Patents by Inventor Kirk White

Kirk White 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).

  • Electric vehicle driving aid method and system
    Patent number: 12441240
    Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for generating visual and audible aids for a human that is driving a vehicle. In one example, a visual indication is provided during conditions when a wheel speed exceeds a vehicle reference speed by more than a threshold speed. In another example, an audible indication is provided during conditions when a vehicle speed exceeds a vehicle reference speed by more than a threshold speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2025
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Cornelius Macfarland, Daniel K. Tuttle, David Michael Russell, Kirk White, Donald A. Perlick
  • ELECTRIC VEHICLE DRIVING AID METHOD AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240375582
    Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for generating visual and audible aids for a human that is driving a vehicle. In one example, a visual indication is provided during conditions when a wheel speed exceeds a vehicle reference speed by more than a threshold speed. In another example, an audible indication is provided during conditions when a vehicle speed exceeds a vehicle reference speed by more than a threshold speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Cornelius Macfarland, Daniel K. Tuttle, David Michael Russell, Kirk White, Donald A. Perlick