Patents by Inventor Jonathan Diedrich
Jonathan Diedrich 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).
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Patent number: 10529235Abstract: In various embodiments, the present disclosure includes a system for reducing vehicular collisions having: (a) a vehicle comprising sensors, an acceleration system, a braking system, a processor, and memory; and (b) programs operatively coupled to the vehicle including: (1) a marking program configured to mark an outside vehicle as V2X or standard; (2) a reaction program configured to generate a signal in response to the mark, the signal being based on the mark.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2018Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Kenneth James Miller, Charles James Miller, Cynthia M. Neubecker, Brad Alan Ignaczak, Adil Nizam Siddiqui, Jonathan Diedrich, Somak Datta Gupta, Haron Abdel-Raziq
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Publication number: 20190389385Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for overlay interfaces for rearview mirror displays. An example vehicle includes a front-view camera to capture a front-view image, a rearview camera to capture a rearview image, and a controller. The controller is configured to determine lane line projections and vehicle-width projections based on the front-view image and generate an overlay interface by overlaying the lane line projections and the vehicle-width projections onto the rearview image. The example vehicle also includes a rearview mirror display to present the overlay interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2018Publication date: December 26, 2019Inventors: Jonathan Diedrich, Anthony Mark Phillips, Brian Bennie
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Patent number: 10486649Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for vehicle security monitoring in a key-off state. An example vehicle includes low-power sensors and high-power sensors for security monitoring, a communication module, and a controller. The controller is to, when in a key-off state, determine a first score based on the low-power sensors. The controller also is to, responsive the first score exceeding a first threshold, activate the high-power sensors and determine a second score based on the high-power sensors. The controller also is to, responsive the second score exceeding a second threshold, send an alert via the communication module.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2018Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Brian Bennie, Mark Gehrke, Jonathan Diedrich, Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam
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Patent number: 10474009Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for filter adjustment of vehicle cameras. An example vehicle camera includes sensors, a lens to direct light to the sensors, a slide including a first filter and a second filter, and an electromagnet to actuate the slide between a first position and a second position. The first filter is between the sensors and the lens at the first position. The second filter is between the sensors and the lens at the first position.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2017Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Eric L. Reed, Adil Nizam Siddiqui, Jonathan Diedrich
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Patent number: 10421439Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for contamination prevention of vehicle cameras and sensors. An example vehicle includes an exterior, a camera along the exterior and including a lens, and a controller. The controller is to determine, based upon images captured by the camera, whether a contaminant is approaching the lens and identify a contaminant state upon determining the contaminant is approaching the lens. The example vehicle also includes a nozzle to spray washer fluid to prevent contamination of the lens responsive to the controller identifying that the contaminant is a liquid.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2019Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Cheri Lyn Hansen, Haron Abdel-Raziq, Cynthia M. Neubecker, Somak Datta Gupta, Jonathan Diedrich, Brian Bennie, Adil Nizam Siddiqui, Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam
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Publication number: 20190263355Abstract: A vehicle includes a door. A transparency is coupled to the door including an exterior substrate and an interior substrate. An interlayer is positioned between the exterior substrate and the interior substrate. A polarizer is positioned on the interlayer. An indicium is positioned on the interlayer. A light source is positioned to emit light onto the indicium.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2018Publication date: August 29, 2019Inventors: Linsheng Chen, Laura Viviana Hazebrouck, Jonathan Diedrich, Adil Nizam Siddiqui
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Patent number: 10384645Abstract: A vehicle includes a door. A transparency is coupled to the door including an exterior substrate and an interior substrate. An interlayer is positioned between the exterior substrate and the interior substrate. A polarizer is positioned on the interlayer. An indicium is positioned on the interlayer. A light source is positioned to emit light onto the indicium.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2018Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Linsheng Chen, Laura Viviana Hazebrouck, Jonathan Diedrich, Adil Nizam Siddiqui
