Patents by Inventor Ryan C. HETZER

Ryan C. HETZER 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).

  • System and apparatus for determining a vehicle centerline
    Patent number: 12092770
    Abstract: A system determines a centerline of a vehicle to adjust a forward aim of a camera or ranging unit. The vehicle has a forward axle transverse to the centerline, a first and second wheels at distal ends of the forward axle, a rearward axle transverse to the centerline, and a third and fourth wheels at distal ends of the rearward axle. The system includes a jig for engagement under the vehicle, a light source attached to the jig for projecting light forward of the jig along the centerline of the vehicle when the jig is fully engaged, and a target placed on the centerline of the vehicle so as to be illuminated by the light source at a fixed distance from the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Douglas Mitchell Beaulieu, Jr., Eric L Ellington, Ryan C. Hetzer
  • SYSTEM AND APPRATUS FOR DETERMINING A VEHICLE CENTERLINE
    Publication number: 20220260696
    Abstract: A system determines a centerline of a vehicle to adjust a forward aim of a camera or ranging unit. The vehicle has a forward axle transverse to the centerline, a first and second wheels at distal ends of the forward axle, a rearward axle transverse to the centerline, and a third and fourth wheels at distal ends of the rearward axle. The system includes a jig for engagement under the vehicle, a light source attached to the jig for projecting light forward of the jig along the centerline of the vehicle when the jig is fully engaged, and a target placed on the centerline of the vehicle so as to be illuminated by the light source at a fixed distance from the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Douglas Mitchell BEAULIEU, JR., Eric L. ELLINGTON, Ryan C. HETZER