Patents by Inventor Walter L. Stephens, JR.

Walter L. Stephens, JR. 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).

  • Patent number: 11694542
    Abstract: A computer includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to collect biometric data of a vehicle user, identify a set of user-specific data from one or more stored sets of user-specific data based on the biometric data, and receive a request for a stored location. When the biometric data of the vehicle user match the stored biometric data, the instructions include instructions to display the requested location. When the biometric data of the vehicle user do not match the stored biometric data, the instructions include instructions to identify an offset location based on the requested location and a population density of the requested location and display the offset location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick Brown, Thomas Lee Miller, Justin Bauer, Walter L. Stephens, Jr., Gary Jablonski
  • Publication number: 20220048471
    Abstract: A computer includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to collect biometric data of a vehicle user, identify a set of user-specific data from one or more stored sets of user-specific data based on the biometric data, and receive a request for a stored location. When the biometric data of the vehicle user match the stored biometric data, the instructions include instructions to display the requested location. When the biometric data of the vehicle user do not match the stored biometric data, the instructions include instructions to identify an offset location based on the requested location and a population density of the requested location and display the offset location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick Brown, Thomas Lee Miller, Justin Bauer, Walter L. Stephens, JR., Gary Jablonski
  • Patent number: 11059440
    Abstract: A vehicle for automatically learning and recalling driver preferences includes a subsystem and a processor. The processor builds, for a user profile, an ideal range in which the subsystem has been adjusted over key cycles. For each instance in which the user profile is loaded, the processor causes the subsystem to adjust to the latest saved user adjustment of the subsystem. The processor save the current user adjustment in response to the current user adjustment of the subsystem being within the ideal range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick Brown, Justin Bauer, Thomas Lee Miller, Walter L. Stephens, Jr., Sonya Golden, Patrick Maloney
  • Publication number: 20200247337
    Abstract: A vehicle for automatically learning and recalling driver preferences includes a subsystem and a processor. The processor builds, for a user profile, an ideal range in which the subsystem has been adjusted over key cycles. For each instance in which the user profile is loaded, the processor causes the subsystem to adjust to the latest saved user adjustment of the subsystem. The processor save the current user adjustment in response to the current user adjustment of the subsystem being within the ideal range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Patrick Brown, Justin Bauer, Thomas Lee Miller, Walter L. Stephens, JR., Sonya Golden, Patrick Maloney
  • Publication number: 20190329672
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to facilitate anthropometric seat adjustments are disclosed. An example vehicle comprises corresponding sensors and motors, a processor, and memory. The sensors generate actual position information of the motors. The processor and memory are configured to: convert the actual position information into first body dimensions; receive second body dimensions; convert the second body dimensions into target position information; and adjust the motors using the target position information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Patrick Brown, Thomas Lee Miller, Justin Bauer, Michael Kipley, Walter L. Stephens, JR., Patrick Maloney