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Thomas Edward Pilutti
Also filed as: PILUTTI THOMAS · PILUTTI THOMAS E · PILUTTI THOMAS EDWARD
81 granted patents·9 pending applications·2,450 citations·filing 1994–2022
99Inventor score
Files withFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC63FORD GLOBAL TECH8PILUTTI THOMAS EDWARD5FORD GLOBAL TECH INC3LU JIANBO2
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90 records- 0199US9340228B2Trailer motion and parameter estimation systemFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted May 17, 2016·95 cites·18 claims
- 0299US9315212B1Trailer 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
- 0398US9335162B2Trailer length estimation in hitch angle applicationsFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted May 10, 2016·119 cites·16 claims
- 0498US9248858B2Trailer backup assist systemFORD GLOBAL TECH·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 2, 2016·92 cites·25 claims
- 0598US8930140B2Trailer target placement assist system and methodFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 6, 2015·138 cites·20 claims
- 0697US9821845B2Trailer length estimation method using trailer yaw rate signalFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 21, 2017·19 cites·20 claims
- 0797US9804022B2System and method for hitch angle detectionFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 31, 2017·18 cites·19 claims
- 0897US9623859B2Trailer curvature control and mode management with powertrain and brake supportFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 18, 2017·19 cites·19 claims
- 0997US9493187B2Control for trailer backup assist systemFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 15, 2016·56 cites·20 claims
- 1097US9238483B2Trailer backup assist system with trajectory planner for multiple waypointsFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 19, 2016·90 cites·20 claims
- 1197US8755984B2Managing 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
- 1296US9212926B2In-vehicle path verificationFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 15, 2015·25 cites·20 claims
- 1396US8909426B2Trailer path curvature control for trailer backup assistRHODE DOUGLAS SCOTT·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 9, 2014·123 cites·40 claims
- 1496US6487477B1Strategy to use an on-board navigation system for electric and hybrid electric vehicle energy managementFORD GLOBAL TECH INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 26, 2002·416 cites·12 claims
- 1596US6021367AVehicle steering system and method for controlling vehicle direction through differential braking of left and right road wheelsFORD GLOBAL TECH INC·Filed 1994·Granted Feb 1, 2000·110 cites·3 claims
- 1695US8972109B2Rotatable driver interface for trailer backup assistLAVOIE ERICK MICHAEL·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 3, 2015·49 cites·21 claims
- 1795US8972103B2Method of building and using local map of vehicle drive pathFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 3, 2015·35 cites·24 claims
- 1895US8892304B2Adaptive crash height adjustment using active suspensionsFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 18, 2014·40 cites·17 claims
- 1995US8825328B2Detection of and counter-measures for jackknife enabling conditions during trailer backup assistRUPP MATT Y·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 2, 2014·53 cites·12 claims
- 2094US9129519B2System and method for providing driver behavior classification at intersections and validation on large naturalistic data setsMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 8, 2015·80 cites·17 claims
- 2194US8258934B2Vehicle and method of advising a driver thereinFILEV DIMITAR PETROV·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 4, 2012·39 cites·20 claims
- 2293US9926008B2Trailer backup assist system with waypoint selectionFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 27, 2018·15 cites·20 claims
- 2393US9783230B2Trailer backup assist system with off-shoot correctionFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 10, 2017·10 cites·12 claims
- 2493US9720411B2Autonomous driving sensing system and methodFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 1, 2017·23 cites·20 claims
- 2593US9552735B2Autonomous vehicle identificationFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 24, 2017·25 cites·20 claims
- 2692US10266023B2System to automate hitching a trailerFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 23, 2019·14 cites·20 claims
- 2792US9969428B2Trailer backup assist system with waypoint selectionFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted May 15, 2018·10 cites·20 claims
- 2892US9744972B2Trailer backup aid speed limiting via brakingFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 29, 2017·12 cites·14 claims
- 2992US9708000B2Trajectory planner for a trailer backup assist systemFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 18, 2017·19 cites·18 claims
- 3091US9511764B2Semi-autonomous mode controlFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 6, 2016·18 cites·20 claims
- 3191US9187117B2Autonomous lane control systemSPERO DORIAN JACK·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 17, 2015·34 cites·11 claims
- 3290US11505124B2Alignment position adaptation for fifth wheel trailers in hitch assist operationFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 22, 2022·6 cites·19 claims
- 3390US9963127B2Collision mitigation system and method for braking a vehiclePILUTTI THOMAS EDWARD·Filed 2010·Granted May 8, 2018·10 cites·6 claims
- 3490US9616924B2Autonomous lane control systemFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 11, 2017·8 cites·18 claims
- 3590US7156542B2Vehicle headlight system having digital beam-forming opticsFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 2, 2007·44 cites·17 claims
- 3689US9555832B2Display system utilizing vehicle and trailer dynamicsFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 31, 2017·14 cites·20 claims
- 3789US9283892B2Method and system for monitoring placement of a target on a trailerFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 15, 2016·13 cites·20 claims
- 3889US9037349B2Trailer identification system for trailer backup assistFORD GLOBAL TECH·Filed 2013·Granted May 19, 2015·16 cites·17 claims
- 3989US8996197B2Lane monitoring with electronic horizonFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 31, 2015·18 cites·15 claims
- 4089US8370056B2False event suppression for collision avoidance systemsFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 5, 2013·29 cites·17 claims
- 4187US7260465B2Ramp identification in adaptive cruise controlFORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 21, 2007·63 cites·8 claims
- 4286US11066100B2Trailer backup assist curvature controlFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 20, 2021·3 cites·19 claims
- 4386US9827986B2System and methods for adaptive cruise control based on user defined parametersFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 28, 2017·5 cites·16 claims
- 4485US12146754B2User trained map for valet parking featureFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 19, 2024·1 cites·20 claims
- 4584US10363874B2Hitch assist system with hitch coupler identification feature and hitch coupler height estimationFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 30, 2019·4 cites·18 claims
- 4684US9616925B2Autonomous lane control systemFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 11, 2017·4 cites·9 claims
- 4784US9346396B2Supplemental vehicle lighting system for vision based target detectionFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted May 24, 2016·8 cites·20 claims
- 4884US8478499B2System and method for vehicle speed monitoring using historical speed dataRUPP JEFFREY DAN·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 2, 2013·14 cites·9 claims
- 4983US10710585B2Trailer backup assist system with predictive hitch angle functionalityFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 14, 2020·4 cites·6 claims
- 5083US9809250B2Intuitive driver interface for trailer backup assistFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 7, 2017·4 cites·20 claims
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