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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:
Jul. 18, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2002
Applicants:
Jeffrey Thomas Remillard, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Willes H. Weber, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Allan J. Lippa, Northville, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey Thomas Remillard, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Willes H. Weber, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Allan J. Lippa, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method for detecting an object is provided. The method includes emitting a light pulse. The method further includes receiving a reflection of the light pulse. The method further includes indicating a presence of the object from the received light pulse. Finally, the method includes adjusting sensitivity of the indicating step based on an elapsed time from the emission.