Patents by Inventor Michael Kipley

Michael Kipley 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).

  • Patent number: 12617287
    Abstract: A vehicle configurable to tow a charging trailer having at least one electric outlet configured to charge a battery powered device includes a human-machine interface (HMI), a wireless transceiver, and a controller in communication with the wireless transceiver and the HMI, the controller programmed to, in response to the wireless transceiver receiving signals associated with at least one battery powered device in a connected charging trailer having a battery state of charge (SOC) below a corresponding threshold, signal the HMI to generate an associated output. Input from the HMI may enable or disable regenerative braking of the charging trailer to charge connected battery powered devices to control the associated effect of the charging of devices in the charging trailer on efficiency of the towing vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Michael Kipley, Matthew Simpson, Ryan O'Gorman, Pietro Buttolo, Peter Phung, William David Treharne
  • Patent number: 12459465
    Abstract: A computer includes a processor and a memory, and the memory stores instructions executable to actuate a cleaning system to spray a sensor in accordance with a cleaning plan stored in the memory, actuate the cleaning system to spray the sensor in response to an input from an operator, and adjust the cleaning plan based on the input from the operator to actuate the cleaning system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2025
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Michael Kipley, Kimberly Berry, Brendan Francis Diamond, John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Paul Kenneth Dellock
  • Publication number: 20240198970
    Abstract: A computer includes a processor and a memory, and the memory stores instructions executable to actuate a cleaning system to spray a sensor in accordance with a cleaning plan stored in the memory, actuate the cleaning system to spray the sensor in response to an input from an operator, and adjust the cleaning plan based on the input from the operator to actuate the cleaning system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Michael Kipley, Kimberly Berry, Brendan Francis Diamond, John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Paul Kenneth Dellock
  • Publication number: 20240010074
    Abstract: A vehicle configurable to tow a charging trailer having at least one electric outlet configured to charge a battery powered device includes a human-machine interface (HMI), a wireless transceiver, and a controller in communication with the wireless transceiver and the HMI, the controller programmed to, in response to the wireless transceiver receiving signals associated with at least one battery powered device in a connected charging trailer having a battery state of charge (SOC) below a corresponding threshold, signal the HMI to generate an associated output. Input from the HMI may enable or disable regenerative braking of the charging trailer to charge connected battery powered devices to control the associated effect of the charging of devices in the charging trailer on efficiency of the towing vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. SALTER, Michael KIPLEY, Matthew SIMPSON, Ryan O'GORMAN, Pietro BUTTOLO, Peter PHUNG, William David TREHARNE
  • Publication number: 20190329672
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to facilitate anthropometric seat adjustments are disclosed. An example vehicle comprises corresponding sensors and motors, a processor, and memory. The sensors generate actual position information of the motors. The processor and memory are configured to: convert the actual position information into first body dimensions; receive second body dimensions; convert the second body dimensions into target position information; and adjust the motors using the target position information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Patrick Brown, Thomas Lee Miller, Justin Bauer, Michael Kipley, Walter L. Stephens, JR., Patrick Maloney