Patents by Inventor Stephenie WORTHY

Stephenie WORTHY 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 interface having electromagnetic communications
    Patent number: 11390164
    Abstract: A vehicle includes an interface having an electromagnetic transmitter and operable to receive tactile user input for control of a system of the vehicle. The vehicle includes a controller configured to modulate output having ultraviolet or infrared spectrum wavelength of the electromagnetic transmitter at a receiver capture rate to encode data into the output describing the control interface. The modulated output is responsive to a request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stephenie Worthy, Grant Inskeep, Erick Michael Lavoie, Jayanthi Rao
  • VEHICLE INTERFACE HAVING ELECTROMAGNETIC COMMUNICATIONS
    Publication number: 20200122576
    Abstract: A vehicle includes an interface having an electromagnetic transmitter and operable to receive tactile user input for control of a system of the vehicle. The vehicle includes a controller configured to modulate output having ultraviolet or infrared spectrum wavelength of the electromagnetic transmitter at a receiver capture rate to encode data into the output describing the control interface. The modulated output is responsive to a request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Stephenie WORTHY, Grant INSKEEP, Erick Michael LAVOIE, Jayanthi RAO