Patents by Inventor Lee Mitchell TOME

Lee Mitchell TOME 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).

  • Publication number: 20250232620
    Abstract: A vehicle including a detection unit, an exterior speaker system and a processor is disclosed. The detection unit may be configured to detect a tire pressure of each vehicle tire and detect a user presence and a user location in proximity to the vehicle. The exterior speaker system may include a plurality of speakers configured to output audio signals. The processor may be configured to determine that a predefined condition, from a plurality of predefined conditions, may be met based on inputs obtained from the detection unit. The processor may further identify one or more speakers, from the plurality of speakers, to output an audible message based on a type of the predefined condition that may be met. The processor may further cause the speakers to output the audible message indicative of a tire pressure associated with one or more vehicle tires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Syed Amaar Ahmad, Lee Mitchell Tome, Bryan Michael Bolger, John Eric Rollinger, Jean de Dieu Mutangana
  • Publication number: 20250026306
    Abstract: A vehicle including a rear closure, a detection unit and a notification unit is disclosed. The rear closure may move between a closed state and an open state. The detection unit may detect vehicle access device position in proximity to the vehicle. The notification unit may output visual and/or audible notifications. The vehicle may further include a processor that may determine that the vehicle access device has entered a predefined zone in proximity to a vehicle rear portion based on inputs from the detection unit. The processor may activate the notification unit to output notifications for a predefined time duration responsive to determining that the vehicle access device has entered the predefined zone. The processor may further determine a time duration the vehicle access device stays in the predefined zone. The processor may cause the rear closure to open when the time duration is greater than the predefined time duration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Adam Merz, Kirsen J. Quan, Ronald M. Lovasz, Matthew Ryan Preston, Lee Mitchell Tome, Sathyanarayana Chary Palakonda
  • Publication number: 20240416845
    Abstract: Mounting systems are described for mounting a vehicle component to an interior surface of a vehicle body panel. An exemplary mounting system may include a locking mount that can be secured to the interior surface of the vehicle body panel by a structural patch. The vehicle component may be an exciter that can be secured to the locking mount to achieve positive contact relative to the vehicle body panel and achieve desired acoustic requirements for broadcasting audio signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Lee Mitchell TOME, John ORISCHAK, Joshua WHEELER, Brian SCHABEL, Robert Lee GAGE