Patents by Inventor Joseph F. Stanek
Joseph F. Stanek 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: 11423705Abstract: Toll advertisement messages (TAMs) are broadcast via V2X communication, each of the TAMs indicating geographic locations of lanes of a roadway for which tolls are due and cost information for traversing the lanes of the roadway. A tolling usage message (TUM) is received via the V2X communication, the TUM indicating, to a roadside unit (RSU), information regarding a vehicle entering one of the lanes of the roadway and a unique random account identifier to be used by the RSU to identify the vehicle. A toll receipt message (TRM) is broadcast via the V2X communication, the TRM including the unique random account identifier and indicating, to the vehicle, a final cost charged to the vehicle for access to the one of the lanes of the roadway.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2019Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Allen R. Murray, Syed Amaar Ahmad, Ivan Vukovic, Sathyanarayana Palakonda, Erik Kiledal, Joseph F. Stanek, Thomas Varghese, Brennan Hamilton, Krishna Bandi
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Publication number: 20210142585Abstract: Toll advertisement messages (TAMs) are broadcast via V2X communication, each of the TAMs indicating geographic locations of lanes of a roadway for which tolls are due and cost information for traversing the lanes of the roadway. A tolling usage message (TUM) is received via the V2X communication, the TUM indicating, to a roadside unit (RSU), information regarding a vehicle entering one of the lanes of the roadway and a unique random account identifier to be used by the RSU to identify the vehicle. A toll receipt message (TRM) is broadcast via the V2X communication, the TRM including the unique random account identifier and indicating, to the vehicle, a final cost charged to the vehicle for access to the one of the lanes of the roadway.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2019Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: Allen R. MURRAY, Syed Amaar AHMAD, Ivan VUKOVIC, Sathyanarayana PALAKONDA, Erik KILEDAL, Joseph F. STANEK, Thomas VARGHESE, Brennan HAMILTON, Krishna BANDI
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Patent number: 10759466Abstract: A system includes a computer including a processor and a memory, the memory including instructions executable by the processor to detect a service controller connected to a vehicle, upon authenticating the service controller, receive an operation mode for a vehicle component from the service controller, and actuate the vehicle component within operating limits based on the operation mode.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2017Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Joseph F. Stanek, Douglas Scott Rhode, Wassim Mahmoud Nahle, Michael Adel Awad Alla, Cheri Lyn Hansen
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Patent number: 10737666Abstract: A system includes a switch biased to a neutral position, a camera, and a computer communicatively coupled to the switch and the camera. The computer is programmed to activate a vehicle brake upon receiving data from the switch that the switch is in the neutral position and to activate the vehicle brake upon determining that an operator of the switch is in an inattentive state based on data received from the camera.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2017Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Michael Adel Awad Alla, Cheri Lyn Hansen, Jeffrey Yizhou Hu, Joseph F. Stanek, Douglas Scott Rhode
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Patent number: 10642279Abstract: This disclosure generally relates to an automotive drone deployment system that includes at least a vehicle and a deployable drone that is configured to attach and detach from the vehicle. More specifically, the disclosure describes the vehicle and drone remaining in communication with each other to exchange information while the vehicle is being operated in an autonomous driving mode so that the vehicle's performance under the autonomous driving mode is enhanced.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2017Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: John A. Lockwood, Joseph F. Stanek
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Patent number: 10479152Abstract: A vehicle hitch assistance system includes a controller acquiring position data of a coupler of a trailer and deriving a vehicle path to align a hitch ball of the vehicle with the coupler including compensating for a determined change in the position of the coupler in a driving direction related to a difference between a vertical position of the coupler in the position data and a height of the hitch ball.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2017Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Luke Niewiadomski, Chen Zhang, Joseph F. Stanek, George Edmund Walley, III
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Patent number: 10417837Abstract: A method for identifying vehicle vibration includes receiving signals indicative of a vehicle vibration from one or more vehicle sensors while the vehicle is in operation. The method also includes determining a magnitude of the vehicle vibration at one or more target frequency bands. The method additionally includes determining whether the vehicle vibration is associated with one or more wheels of the vehicle based on the magnitude of the vehicle vibration at the one or more target frequency bands. The method further includes generating a diagnostic recommendation when the vehicle vibration is associated with the one or more wheels of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2016Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Joseph F. Stanek, Jianbo Lu, Timothy Mark Feldkamp, Ryan Lee Baker, Fling Finn Tseng, Kelly Trost, David Scott Rohweder, Daniel Haakenson
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Publication number: 20190161063Abstract: A system includes a switch biased to a neutral position, a camera, and a computer communicatively coupled to the switch and the camera. The computer is programmed to activate a vehicle brake upon receiving data from the switch that the switch is in the neutral position and to activate the vehicle brake upon determining that an operator of the switch is in an inattentive state based on data received from the camera.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Michael Adel Awad Alla, Cheri Lyn Hansen, Jeffrey Yizhou Hu, Joseph F. Stanek, Douglas Scott Rhode
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Publication number: 20190135059Abstract: A vehicle hitch assistance system includes a controller acquiring position data of a coupler of a trailer and deriving a vehicle path to align a hitch ball of the vehicle with the coupler including compensating for a determined change in the position of the coupler in a driving direction related to a difference between a vertical position of the coupler in the position data and a height of the hitch ball.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2017Publication date: May 9, 2019Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Luke Niewiadomski, Chen Zhang, Joseph F. Stanek, George Edmund Walley, III
