Patents by Inventor Richard Alan Kreder

Richard Alan Kreder 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 pedal cover
    Patent number: 10889226
    Abstract: An assembly includes a floor, a vehicle pedal disposed above the floor, and a cover. The cover is rotatably connected to the floor. The cover is rotatable relative to the floor from a closed position in which the cover is disposed above the vehicle pedal to an open position in which the vehicle pedal is disposed above the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: William Henry Dean, Gregory Pfirman, John Q. White, Pablo Isaac Villalva Sanchez, Steffen Schoenfuss, Richard Alan Kreder
  • DETECTING OBJECTS IN VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20190057264
    Abstract: A computing device in a vehicle, programmed to acquire a first image of a vehicle interior, and, detect an object by comparing the first image of the vehicle interior with a previously acquired second image. The computing device can be further programmed to subtract the second image from the first image to produce a difference image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: David J. Schmidt, Richard Alan Kreder
  • Anti-pinch system for vehicle seating
    Patent number: 9211821
    Abstract: An anti-pinch system for vehicle seating includes a front seat that has an actuator configured to automatically slide the front seat between the driving position and entry/exit position. A rear seat is fixed rearward from the front seat and has a seatbelt that releasably engages a clasp. A memory module prevents the front seat from automatically moving rearward to the entry/exit position when the seatbelt is engaged to the clasp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Richard Alan Kreder
  • ANTI-PINCH SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE SEATING
    Publication number: 20150120150
    Abstract: An anti-pinch system for vehicle seating includes a front seat that has an actuator configured to automatically slide the front seat between the driving position and entry/exit position. A rear seat is fixed rearward from the front seat and has a seatbelt that releasably engages a clasp. A memory module prevents the front seat from automatically moving rearward to the entry/exit position when the seatbelt is engaged to the clasp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Richard Alan Kreder