Inventor · Dearborn, MI, US

Erick Michael Lavoie

238Patents
22h-index
160Co-inventors
89Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 1, 2005 → Feb 22, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8755984B2 Managing jackknife enabling conditions during backing of a trailer by reducing speed of a vehicle backing the trailer Performing Operations; Transporting 126 Active
US9315212B1 Trailer sensor module and associated method of wireless trailer identification and motion estimation Physics 120 Active
US9102271B2 Trailer monitoring system and method Performing Operations; Transporting 118 Active
US8909426B2 Trailer path curvature control for trailer backup assist Performing Operations; Transporting 114 Active
US9248858B2 Trailer backup assist system Performing Operations; Transporting 93 Active
US9164955B2 Trailer active back-up assist with object avoidance Performing Operations; Transporting 68 Active
US9616923B2 Topographical integration for trailer backup assist system Performing Operations; Transporting 67 Active
US9233710B2 Trailer backup assist system using gesture commands and method Performing Operations; Transporting 62 Active
US9500497B2 System and method of inputting an intended backing path Physics 60 Active
US8542130B2 Integration of global positioning system and active parking assist functionalities Performing Operations; Transporting 59 Active
US9434414B2 System and method for determining a hitch angle offset Performing Operations; Transporting 56 Active
US9283960B1 Control of a vehicle to automatically exit a parking space Performing Operations; Transporting 56 Active
US8825328B2 Detection of and counter-measures for jackknife enabling conditions during trailer backup assist Performing Operations; Transporting 51 Active
US9511799B2 Object avoidance for a trailer backup assist system Performing Operations; Transporting 49 Active
US8972109B2 Rotatable driver interface for trailer backup assist Performing Operations; Transporting 49 Active
US9352777B2 Methods and systems for configuring of a trailer maneuvering system Physics 47 Active
US9623904B2 Trailer curvature control with adaptive trailer length estimation Electricity 40 Active
US9676377B2 Speed limiting comfort enhancement Performing Operations; Transporting 38 Active
US9374562B2 System and method for calculating a horizontal camera to target distance Physics 34 Active
US9840278B2 Illuminated vehicle control management pushbutton knob Physics 32 Active
US9296422B2 Trailer angle detection target plausibility Performing Operations; Transporting 30 Active
US9827818B2 Multi-stage solution for trailer hitch angle initialization Physics 26 Active
US9607242B2 Target monitoring system with lens cleaning device Physics 18 Active
US9937953B2 Trailer backup offset determination Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Active
US9836060B2 Trailer backup assist system with target management Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.