Patents by Inventor John Michael Sohn

John Michael Sohn 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).

  • Broad coverage non-contact obstacle detection
    Patent number: 11847833
    Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting a potential object for a powered door of a vehicle. The system includes an electronic control unit and a noncontact sensor, the noncontact sensor having a field-of-view substantially including an obstacle detection zone defined for a powered door. The electronic control unit is configured to receive data from the noncontact sensor, determine, based on the data received from the noncontact sensor, an object located at a position within the field-of-view of the noncontact sensor, determine whether the position of the object is within the obstacle detection zone defined for the powered door, and in response to the position of the object being within the obstacle detection zone for the powered door, perform an automatic action with respect to the powered door before the powered door contacts the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Michael Sohn, Ervin Colic
  • BROAD COVERAGE NON-CONTACT OBSTACLE DETECTION
    Publication number: 20210248394
    Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting a potential object for a powered door of a vehicle. The system includes an electronic control unit and a noncontact sensor, the noncontact sensor having a field-of-view substantially including an obstacle detection zone defined for a powered door. The electronic control unit is configured to receive data from the noncontact sensor, determine, based on the data received from the noncontact sensor, an object located at a position within the field-of-view of the noncontact sensor, determine whether the position of the object is within the obstacle detection zone defined for the powered door, and in response to the position of the object being within the obstacle detection zone for the powered door, perform an automatic action with respect to the powered door before the powered door contacts the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: John Michael Sohn, Ervin Colic