Patents by Inventor Kevin Maddalena

Kevin Maddalena 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).

  • Driver assist system for a vehicle
    Patent number: 11351931
    Abstract: A driver assist system for a vehicle includes a bracket connectable with a vehicle window. The bracket has a body portion and a camera viewing window in the body portion. A camera in the body portion has a field of view through the camera viewing window. A heat sink contacts the camera and is configured to contact the vehicle window. The heat sink extends about a periphery of the camera viewing window so that heat generated by the camera is transferred through the heat sink to an area of the vehicle window that surrounds the camera's field of view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Sri Mutyala, Darryl Edwards, Kevin Maddalena, Larry Schester, Harsh Shah
  • DRIVER ASSIST SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20210146853
    Abstract: A driver assist system for a vehicle includes a bracket connectable with a vehicle window. The bracket has a body portion and a camera viewing window in the body portion. A camera in the body portion has a field of view through the camera viewing window. A heat sink contacts the camera and is configured to contact the vehicle window. The heat sink extends about a periphery of the camera viewing window so that heat generated by the camera is transferred through the heat sink to an area of the vehicle window that surrounds the camera's field of view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: SRI MUTYALA, DARRYL EDWARDS, KEVIN MADDALENA, LARRY SCHESTER, HARSH SHAH
  • Driver assist system for a vehicle
    Patent number: 10981520
    Abstract: A driver assist system for a vehicle includes a bracket connectable with a vehicle window. The bracket has a body portion and a camera viewing window in the body portion. A camera in the body portion has a field of view through the camera viewing window. A heat sink contacts the camera and is configured to contact the vehicle window. The heat sink extends about a periphery of the camera viewing window so that heat generated by the camera is transferred through the heat sink to an area of the vehicle window that surrounds the camera's field of view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Sri Mutyala, Darryl Edwards, Kevin Maddalena, Larry Schester, Harsh Shah