Patents by Inventor Ryan Andrew SIKORSKI

Ryan Andrew SIKORSKI 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 and apparatus for user-defined drive mode changes based on occurring conditions
    Patent number: 11148680
    Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to receive a first set of user-selected parameters, including first user-defined parameter values, the first set defining a condition for engaging a specific user-selected vehicle driving mode. The processor is also configured to receive data indicating current parameter values and automatically engage the user-selected vehicle driving mode responsive to the current parameter values matching first user-defined parameter values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Ryan Andrew Sikorski
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENVIRONMENT-SENSITIVE SELECTIVE DRIVE-MODE ENABLEMENT
    Publication number: 20190291745
    Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to determine a driver identity. The processor is also configured to access a profile corresponding to the identity, including driving mode permissibility parameters defining permissible driving modes for an identified driver, correlated to defined environmental conditions. The processor is further configured to engage a requested driving mode responsive to the driving mode being permitted by the parameters under a defined environmental condition that corresponds to a detected environmental condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Ryan Andrew SIKORSKI, Christian Edward SHAFFER
  • Vehicle multi-passenger phone mode
    Patent number: 10291996
    Abstract: A vehicle includes one or more microphones that are each configured to selectively provide sound signals from one or more seating positions in the vehicle. A controller is programmed to receive an input indicative of a request to enter a group conversation mode upon initiation of a call, and, responsive to receiving the input, enable the microphones to selectively provide sound signals from all of the seating positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TEHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Christian Edward Shaffer, Ryan Andrew Sikorski
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USER-DEFINED DRIVE MODE CHANGES BASED ON OCCURRING CONDITIONS
    Publication number: 20190047583
    Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to receive a first set of user-selected parameters, including first user-defined parameter values, the first set defining a condition for engaging a specific user-selected vehicle driving mode. The processor is also configured to receive data indicating current parameter values and automatically engage the user-selected vehicle driving mode responsive to the current parameter values matching first user-defined parameter values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventor: Ryan Andrew SIKORSKI