Patents by Inventor Michael Mcnees

Michael Mcnees 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).

  • Active wheel theft prevention
    Patent number: 11565655
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a first sensor that senses a state of the vehicle and a second sensor that senses outside of the vehicle. A computing device is configured to receive signals from the sensors and to control rotating and turning of the wheels. While the vehicle is parked, the computing device determines according to a signal received from the sensors, that a condition is satisfied. The condition may be associated with a particular wheel. Based on determining that the condition is satisfied, and while the vehicle remains parked, the computing device initiates automatically rotating or turning the particular wheel associated with the condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Ford GLobal Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Keith Weston, Brendan Diamond, Jonathan Hair, Jordan Barrett, Andrew Lewandowski, Michael Mcnees
  • Active Wheel Theft Prevention
    Publication number: 20220410839
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a first sensor that senses a state of the vehicle and a second sensor that senses outside of the vehicle. A computing device is configured to receive signals from the sensors and to control rotating and turning of the wheels. While the vehicle is parked, the computing device determines according to a signal received from the sensors, that a condition is satisfied. The condition may be associated with a particular wheel. Based on determining that the condition is satisfied, and while the vehicle remains parked, the computing device initiates automatically rotating or turning the particular wheel associated with the condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Keith Weston, Brendan Diamond, Jonathan Hair, Jordan Barrett, Andrew Lewandowski, Michael Mcnees