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Publication number: 20190251371Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed to facilitate environmental visibility determination. An example vehicle comprises a sensor and a processor and memory. The sensor is to generate road image information. The processor and memory are in communication with the sensor and are configured to: detect vanishing points of lane markings in the road image information, convert an average pixel row value of the vanishing points to a distance value, and if the distance value is below a threshold, stop execution of at least one road condition monitoring feature.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2018Publication date: August 15, 2019Inventors: Jonathan Diedrich, Eric L. Reed, Adil Nizam Siddiqui, Mark Gehrke
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Patent number: 10377376Abstract: A host vehicle may include: motor(s), brakes, sensors, processor(s) configured to: (a) predict a target path of a target vehicle based on lane boundaries of a virtual map; (b) compare the target path to a predicted host path of the host vehicle; (c) apply the brakes based on the comparison; (d) predict the target path and the host path as shapes, each having a two-dimensional surface area; (e) determine whether the shapes intersect, and based on the determination, (f) calculate a first timespan where the target vehicle reaches the intersection, and (g) a second timespan where the host vehicle reaches the intersection.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Jonathan Diedrich, Robert Klosek, Eric Reed, Adil Nizam Siddiqui, Scott Howard Gaboury
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Patent number: 10334187Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for adjustable stacked filter arrays for vehicle cameras. An example vehicle includes a camera including a lens, and image sensors. The camera also includes LCD pass filter pixels and optical filter pixels stacked between the lens and the image sensors. The example vehicle also includes a filter controller to identify a first set of the optical filter pixels that form a filter setting and de-energize a first set of the LCD pass filter pixels to expose the first set of the optical filter pixels to form the filter setting.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2017Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Eric L. Reed, Jonathan Diedrich, Adil Nizam Siddiqui
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Publication number: 20190152447Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for contamination prevention of vehicle cameras and sensors. An example vehicle includes an exterior, a camera along the exterior and including a lens, and a controller. The controller is to determine, based upon images captured by the camera, whether a contaminant is approaching the lens and identify a contaminant state upon determining the contaminant is approaching the lens. The example vehicle also includes a nozzle to spray washer fluid to prevent contamination of the lens responsive to the controller identifying that the contaminant is a liquid.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2019Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventors: Cheri Lyn Hansen, Haron Abdel-Raziq, Cynthia M. Neubecker, Somak Datta Gupta, Jonathan Diedrich, Brian Bennie, Adil Nizam Siddiqui, Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam
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Publication number: 20190084481Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for adjustment of vehicle rearview mirror displays. An example vehicle includes a rearview camera for capturing an image, a rearview mirror display positioned at a fixed orientation that is to present a portion of the image, a housing to rotate behind the rearview mirror display, and a sensor to detect a orientation of the housing. The example vehicle also includes a controller to adjust, based upon the orientation of the housing, the portion of the image presented via the rearview mirror display.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2017Publication date: March 21, 2019Inventors: Jonathan Diedrich, Eric L. Reed, Adil Nizam Siddiqui
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Publication number: 20190077373Abstract: A system includes an optical sensor defining a field of view. The system includes a first transparent shield within the field of view. The system includes a second transparent shield movable between a first position and a second position, the first position being within the field of view and spaced from the first shield to define a gap therebetween, the second position being outside the field of view. The system includes a nozzle positioned to direct fluid into the gap.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2017Publication date: March 14, 2019Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Brian Bennie, Cheri Lyn Hansen, Haron Abdel-raziq, Somak Datta Gupta, Cynthia M. Neubecker, Jonathan Diedrich, Adil Nizam Siddiqui
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Publication number: 20190077380Abstract: A system includes a base defining an opening. The system includes a pair of gaskets supported by the base, the opening disposed between the gaskets. The system includes a pair of pads supported by the base, the gaskets disposed between the pads. The system includes a transparent shield supported by the base and movable between a first position and a second position, the shield abutting one of the pads in the first position and the other of the pads in the second position.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2017Publication date: March 14, 2019Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Jonathan Diedrich, Brian Bennie, Cynthia M. Neubecker, Cheri Lyn Hansen, Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Adil Nizam Siddiqui, Haron Abdel-raziq, Somak Datta Gupta
