Patents by Inventor Ryan A. Gellner

Ryan A. Gellner 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).

  • Dynamic adjustment of a vehicle contact sensor sensing threshold
    Patent number: 12780135
    Abstract: A method for dynamically adjusting a sensing threshold of a vehicle contact sensor of a force management system of a vehicle includes detecting an object external to the vehicle via one or more vehicle environment sensors and then determining, based at least partially on data from the one or more vehicle environment sensors, a current path of the vehicle, a current trajectory of the object, and whether the current path of the vehicle and the current trajectory of the object intersect. The method assigns a categorization of predicted contact of the vehicle with the external object based at least partially on the data from the one or more vehicle environment sensors and adjusts, based on the categorization, a trigger threshold of the vehicle contact sensor at which an energy absorbing component is activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2026
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Tyler P. Morris, Emily F. Wolfangel, Ashraf Abualfellat, Ryan A. Gellner, Mohammadali Shahriari, Ke Dong
  • DYNAMIC ADJUSTMENT OF A VEHICLE CONTACT SENSOR SENSING THRESHOLD
    Publication number: 20260145631
    Abstract: A method for dynamically adjusting a sensing threshold of a vehicle contact sensor of a force management system of a vehicle includes detecting an object external to the vehicle via one or more vehicle environment sensors and then determining, based at least partially on data from the one or more vehicle environment sensors, a current path of the vehicle, a current trajectory of the object, and whether the current path of the vehicle and the current trajectory of the object intersect. The method assigns a categorization of predicted contact of the vehicle with the external object based at least partially on the data from the one or more vehicle environment sensors and adjusts, based on the categorization, a trigger threshold of the vehicle contact sensor at which an energy absorbing component is activated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2024
    Publication date: May 28, 2026
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Tyler P. Morris, Emily F. Wolfangel, Ashraf Abualfellat, Ryan A. Gellner, Mohammadali Shahriari, Ke Dong