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Wilford Trent Yopp
Also filed as: YOPP WILFORD T · YOPP WILFORD TRENT · Yopp Wilford
24 granted patents·7 pending applications·695 citations·filing 1989–2014
96Inventor score
Files withFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC17YOPP WILFORD TRENT7FORD MOTOR CO5FORD GLOBAL TECH1RAO MANOHARPRASAD K1
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31 records- 0197US9517771B2Autonomous vehicle modesFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 13, 2016·139 cites·17 claims
- 0296US9150224B2Transitioning from autonomous vehicle control to to driver control to responding to driver controlFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 6, 2015·62 cites·12 claims
- 0395US9409549B2Autonomous vehicle window clearingFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 9, 2016·16 cites·19 claims
- 0495US9360865B2Transitioning from autonomous vehicle control to driver controlFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 7, 2016·50 cites·18 claims
- 0595US8788176B1Adjustable threshold for forward collision warning systemFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 22, 2014·52 cites·18 claims
- 0694US5322321AVehicle active suspension systemFORD MOTOR CO·Filed 1992·Granted Jun 21, 1994·99 cites·5 claims
- 0793US9720411B2Autonomous driving sensing system and methodFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 1, 2017·23 cites·20 claims
- 0893US9552735B2Autonomous vehicle identificationFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 24, 2017·25 cites·20 claims
- 0992US5123497AAutomotive apparatus and method for dynamically determining centripetal force of a vehicleFORD MOTOR CO·Filed 1990·Granted Jun 23, 1992·55 cites·21 claims
- 1089US9663052B2Method for operating a pre-crash sensing system to deploy airbags using confidence factors prior to collisionRAO MANOHARPRASAD K·Filed 2006·Granted May 30, 2017·21 cites·19 claims
- 1183US5373445AMethod and apparatus for determining dynamic force within an air spring suspensionFORD MOTOR CO·Filed 1992·Granted Dec 13, 1994·56 cites·4 claims
- 1280US10059175B2Autonomous vehicle with automatic window shadeFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 28, 2018·6 cites·18 claims
- 1375US8676438B2Method and system for implementing ultrasonic sensor signal strength calibrationsFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 18, 2014·6 cites·24 claims
- 1475US5269186AApparatus and method for detecting rotational imbalance of vehicle roadwheelsFORD MOTOR CO·Filed 1990·Granted Dec 14, 1993·33 cites·20 claims
- 1572US8738264B1Automatic reverse brake assist systemFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2013·Granted May 27, 2014·4 cites·14 claims
- 1665US8738319B2System and method for detecting a turning vehicleYOPP WILFORD TRENT·Filed 2010·Granted May 27, 2014·4 cites·18 claims
- 1763US9096199B2Monitoring autonomous vehicle brakingFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 4, 2015·1 cites·28 claims
- 1857US7447592B2Path estimation and confidence level determination system for a vehicleFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 4, 2008·15 cites·20 claims
- 1955US7480570B2Feature target selection for countermeasure performance within a vehicleFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 20, 2009·11 cites·20 claims
- 2053US7069130B2Pre-crash sensing system and method for detecting and classifying objectsFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 27, 2006·6 cites·21 claims
- 2152US9475464B2Sensor system and method for a vehicleYOPP WILFORD TRENT·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 25, 2016·0 cites·17 claims
- 2247US8140225B2System and method for classifying a target vehicleYOPP WILFORD TRENT·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 20, 2012·1 cites·20 claims
- 2343US2013113614A1Systems and methods for vehicle door clearance zone projectionYOPP WILFORD TRENT·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 2443US2013234844A1Door opening warning based on approaching objectsYOPP WILFORD TRENT·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 2542US2015100191A1Monitoring autonomous vehicle steeringFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 2641US2015066282A1Autonomous driving in areas for non-driversFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 2741US2015066284A1Autonomous vehicle control for impaired driverFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 2840US8682523B2Method and system for implementing ultrasonic sensor signal strength calibrationsYOPP WILFORD TRENT·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 25, 2014·0 cites·26 claims
- 2940US2013158809A1Method and system for estimating real-time vehicle crash parametersYOPP WILFORD TRENT·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 3039US2014148992A1Method for sensor threshold compensationFORD GLOBAL TECH·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3138US5120982AFault correcting circuitFORD MOTOR CO·Filed 1989·Granted Jun 9, 1992·10 cites·17 claims
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