Patents by Inventor Patrick Hanneken

Patrick Hanneken 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).

  • Vehicle and method for detecting a parking space via a drone
    Patent number: 10529233
    Abstract: A vehicle includes processors, a display, and a drone comprising a camera and sensors. The processors receive an input indicating a destination, generate a zone including the destination, cause the drone to capture images of the zone, identify an unoccupied parking spot from the images of the zone, and present the unoccupied parking spot on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Florian Vieten, Marc Roeber, Patrick Hanneken