Patents by Inventor Todd Fagerman

Todd Fagerman 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).

  • Motor vehicle on-board diagnostics to distinguish degradation from tampering
    Patent number: 9068492
    Abstract: A method for responding to conditions detected in an on-board diagnostic unit of a motor vehicle and signaling degradation of a component of the motor vehicle. The method includes providing a first response if the conditions signal degradation of the component due to tampering, and providing a second response if the conditions signal degradation of the component not due to tampering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: John Paul Bogema, Peter Mitchell Lyon, Bret Alan Zimmerman, Todd Fagerman, Todd Crompton
  • MOTOR-VEHICLE ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTICS TO DISTINGUISH DEGRADATION FROM TAMPERING
    Publication number: 20130116881
    Abstract: A method for responding to conditions detected in an on-board diagnostic unit of a motor vehicle and signaling degradation of a component of the motor vehicle. The method includes providing a first response if the conditions signal degradation of the component due to tampering, and providing a second response if the conditions signal degradation of the component not due to tampering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: John Paul Bogema, Peter Mitchell Lyon, Bret Alan Zimmerman, Todd Fagerman, Todd Crompton