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Shane Elwart
Also filed as: ELWART SHANE · ELWART SHANE S
102 granted patents·5 pending applications·1,736 citations·filing 2003–2020
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107 records- 0199US6978204B2Engine system and method with cylinder deactivationFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 20, 2005·134 cites·15 claims
- 0298US10035498B2Vehicle camera cleaning systemFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 31, 2018·23 cites·4 claims
- 0398US9406177B2Fault handling in an autonomous vehicleFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 2, 2016·178 cites·20 claims
- 0498US8930140B2Trailer target placement assist system and methodFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 6, 2015·138 cites·20 claims
- 0598US7426910B2Engine system having improved efficiencyFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 23, 2008·85 cites·21 claims
- 0697US9707911B1Identifying a driver of a vehicleFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 18, 2017·63 cites·20 claims
- 0797US9517771B2Autonomous vehicle modesFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 13, 2016·139 cites·17 claims
- 0897US9475496B2Modified autonomous vehicle settingsFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 25, 2016·147 cites·19 claims
- 0997US7311079B2Engine system and method with cylinder deactivationFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 25, 2007·34 cites·9 claims
- 1096US9212926B2In-vehicle path verificationFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 15, 2015·25 cites·20 claims
- 1196US9042603B2Method and apparatus for estimating the distance from trailer axle to tongueFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2013·Granted May 26, 2015·62 cites·14 claims
- 1296US6766641B1Temperature control via computing deviceFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 27, 2004·72 cites·21 claims
- 1395US8972103B2Method of building and using local map of vehicle drive pathFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 3, 2015·35 cites·24 claims
- 1493US7832204B2Engine system including heat pipeFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 16, 2010·19 cites·18 claims
- 1592US9744972B2Trailer backup aid speed limiting via brakingFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 29, 2017·12 cites·14 claims
- 1692US8394542B2System and method to operate a fuel cell in the exhaust of an internal combustion engineELWART SHANE·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 12, 2013·10 cites·13 claims
- 1792US8249795B2Method for detection of emissions levels during extended engine speed controlled operationSURNILLA GOPICHANDRA·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 21, 2012·9 cites·19 claims
- 1891US9174649B1Redundancy for automated vehicle operationsFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 3, 2015·18 cites·24 claims
- 1991US8375701B2Hydrocarbon retaining and purging systemFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 19, 2013·17 cites·16 claims
- 2091US7523653B2Exhaust temperature sensor monitoringFORD GOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 28, 2009·30 cites·20 claims
- 2190US10108191B2Driver interactive system for semi-autonomous modes of a vehicleFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 23, 2018·13 cites·13 claims
- 2290US9823081B2Vehicle passenger identificationFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 21, 2017·13 cites·18 claims
- 2390US9346400B2Affective user interface in an autonomous vehicleFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2013·Granted May 24, 2016·16 cites·21 claims
- 2489US9925988B1Steering and braking control systemFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 27, 2018·12 cites·17 claims
- 2589US9739226B2Walk-away vehicle shutdownFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 22, 2017·13 cites·18 claims
- 2689US8915070B2Hydrocarbon retaining and purging system for flex-fuel combustion engineFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 23, 2014·5 cites·18 claims
- 2789US8112985B2Hydrocarbon retaining system configuration for combustion engineUHRICH MICHAEL JAMES·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 14, 2012·15 cites·5 claims
- 2887US10202144B2Vehicle curvature determinationFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 12, 2019·7 cites·20 claims
- 2987US7913672B2Hydrocarbon retaining and purging systemFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 29, 2011·16 cites·17 claims
- 3086US9851212B2Route generation using road lane line qualityFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 26, 2017·4 cites·18 claims
- 3186US9827986B2System and methods for adaptive cruise control based on user defined parametersFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 28, 2017·5 cites·16 claims
- 3286US9604609B2Emergency in-lane steering assist with brakingFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 28, 2017·7 cites·18 claims
- 3385US8261531B2Hydrocarbon retaining system for flex-fuel combustion engineGANDHI HARENDRA S·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 11, 2012·11 cites·18 claims
- 3485US7600375B2Catalytic device with fuel cell portion and catalytic conversion portionFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 13, 2009·8 cites·30 claims
- 3585US6854264B2Computer controlled engine adjustment based on an exhaust flowFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 15, 2005·32 cites·14 claims
- 3684US9846050B2Systems, methods, and devices for communicating drive history path attributesFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 19, 2017·4 cites·20 claims
- 3784US9453910B2Detecting radar blockage based on drive historyFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 27, 2016·10 cites·19 claims
- 3884US8333063B2Hydrocarbon retaining system and methodELWART SHANE·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 18, 2012·13 cites·20 claims
- 3984US8079351B2Temperature sensor diagnosticsUHRICH MICHAEL JAMES·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 20, 2011·15 cites·20 claims
- 4084US7870723B2System and method to operate fuel cell in the exhaust of an internal combustion engineFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 18, 2011·9 cites·19 claims
- 4184US7846595B2System and method to operate a fuel cell in the exhaust of an internal combustion engineFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 7, 2010·6 cites·4 claims
- 4284US6754578B1Computer instructions for control of multi-path exhaust system in an engineFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 22, 2004·24 cites·20 claims
- 4383US10229599B2Vehicle lane changingFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 12, 2019·5 cites·17 claims
- 4483US9738284B2Vehicle acceleration determinationFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 22, 2017·5 cites·19 claims
- 4583US9047774B2Method and apparatus for crowd-sourced traffic reportingFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 2, 2015·9 cites·12 claims
- 4682US10444763B2Systems, methods, and devices for fusion of predicted path attributes and drive historyFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 15, 2019·4 cites·20 claims
- 4782US8707683B2Hydrocarbon retaining and purging systemUHRICH MICHAEL JAMES·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 29, 2014·4 cites·15 claims
- 4881US10543850B2Reactivation of driver assist modeFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 28, 2020·4 cites·17 claims
- 4980US8032291B2Method for detection of emissions levels during extended engine speed controlled operationFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 4, 2011·8 cites·20 claims
- 5078US10108197B2Deceleration determination of a vehicleFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 23, 2018·3 cites·16 claims
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