Patents by Inventor Joseph Mackey

Joseph Mackey 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).

  • Vehicle blind spot system operation with trailer tow
    Patent number: 9937861
    Abstract: This disclosure generally relates to a vehicle blind spot detection system, method, and module for adjusting parameters of a vehicle blind spot detection algorithm based on a trailer being attached to the back of the vehicle. More specifically, based on a determination that a trailer is attached to the vehicle and the reception of trailer information corresponding to the attached trailer, an adjust to the parameters of a blind spot detection area is disclosed for ensuring the continued operation of the blind spot detection feature will take into account the attached trailer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Alan Shehan, Kenneth Snarski, Joseph Mackey, Douglas McConnell, Steven Gerd Kanzler
  • VEHICLE BLIND SPOT SYSTEM OPERATION WITH TRAILER TOW
    Publication number: 20170057413
    Abstract: This disclosure generally relates to a vehicle blind spot detection system, method, and module for adjusting parameters of a vehicle blind spot detection algorithm based on a trailer being attached to the back of the vehicle. More specifically, based on a determination that a trailer is attached to the vehicle and the reception of trailer information corresponding to the attached trailer, an adjust to the parameters of a blind spot detection area is disclosed for ensuring the continued operation of the blind spot detection feature will take into account the attached trailer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Mark Alan Shehan, Kenneth Snarski, Joseph Mackey, Douglas McConnell, Steven Gerd Kanzler
  • Vehicle blind spot system operation with trailer tow
    Patent number: 9493117
    Abstract: This disclosure generally relates to a vehicle blind spot detection system, method, and module for adjusting parameters of a vehicle blind spot detection algorithm based on a trailer being attached to the back of the vehicle. More specifically, based on a determination that a trailer is attached to the vehicle and the reception of trailer information corresponding to the attached trailer, an adjust to the parameters of a blind spot detection area is disclosed for ensuring the continued operation of the blind spot detection feature will take into account the attached trailer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Alan Shehan, Kenneth Snarski, Joseph Mackey, Douglas McConnell, Steven Gerd Kanzler
  • VEHICLE BLIND SPOT SYSTEM OPERATION WITH TRAILER TOW
    Publication number: 20160101730
    Abstract: This disclosure generally relates to a vehicle blind spot detection system, method, and module for adjusting parameters of a vehicle blind spot detection algorithm based on a trailer being attached to the back of the vehicle. More specifically, based on a determination that a trailer is attached to the vehicle and the reception of trailer information corresponding to the attached trailer, an adjust to the parameters of a blind spot detection area is disclosed for ensuring the continued operation of the blind spot detection feature will take into account the attached trailer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Mark Alan Shehan, Kenneth Snarski, Joseph Mackey, Douglas McConnell, Steven Gerd Kanzler
  • Method and apparatus for molding dough
    Patent number: 6335046
    Abstract: A method of forming pieces of dough into balls, the method includes the steps of moving the dough pieces on a moving belt past a shaper bar while urging the belt against the shaper bar with a plurality of fluid jets. An apparatus for forming pieces of dough into balls includes a moving belt having a top surface for conveying the pieces of dough thereon, and a bottom surface, a shaper bar extending over the top surface of the moving belt for shaping pieces of dough moved past the shaper bar on the moving belt; and a plurality of fluid jets for urging the belt against the shaper bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2002
    Assignee: Sara Lee Bakery Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Harry Joseph Mackey