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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025

Filed:

Nov. 29, 2022
Applicant:

Uipco, Llc, San Antonio, TX (US);

Inventors:

Eric David Schroeder, San Antonio, TX (US);

Donnette L. Moncrief Brown, San Antonio, TX (US);

Snehal Desai, Richardson, TX (US);

Manfred Amann, San Antonio, TX (US);

Timothy Frank Davison, San Antonio, TX (US);

Rachel Michelle Ballew, San Antonio, TX (US);

Kelsey Anne O'Brien, Austin, TX (US);

Sayeef Rahim, Allen, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/09 (2012.01); B60T 7/22 (2006.01); B60T 8/171 (2006.01); B60W 10/04 (2006.01); B60W 10/18 (2012.01); B60W 10/20 (2006.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/09 (2013.01); B60T 7/22 (2013.01); B60T 8/171 (2013.01); B60W 10/04 (2013.01); B60W 10/18 (2013.01); B60W 10/20 (2013.01); B60W 50/0097 (2013.01); B60T 2210/32 (2013.01); B60T 2220/00 (2013.01); B60T 2260/02 (2013.01); B60T 2270/89 (2013.01); B60W 2554/404 (2020.02); B60W 2710/18 (2013.01); B60W 2720/106 (2013.01); B60W 2720/24 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and method for modifying one or more vehicle control systems in a target vehicle prior to a collision with an approaching vehicle are disclosed. The system and method include detecting that a collision is imminent and controlling one or more vehicle control systems automatically to change the impact duration and/or location, depending on the type of collision detected.


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