Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

Ford Global Technologies, LLC

25,722Patents
21,953Active
25,722Granted
63Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jul 23, 1992 → Feb 6, 2025 · 2,101 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6636258B2 360° vision system for a vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 690 Expired
US8812171B2 Emotive engine and method for generating a simulated emotion for an information system Physics 504 Active
US6737964B2 Vehicle blind spot monitoring system Performing Operations; Transporting 411 Expired
US8874301B1 Autonomous vehicle with driver presence and physiological monitoring Performing Operations; Transporting 401 Active
US6497503B1 Headlamp system with selectable beam pattern Performing Operations; Transporting 363 Expired
US6859148B2 Blind spot warning system for an automotive vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 343 Expired
US9079587B1 Autonomous control in a dense vehicle environment Physics 330 Active
US6487477B1 Strategy to use an on-board navigation system for electric and hybrid electric vehicle energy management Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 287 Expired
US6083135A Multiple speed overdrive transmission for a motor vehicle Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 280 Expired
US6053839A Multiple speed overdrive transmission for a motor vehicle Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 264 Expired
US7138922B2 Drowsy driver monitoring and prevention system Physics 238 Expired
USD556349S1 Vehicle headlight General 229 Expired
US7541743B2 Adaptive vehicle communication controlled lighting system Physics 226 Expired
US6719215B2 Windshield washer system for automotive vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 222 Expired
US7161472B2 Blind-spot warning system for an automotive vehicle Physics 216 Expired
US5694013A Force feedback haptic interface for a three-dimensional CAD surface Physics 212 Expired
US8552848B2 System and method for combined blind spot detection and rear crossing path collision warning Physics 212 Active
US9065447B2 Proximity switch assembly and method having adaptive time delay Electricity 210 Active
US8022818B2 Warning apparatus for a motor vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 207 Active
US5878357A Method and apparatus for vehicle yaw rate estimation Performing Operations; Transporting 207 Expired
US5760587A Battery measurement method Physics 202 Expired
US7253724B2 Vehicle pre-impact sensing and control system with driver response feedback Performing Operations; Transporting 195 Expired
US7930087B2 Vehicle braking control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 192 Active
US7275610B2 Closed-loop power control for hybrid electric vehicles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 182 Expired
US7063062B2 Valve selection for an engine operating in a multi-stroke cylinder mode Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 181 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.