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Publication number: 20190077318Abstract: A system includes a base having a first window and a second window spaced from the first window. The system includes an optical sensor supported by the base. The system includes a mirror supported by the base and movable between a first position and a second position. In the first position the mirror directs light from the first window to the sensor. In the second position the mirror directs light from the second window to the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2017Publication date: March 14, 2019Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Somak Datta Gupta, Adil Nizam Siddiqui, Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Jonathan Diedrich, Cynthia M. Neubecker, Brian Bennie, Cheri Lyn Hansen, Haron Abdel-raziq
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Publication number: 20190064345Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for communication of infrastructure information to a vehicle via ground penetrating radar. A vehicle comprising an antenna positioned to broadcast radio waves below the vehicle, a ground penetrating radar system, and an active safety module. The ground penetrating radar system determines types of reflectors and a spatial relationship between the reflectors based on radar cross-sections detected by the antenna, and generates a signature based on the shapes and the spatial relationship. The active safety module determines environmental data based on the signature, and autonomously control the vehicle based on the environmental data.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2017Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Eric L. Reed, Jonathan Diedrich, Adil Nizam Siddiqui, Thomas Michael McQuade
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Publication number: 20190045144Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for adjustable stacked filter arrays for vehicle cameras. An example vehicle includes a camera including a lens, and image sensors. The camera also includes LCD pass filter pixels and optical filter pixels stacked between the lens and the image sensors. The example vehicle also includes a filter controller to identify a first set of the optical filter pixels that form a filter setting and de-energize a first set of the LCD pass filter pixels to expose the first set of the optical filter pixels to form the filter setting.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2017Publication date: February 7, 2019Inventors: Eric L. Reed, Jonathan Diedrich, Adil Nizam Siddiqui
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Publication number: 20190039575Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for contamination prevention of vehicle cameras and sensors. An example vehicle includes an exterior, a camera along the exterior and including a lens, and a controller. The controller is to determine, based upon images captured by the camera, whether a contaminant is approaching the lens and identify a contaminant state upon determining the contaminant is approaching the lens. The example vehicle also includes a nozzle to spray washer fluid to prevent contamination of the lens responsive to the controller identifying that the contaminant is a liquid.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2017Publication date: February 7, 2019Inventors: Cheri Lyn Hansen, Haron Abdel-Raziq, Cynthia M. Neubecker, Somak Datta Gupta, Jonathan Diedrich, Brian Bennie, Adil Nizam Siddiqui, Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam
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Publication number: 20190039569Abstract: A computing device can be programmed to, upon determining that a location of a vehicle is within a set of boundaries associated with a wireless network and that a user device is authenticated to the network, authorize the user device to control the vehicle. The computing device can be further programmed to, upon determining that the vehicle is not within the boundaries, authorize the user device to control the vehicle based on transmitting an authentication credential to a server and receiving an authorization certificate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2017Publication date: February 7, 2019Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Eric L. Reed, Jonathan Diedrich, John Moore, Bradley Smith
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Patent number: 10196047Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for contamination prevention of vehicle cameras and sensors. An example vehicle includes an exterior, a camera along the exterior and including a lens, and a controller. The controller is to determine, based upon images captured by the camera, whether a contaminant is approaching the lens and identify a contaminant state upon determining the contaminant is approaching the lens. The example vehicle also includes a nozzle to spray washer fluid to prevent contamination of the lens responsive to the controller identifying that the contaminant is a liquid.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2017Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Cheri Lyn Hansen, Haron Abdel-Raziq, Cynthia M. Neubecker, Somak Datta Gupta, Jonathan Diedrich, Brian Bennie, Adil Nizam Siddiqui, Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam