Patents by Inventor Mark Lynn Clapper

Mark Lynn Clapper 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).

  • Tactile energy generation based on audio signal
    Patent number: 12233718
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for generation of lower-frequency tactile energy (e.g., vibration) of a vehicle system based on audio signals. In one example, a method may include acquiring an audio signal from an audio system, generating a motor input command, and applying the motor input command to at least a first traction motor and a second traction motor to create a resultant vibrational force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mark McCarthy, John Marshall Dodson, II, Alexander Petniunas, Alan Robert Dona, Jason Konopa, Brian Schabel, Mark Lynn Clapper
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING NOISE EMISSION LEVELS WHILE CHARGING ELECTRIFIED VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20240343148
    Abstract: Charging control systems and methods are provided for controlling noise emission levels when charging an electrified vehicle. The nose emission levels may be controlled based on one or more user-defined rules associated with a custom quiet zone. The charging control systems may include one or more user interfaces designed to allow users to establish the user-defined rules which bound the custom quiet zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Alexander PETNIUNAS, Mark Lynn CLAPPER, Jason Peter KONOPA, William David RAUCH, Ralph Robert JONES, Kevin Zenkai CHOW
  • TACTILE ENERGY GENERATION BASED ON AUDIO SIGNAL
    Publication number: 20240116369
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for generation of lower-frequency tactile energy (e.g., vibration) of a vehicle system based on audio signals. In one example, a method may include acquiring an audio signal from an audio system, generating a motor input command, and applying the motor input command to at least a first traction motor and a second traction motor to create a resultant vibrational force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Mark McCarthy, John Marshall Dodson, II, Alexander Petniunas, Alan Robert Dona, Jason Konopa, Brian Schabel, Mark Lynn Clapper