Patents by Inventor MIHAI IONASCU

MIHAI IONASCU 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).

  • Method of determining a configuration of a tow load connected to a vehicle
    Patent number: 11565558
    Abstract: A method of determining the configuration of a tow load (12) coupleable to a vehicle (10), the method comprising: controlling (116) a vehicle system to obtain an indication of the presence of a unique identifier (40) mounted on the tow load (12); retrieving data (120) encoded within the unique identifier to determine the configuration of the tow load; configuring (124) the vehicle in dependence on the determined configuration of the tow load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED
    Inventor: Mihai Ionascu
  • A METHOD OF DETERMINING A CONFIGURATION OF A TOW LOAD CONNECTED TO A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20210213791
    Abstract: A method of determining the configuration of a tow load (12) coupleable to a vehicle (10), the method comprising: controlling (116) a vehicle system to obtain an indication of the presence of a unique identifier (40) mounted on the tow load (12); retrieving data (120) encoded within the unique identifier to determine the configuration of the tow load; configuring (124) the vehicle in dependence on the determined configuration of the tow load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventor: Mihai IONASCU
  • Method for determining the presence of a trailer
    Patent number: 10730435
    Abstract: A method for determining the presence of a trailer (12) attached to a vehicle (10), the method comprising: controlling a vehicle system to obtain a primary indication of the presence of a trailer (12); controlling one or more further vehicle systems to obtain one or more secondary indications of the presence of a trailer (12); and determining a confidence level for the presence of a trailer (12) attached to the vehicle (10) in dependence on the primary indication and the or each secondary indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED
    Inventor: Mihai Ionascu
  • METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE PRESENCE OF A TRAILER
    Publication number: 20190225154
    Abstract: A method for determining the presence of a trailer (12) attached to a vehicle (10), the method comprising: controlling a vehicle system to obtain a primary indication of the presence of a trailer (12); controlling one or more further vehicle systems to obtain one or more secondary indications of the presence of a trailer (12); and determining a confidence level for the presence of a trailer (12) attached to the vehicle (10) in dependence on the primary indication and the or each secondary indication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventor: MIHAI IONASCU