Patents by Inventor Jeffry Michael Bledsoe

Jeffry Michael Bledsoe 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).

  • Acceleration and braking mechanism kit for a vehicle
    Patent number: 9823685
    Abstract: An acceleration and braking mechanism kit autonomously controls a vehicle brake pedal and a vehicle accelerator pedal. The kit includes a support bracket and bell crank supported on the support bracket for connection with an acceleration pedal or a brake pedal of the vehicle. An actuator is connected to the bell crank for moving the bell crank. A first base bracket is configured to mount to a first vehicle. A second base bracket is configured to mount to a second vehicle. The first base bracket and the second base bracket each include a mounting feature. The support bracket includes a mounting base alternately engageable with the mounting feature of the first base bracket and the mounting feature of the second base bracket such that the support bracket may be mounted to the first base bracket in the first vehicle or to the second base bracket in the second vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffry Michael Bledsoe, Darin R. Billot, Joseph Kinney, Jack Duncan
  • ACCELERATION AND BRAKING MECHANISM KIT FOR A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20160161974
    Abstract: An acceleration and braking mechanism kit autonomously controls a vehicle brake pedal and a vehicle accelerator pedal. The kit includes a support bracket and bell crank supported on the support bracket for connection with an acceleration pedal or a brake pedal of the vehicle. An actuator is connected to the bell crank for moving the bell crank. A first base bracket is configured to mount to a first vehicle. A second base bracket is configured to mount to a second vehicle. The first base bracket and the second base bracket each include a mounting feature. The support bracket includes a mounting base alternately engageable with the mounting feature of the first base bracket and the mounting feature of the second base bracket such that the support bracket may be mounted to the first base bracket in the first vehicle or to the second base bracket in the second vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffry Michael Bledsoe, Darin R. Billot, Joseph Kinney, Jack Duncan