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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2021
Uipco, Llc, San Antonio, TX (US);
Donnette L. Moncrief Brown, San Antonio, TX (US);
Robert Wiseman Simpson, Fair Oaks Ranch, TX (US);
Manfred Amann, San Antonio, TX (US);
Timothy Frank Davison, San Antonio, TX (US);
Snehal Desai, Richardson, TX (US);
Michael J. Maciolek, Kerrville, TX (US);
Kelsey Anne O'brien, Austin, TX (US);
Eric David Schroeder, San Antonio, TX (US);
Emily Margaret Gray, San Antonio, TX (US);
Justin Dax Haslam, San Antonio, TX (US);
Matthew Ryan Santacroce, Rio Rancho, NM (US);
United Services Automobile Association (USAA), San Antonio, TX (US);
Abstract
A method and system of intelligently deploying protective structures along the sides of a vehicle in order to protect the vehicle from damage is disclosed. The vehicle includes two protective structures such as bumpers that are each stored in a retracted position during normal vehicle operations. The system receives data collected by sensors in the vehicle to determine whether an accident is likely. If the system determines there is a high likelihood that an accident will occur, one or both protective structures can be deployed from the sides of the vehicle to protect the body of the vehicle from damage.