Patents by Inventor Leslie James LINDEMAN

Leslie James LINDEMAN 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).

  • Taxi of unmanned aerial vehicles during package delivery
    Patent number: 11820504
    Abstract: A delivery system includes a processor programmed to construct a route so as to include predefined segments traveled by carriers configured to taxi the vehicle and charge a battery thereof such that a state of charge of the battery remains above a target for a duration of the route, and forward the route to the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jason C. Marcath, Daniel Paul Roberts, Leslie James Lindeman
  • Manual release systems for electrified vehicle charge port locks
    Patent number: 11332027
    Abstract: This disclosure describes manual release systems for electrified vehicle charge port locks. In some embodiments, a vehicle key may be used to manually override a position of the charge port lock. In other embodiments, a pull button and cable arrangement may be used to manually override the position of the charge port lock. The pull button may be packaged under a vehicle hood and, in some embodiments, may be mounted to either a cooling system component or a grille support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Suriyaprakash Ayyangar Janarthanam, Leslie James Lindeman, Daniel Miller, John Marshall Penney
  • MANUAL RELEASE SYSTEMS FOR ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE CHARGE PORT LOCKS
    Publication number: 20210323421
    Abstract: This disclosure describes manual release systems for electrified vehicle charge port locks. In some embodiments, a vehicle key may be used to manually override a position of the charge port lock. In other embodiments, a pull button and cable arrangement may be used to manually override the position of the charge port lock. The pull button may be packaged under a vehicle hood and, in some embodiments, may be mounted to either a cooling system component or a grille support structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Suriyaprakash Ayyangar JANARTHANAM, Leslie James LINDEMAN, Daniel MILLER, John Marshall PENNEY
  • TAXI OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES DURING PACKAGE DELIVERY
    Publication number: 20190039731
    Abstract: A delivery system includes a processor programmed to construct a route so as to include predefined segments traveled by carriers configured to taxi the vehicle and charge a battery thereof such that a state of charge of the battery remains above a target for a duration of the route, and forward the route to the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jason C. MARCATH, Daniel Paul ROBERTS, Leslie James LINDEMAN