Patents by Inventor Kevin William Kiedaisch

Kevin William Kiedaisch 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).

  • OPTICAL LENS POSITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20150062919
    Abstract: An optical lens positioning system and method are provided that includes an illumination source, an optical lens, and a retaining mechanism having a plurality of alignment members that are displaceable in a first plane and resist being displaced in a second plane that is orthogonal to the first plane, wherein the plurality of alignment members are coupled to the optical lens to retain the optical lens proximate to the illumination source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: John Teodecki, Gary Edward Henige, Stephen Kenneth Helwig, Sleiman N. Abdelnour, Kevin William Kiedaisch
  • Vision-based headlamp aiming
    Patent number: 8582091
    Abstract: A method for accurately aiming vehicle headlamps, with apparatus for practicing the method. A vision system, including a digital camera, is positioned in front of a headlamp, in communication with a control device. The control device employs pattern recognition to identify the optical axis indicia within the headlamp, and based on the identified location of that indicia, the control system accurately aligns a beamsetter with the optical axis of the headlamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Albert Ekladyous, Kevin William Kiedaisch, Arun Kumar, Thomas William Partch, John Wesley Wilds, Candace Carolyn Glasgow, Sleiman Abdelnour
  • VISION-BASED HEADLAMP AIMING
    Publication number: 20130058111
    Abstract: A method for accurately aiming vehicle headlamps, with apparatus for practicing the method. A vision system, including a digital camera, is positioned in front of a headlamp, in communication with a control device. The control device employs pattern recognition to identify the optical axis indicia within the headlamp, and based on the identified location of that indicia, the control system accurately aligns a beamsetter with the optical axis of the headlamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Albert Ekladyous, Kevin William Kiedaisch, Arun Kumar, Thomas William Partch, John Wesley Wilds, Candace Carolyn Glasgow, Sleiman Abdelnour