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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2003
Applicants:
Aaron L. Mills, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Gerald H. Engelman, Plymouth, MI (US);
Liwen Xu, Southfield, MI (US);
Samir Mohamad Beydoun, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Inventors:
Aaron L. Mills, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Gerald H. Engelman, Plymouth, MI (US);
Liwen Xu, Southfield, MI (US);
Samir Mohamad Beydoun, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q001/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A multipurpose sensing system () for a vehicle () includes an optic () that is directed at multiple viewing areas (). A vision sensor () is coupled to the optic () and generates multiple object detection signals corresponding to the viewing areas (). A controller () is coupled to the vision sensor () and generates multiple safety system signals in response to the object detection signals.