • SENSOR HOUSING DRAINAGE
    Publication number: 20190331509
    Abstract: A sensor assembly includes a housing, an air inlet tube through the housing and including a drain, and a sensor in the path of air flowing through the air inlet tube. The sensor assembly may further include a heater thermally connected to the drain. A controller may be communicatively coupled to the heater and programmed to activate the heater upon detecting an ambient temperature below a temperature threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: JAMES PIZZIMENTI, RASHAUN PHINISEE, VENKATESH KRISHNAN, MANAN SEVAK
  • VEHICLE OBJECT-DETECTION SENSOR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20190278078
    Abstract: An assembly includes a housing having a chamber. A sensor window is defined by the housing. The sensor window has a field of view. A pressure source is in fluid communication with the chamber. An object-detection sensor is in the chamber and is adjacent the sensor window. The housing has a port in fluid communication with the chamber and the port faces the field of view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Venkatesh Krishnan, Segundo Baldovino, Haiping Hong, Mario D. Iaquinta, Sunil Patil, James Pizzimenti, Katherine Jo Ralston, Andre Sykula
  • VEHICLE OBJECT-DETECTION SENSOR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20190277949
    Abstract: An assembly includes a housing having a chamber. A pressure source is in fluid communication with the chamber. A first sensor window and a second sensor window are each defined by the housing. The housing has a first port and a second port each in fluid communication with the chamber. The first port is adjacent the first sensor window, and the second port is adjacent the second sensor window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Venkatesh Krishnan, Segundo Baldovino, Haiping Hong, Mario D. Iaquinta, Sunil Patil, James Pizzimenti, Katherine Jo Ralston, Andre Sykula
  • SENSOR TEMPERATURE REGULATION
    Publication number: 20190212174
    Abstract: A sensor assembly includes a housing defining a cavity that includes a plurality of sensors, a semipermeable fabric covering an opening in the cavity, a fan positioned to direct airflow through the opening, and a controller programmed to activate the fan upon determining that a temperature of at least one sensor is above a threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Venkatesh Krishnan, Segundo Baldovino, James Pizzimenti, Rashaun Phinisee
  • Sensor assembly
    Patent number: 10302744
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a roof and a housing having a bottom surface sealed to the roof. The vehicle includes a base in the housing and having a first surface sealed to the roof, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a duct extending from the first surface to the second surface. The vehicle includes a navigation sensor supported by the second surface. The vehicle includes a wire in electrical communication with the navigation sensor and extending through the duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Venkatesh Krishnan, Rashaun Phinisee, James Pizzimenti
  • Glass Substrate With Pigmented Ceramic Enamel Layer
    Publication number: 20180272658
    Abstract: A vehicle windshield assembly including a glass layer, a first layer, and a second layer is disclosed. The glass layer has inner and outer surfaces. The first layer contacts the inner surface of the glass layer, and defines voids in the first layer in a shape of a design. The second layer contacts the first layer and occupies the voids. The first and second layers have a color contrast to enhance visibility of the design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: James Pizzimenti, Larry Agius, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Thomas F. Boettger
  • Glass substrate with pigmented ceramic enamel layer
    Patent number: 10081164
    Abstract: A vehicle windshield assembly including a glass layer, a first layer, and a second layer is disclosed. The glass layer has inner and outer surfaces. The first layer contacts the inner surface of the glass layer, and defines voids in the first layer in a shape of a design. The second layer contacts the first layer and occupies the voids. The first and second layers have a color contrast to enhance visibility of the design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: James Pizzimenti, Larry Agius, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Thomas F. Boettger