Patents by Inventor Kyle Richard Post

Kyle Richard Post 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 exterior surface object detection
    Patent number: 10037033
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes at least one autonomous driving sensor programmed to output environment signals representing an environment around an autonomous vehicle and object detection signals representing an object or person on an exterior surface of the autonomous vehicle. The vehicle system further includes an autonomous mode controller programmed to autonomously control the autonomous vehicle in accordance with the environment signals output by the autonomous driving sensor, detect the object or person on the exterior surface of the autonomous vehicle in accordance with the object detection signals, and limit autonomous operation of the autonomous vehicle in response to detecting the object or person on the exterior surface of the autonomous vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Sarra Awad Yako, Kyle Richard Post, Levasseur Tellis
  • Selectable autonomous driving modes
    Patent number: 9919708
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes a user interface device and an autonomous mode controller. The user interface device receives a user input representing a driving mode selection. The autonomous mode controller commands one or more vehicle subsystems to operate in accordance with characteristics associated with the driving mode selection. Examples of characteristics can include how aggressively the vehicle accelerates or decelerates, a minimum distance from the vehicle to a front vehicle, or how frequently the vehicle changes lanes, among others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Tobias John Pallett, Jeffrey Allen Doering, Anthony David Tsakiris, Kyle Richard Post
  • VEHICLE EXTERIOR SURFACE OBJECT DETECTION
    Publication number: 20170364072
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes at least one autonomous driving sensor programmed to output environment signals representing an environment around an autonomous vehicle and object detection signals representing an object or person on an exterior surface of the autonomous vehicle. The vehicle system further includes an autonomous mode controller programmed to autonomously control the autonomous vehicle in accordance with the environment signals output by the autonomous driving sensor, detect the object or person on the exterior surface of the autonomous vehicle in accordance with the object detection signals, and limit autonomous operation of the autonomous vehicle in response to detecting the object or person on the exterior surface of the autonomous vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Sarra Awad Yako, Kyle Richard Post, Levasseur Tellis
  • SELECTABLE AUTONOMOUS DRIVING MODES
    Publication number: 20160251016
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes a user interface device and an autonomous mode controller. The user interface device receives a user input representing a driving mode selection. The autonomous mode controller commands one or more vehicle subsystems to operate in accordance with characteristics associated with the driving mode selection. Examples of characteristics can include how aggressively the vehicle accelerates or decelerates, a minimum distance from the vehicle to a front vehicle, or how frequently the vehicle changes lanes, among others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Tobias John Pallett, Jeffrey Allen Doering, Anthony David Tsakiris, Kyle Richard Post
  • Selectable autonomous driving modes
    Patent number: 9365218
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes a user interface device and an autonomous mode controller. The user interface device receives a user input representing a driving mode selection. The autonomous mode controller commands one or more vehicle subsystems to operate in accordance with characteristics associated with the driving mode selection. Examples of characteristics can include how aggressively the vehicle accelerates or decelerates, a minimum distance from the vehicle to a front vehicle, or how frequently the vehicle changes lanes, among others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Tobias John Pallett, Jeffrey Allen Doering, Anthony David Tsakiris, Kyle Richard Post
  • SELECTABLE AUTONOMOUS DRIVING MODES
    Publication number: 20160009291
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes a user interface device and an autonomous mode controller. The user interface device receives a user input representing a driving mode selection. The autonomous mode controller commands one or more vehicle subsystems to operate in accordance with characteristics associated with the driving mode selection. Examples of characteristics can include how aggressively the vehicle accelerates or decelerates, a minimum distance from the vehicle to a front vehicle, or how frequently the vehicle changes lanes, among others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Tobias John Pallett, Jeffrey Allen Doering, Anthony David Tsakiris, Kyle Richard Post