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Erick Michael Lavoie
Also filed as: LAVOIE ERICK · LAVOIE ERICK M · LAVOIE ERICK MICHAEL
240 granted patents·19 pending applications·2,610 citations·filing 2005–2023
99Inventor score
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259 records- 0199US9676377B2Speed limiting comfort enhancementFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 13, 2017·41 cites·16 claims
- 0299US9623904B2Trailer curvature control with adaptive trailer length estimationFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 18, 2017·45 cites·20 claims
- 0399US9315212B1Trailer sensor module and associated method of wireless trailer identification and motion estimationFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 19, 2016·133 cites·19 claims
- 0499US9164955B2Trailer active back-up assist with object avoidanceFORD GLOBAL TECH·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 20, 2015·72 cites·25 claims
- 0598US10384605B1Methods and apparatus to facilitate pedestrian detection during remote-controlled maneuversFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 20, 2019·13 cites·22 claims
- 0698US10232673B1Tire pressure monitoring with vehicle park-assistFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 19, 2019·10 cites·20 claims
- 0798US10059161B1Capacitive monitoring of vehicle hitchesFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 28, 2018·25 cites·20 claims
- 0898US9616923B2Topographical integration for trailer backup assist systemFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 11, 2017·68 cites·25 claims
- 0998US9511799B2Object avoidance for a trailer backup assist systemFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 6, 2016·53 cites·20 claims
- 1098US9434414B2System and method for determining a hitch angle offsetFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 6, 2016·56 cites·20 claims
- 1198US9248858B2Trailer backup assist systemFORD GLOBAL TECH·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 2, 2016·92 cites·25 claims
- 1298US9233710B2Trailer backup assist system using gesture commands and methodFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 12, 2016·72 cites·18 claims
- 1398US9102271B2Trailer monitoring system and methodFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 11, 2015·151 cites·19 claims
- 1498US8542130B2Integration of global positioning system and active parking assist functionalitiesLAVOIE ERICK MICHAEL·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 24, 2013·60 cites·16 claims
- 1597US10106080B1Systems and methods for delivering discrete autonomous in-vehicle notificationsFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 23, 2018·21 cites·20 claims
- 1697US9963004B2Trailer sway warning system and methodFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted May 8, 2018·11 cites·18 claims
- 1797US9937953B2Trailer backup offset determinationFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 10, 2018·24 cites·11 claims
- 1897US9840278B2Illuminated vehicle control management pushbutton knobFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 12, 2017·32 cites·18 claims
- 1997US9827818B2Multi-stage solution for trailer hitch angle initializationFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 28, 2017·29 cites·15 claims
- 2097US9804022B2System and method for hitch angle detectionFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 31, 2017·18 cites·19 claims
- 2197US9623859B2Trailer curvature control and mode management with powertrain and brake supportFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 18, 2017·19 cites·19 claims
- 2297US9500497B2System and method of inputting an intended backing pathFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 22, 2016·69 cites·18 claims
- 2397US9499200B2Trailer backup assist system with object detectionFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 22, 2016·13 cites·15 claims
- 2497US9464887B2Illuminated hitch angle detection componentFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 11, 2016·18 cites·20 claims
- 2597US9296422B2Trailer angle detection target plausibilityFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 29, 2016·31 cites·20 claims
- 2697US9283960B1Control of a vehicle to automatically exit a parking spaceFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 15, 2016·70 cites·20 claims
- 2797US8755984B2Managing jackknife enabling conditions during backing of a trailer by reducing speed of a vehicle backing the trailerRUPP MATT Y·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 17, 2014·126 cites·8 claims
- 2896US11511801B2Trailer backup assist systems and methodsFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 29, 2022·3 cites·20 claims
- 2996US10585431B2Mobile device tethering for a remote parking assist system of a vehicleFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 10, 2020·15 cites·18 claims
- 3096US9836060B2Trailer backup assist system with target managementFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 5, 2017·23 cites·18 claims
- 3196US9352777B2Methods and systems for configuring of a trailer maneuvering systemFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted May 31, 2016·54 cites·20 claims
- 3296US9037312B2Trailer heading angle using vehicle wheel speed sensorsFORD GLOBAL TECH·Filed 2013·Granted May 19, 2015·15 cites·12 claims
- 3396US8909426B2Trailer path curvature control for trailer backup assistRHODE DOUGLAS SCOTT·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 9, 2014·123 cites·40 claims
- 3495US11440585B2Speed control for motor vehiclesFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 13, 2022·4 cites·9 claims
- 3595US10172145B2Phone-as-a-key localization based on object detectionFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 1, 2019·12 cites·16 claims
- 3695US10046800B2Trailer wheel targetless trailer angle detectionFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 14, 2018·19 cites·20 claims
- 3795US9829883B1Trailer backup assist system having remote control and user sight managementFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 28, 2017·20 cites·20 claims
- 3895US9607242B2Target monitoring system with lens cleaning deviceFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 28, 2017·22 cites·16 claims
- 3995US9517668B2Hitch angle warning system and methodFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 13, 2016·15 cites·19 claims
- 4095US9464886B2Luminescent hitch angle detection componentFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 11, 2016·17 cites·20 claims
- 4195US8972109B2Rotatable driver interface for trailer backup assistLAVOIE ERICK MICHAEL·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 3, 2015·49 cites·21 claims
- 4295US8825328B2Detection of and counter-measures for jackknife enabling conditions during trailer backup assistRUPP MATT Y·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 2, 2014·53 cites·12 claims
- 4394US11697414B2System and method for remote automated vehicle alignment with a trailer for hitchingFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 11, 2023·5 cites·20 claims
- 4494US10528132B1Gaze detection of occupants for vehicle displaysFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 7, 2020·14 cites·20 claims
- 4594US10384609B2Vehicle rear object proximity system using multiple camerasFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 20, 2019·11 cites·12 claims
- 4694US10234868B2Mobile device initiation of vehicle remote-parkingFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 19, 2019·12 cites·20 claims
- 4794US10155478B2Centerline method for trailer hitch angle detectionFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 18, 2018·16 cites·14 claims
- 4894US10017115B2Trailer monitoring system and methodFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 10, 2018·10 cites·20 claims
- 4994US9840240B2Trailer backup aid speed limiting via brakingFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 12, 2017·17 cites·14 claims
- 5094US9751558B2Handwheel obstruction detection and inertia compensationFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 5, 2017·12 cites·20 claims
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