Inventor · Northville, MI, US

Osman D. Altan

18Patents
13h-index
21Co-inventors
74Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 22, 2001 → Aug 5, 2011

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7460951B2 System and method of target tracking using sensor fusion Physics 252 Active
US7420525B2 Multi-beam antenna with shared dielectric lens Electricity 181 Active
US7834778B2 Parking space locator Physics 75 Active
US7375620B2 Speed-sensitive rear obstacle detection and avoidance system Physics 34 Active
US7592945B2 Method of estimating target elevation utilizing radar data fusion Physics 34 Active
US6871145B2 Method and system for vehicle impact assessment using driver braking estimation Physics 31 Expired
US6658336B2 Method and system of cooperative collision mitigation Physics 30 Expired
US7714701B2 Active material based haptic alert system Performing Operations; Transporting 30 Active
US7719410B2 Threat assessment state processing for collision warning, mitigation and/or avoidance in ground-based vehicles Performing Operations; Transporting 28 Active
US6813562B2 Threat assessment algorithm for forward collision warning Physics 28 Expired
US6842684B1 Methods and apparatus for controlling a brake system Performing Operations; Transporting 22 Expired
US6812832B2 Vehicle communication system with integrated pre-impact sensing Performing Operations; Transporting 20 Expired
US8321092B2 Pre-collision assessment of potential collision severity for road vehicles Physics 18 Active
US7068155B2 Apparatus and methods for near object detection Physics 13 Expired
US6571161B2 Pre-crash assessment of crash severity for road vehicles Physics 12 Expired
US7835840B2 Transmission neutral state management in vehicular safety and convenience systems Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Active
US7957874B2 Override of automatic braking in a collision mitigation and/or avoidance system Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US7864099B2 Low cost short range radar Electricity 3 Active

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