Patents by Inventor Shawn Ferret

Shawn Ferret 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 estimating stress on a vehicle base plate
    Patent number: 12110032
    Abstract: A base plate system includes at least one base plate configured to support at least one accessory and at least one sensor that is configured to determine at least one characteristic of the at least one accessory and/or the at least one base plate. A controller uses the at least one characteristic to estimate a stress and/or strain caused by the at least one accessory on the at least one base plate and predicts how the stress and/or strain could change depending on position of the at least one accessory and/or orientation of the at least one base plate within a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, David Brian Glickman, Brendan Diamond, William Wurz, Shawn Ferret, William Jackson
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING STRESS ON A VEHICLE BASE PLATE
    Publication number: 20240025423
    Abstract: A base plate system includes at least one base plate configured to support at least one accessory and at least one sensor that is configured to determine at least one characteristic of the at least one accessory and/or the at least one base plate. A controller uses the at least one characteristic to estimate a stress and/or strain caused by the at least one accessory on the at least one base plate and predicts how the stress and/or strain could change depending on position of the at least one accessory and/or orientation of the at least one base plate within a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, David Brian Glickman, Brendan Diamond, William Wurz, Shawn Ferret, William Jackson