Patents by Inventor Srihari Prasad Gondhi

Srihari Prasad Gondhi 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 rear illumination system
    Patent number: 9956903
    Abstract: A vehicle spot or floodlight system includes a vehicle rear-mounted light source such as a backup light array configured to emit light at a first intensity and at another intensity that is different from the first intensity. Emission of light at the another intensity is caused by an actuator operatively associated with the rear-mounted light source. A controller selectively allows the actuator to cause the emission at the another intensity. The controller allows the actuator to cause the emission of light at the another intensity only on receiving a signal indicating that the vehicle transmission is in a park or on receiving a signal indicating that the vehicle ignition is set on run, accessory, or off. The controller resets the actuator to off after a predefined time period when the ignition system is set on accessory or off, or when the transmission is placed in drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Srihari Prasad Gondhi, Sleiman N. Abdelnour, Udayakumar Ramasami, Stephen Kenneth Helwig, Li Yan
  • VEHICLE REAR ILLUMINATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170106784
    Abstract: A vehicle spot or floodlight system includes a vehicle rear-mounted light source such as a backup light array configured to emit light at a first intensity and at another intensity that is different from the first intensity. Emission of light at the another intensity is caused by an actuator operatively associated with the rear-mounted light source. A controller selectively allows the actuator to cause the emission at the another intensity. The controller allows the actuator to cause the emission of light at the another intensity only on receiving a signal indicating that the vehicle transmission is in a park or on receiving a signal indicating that the vehicle ignition is set on run, accessory, or off. The controller resets the actuator to off after a predefined time period when the ignition system is set on accessory or off, or when the transmission is placed in drive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Srihari Prasad Gondhi, Sleiman N. Abdelnour, Udayakumar Ramasami, Stephen Kenneth Helwig, Li Yan