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Publication number: 20190100231Abstract: A system includes a computer including a processor and a memory, the memory including instructions executable by the processor to detect a service controller connected to a vehicle, upon authenticating the service controller, receive an operation mode for a vehicle component from the service controller, and actuate the vehicle component within operating limits based on the operation mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2017Publication date: April 4, 2019Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Joseph F. Stanek, Douglas Scott Rhode, Wassim Mahmoud Nahle, Michael Adel Awad Alla, Cheri Lyn Hansen
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Patent number: 9977431Abstract: This disclosure generally relates to an automotive drone deployment system that includes at least a vehicle and a deployable drone that is configured to attach and detach from the vehicle. More specifically, the disclosure describes the vehicle and drone remaining in communication with each other to exchange information while the vehicle is being operated in an autonomous driving mode so that the vehicle's performance under the autonomous driving mode is enhanced.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2017Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: John A. Lockwood, Joseph F. Stanek
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Patent number: 9944200Abstract: An exemplary creep torque selection method includes selecting an amount of reverse creep torque for a vehicle. The selecting is independent from an amount of forward creep torque for the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2015Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Christopher Adam Ochocinski, Joseph F. Stanek, Matthew Fleming, Stephen Li-Chun Shen, Robert David Hancasky
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Publication number: 20180082492Abstract: A method for identifying vehicle vibration includes receiving signals indicative of a vehicle vibration from one or more vehicle sensors while the vehicle is in operation. The method also includes determining a magnitude of the vehicle vibration at one or more target frequency bands. The method additionally includes determining whether the vehicle vibration is associated with one or more wheels of the vehicle based on the magnitude of the vehicle vibration at the one or more target frequency bands. The method further includes generating a diagnostic recommendation when the vehicle vibration is associated with the one or more wheels of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2016Publication date: March 22, 2018Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Joseph F. STANEK, Jianbo LU, Timothy Mark FELDKAMP, Ryan Lee BAKER, Fling Finn TSENG, Kelly TROST, David Scott ROHWEDER, Daniel HAAKENSON
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Publication number: 20170139420Abstract: This disclosure generally relates to an automotive drone deployment system that includes at least a vehicle and a deployable drone that is configured to attach and detach from the vehicle. More specifically, the disclosure describes the vehicle and drone remaining in communication with each other to exchange information while the vehicle is being operated in an autonomous driving mode so that the vehicle's performance under the autonomous driving mode is enhanced.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2017Publication date: May 18, 2017Inventors: John A. Lockwood, Joseph F. Stanek
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Publication number: 20170139421Abstract: This disclosure generally relates to an automotive drone deployment system that includes at least a vehicle and a deployable drone that is configured to attach and detach from the vehicle. More specifically, the disclosure describes the vehicle and drone remaining in communication with each other to exchange information while the vehicle is being operated in an autonomous driving mode so that the vehicle's performance under the autonomous driving mode is enhanced.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2017Publication date: May 18, 2017Inventors: John A. Lockwood, Joseph F. Stanek
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Patent number: 9637024Abstract: An exemplary method of controlling an electrified vehicle includes adjusting operation of an electrified vehicle in response to a difference between a first energy consumption rate and a second energy consumption rate. The first energy consumption rate is based on energy consumption over a first duration. The second energy consumption rate is based on energy consumption over a second duration.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2014Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Joseph F. Stanek, Jason Meyer, John A. Lockwood
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Patent number: 9633561Abstract: One exemplary illustration of a vehicle roadside assistance system may include a sensor at least one of generating and acquiring a detection signal in response to an emergency condition. The system may also have a controller generating an actuation signal based on the detection signal. In addition, the system may also have a computer storage medium storing a plurality of media files indicative of a recommended response to the emergency condition. Moreover, the system may have one or more on-vehicle hazard light devices coupled to the controller and emitting light in response to the actuation signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2013Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Joseph F. Stanek, Lisa Scott, Ramy Boctor, Viet Quoc To
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Patent number: 9555704Abstract: A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, inhibiting operation of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle based on a proximity of the vehicle to a fueling location.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2014Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC.Inventors: Joseph F. Stanek, Lisa Scott, Jeffrey Alan Palic, Mark Davison, John A Lockwood, Donald Charles Franks
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Patent number: 9555885Abstract: This disclosure generally relates to an automotive drone deployment system that includes at least a vehicle and a deployable drone that is configured to attach and detach from the vehicle. More specifically, the disclosure describes the vehicle and drone remaining in communication with each other to exchange information while the vehicle is being operated in an autonomous driving mode so that the vehicle's performance under the autonomous driving mode is enhanced.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2016Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Joseph F. Stanek, John A. Lockwood
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Patent number: 9539904Abstract: A method of controlling a battery electric vehicle includes displaying an energy consumption parameter to a vehicle operator. The energy consumption parameter is based on a filtered energy usage rate. The filtered energy usage rate is defined by a weighted incremental energy consumption rate measured over a first distance and an average energy consumption rate learned over a second distance. The second distance exceeds the first distance.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2014Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Jason Meyer, Sangeetha Sangameswaran, Mathew Alan Boesch, Joseph F. Stanek