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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:
Jan. 12, 2010

Filed:

Jan. 12, 2008
Applicants:

Jeffrey T. Remillard, Ypsilanti, MI (US);

Kenneth E. Nietering, Dearborn, MI (US);

Willes H. Weber, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

David J. Scholl, Huntington Woods, MI (US);

Michael A. Marinelli, Northville, MI (US);

Inventors:

Jeffrey T. Remillard, Ypsilanti, MI (US);

Kenneth E. Nietering, Dearborn, MI (US);

Willes H. Weber, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

David J. Scholl, Huntington Woods, MI (US);

Michael A. Marinelli, Northville, MI (US);

Assignees:

Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);

JP Morgan Chase Bank, Houston, TX (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A vision system () for a vehicle () includes a light source () that generates an illumination beam (). A receiver () generates a first image signal and a second image signal. The first image signal is generated in response to a reflected portion of the illumination beam (). A controller is coupled to the light source () and the receiver (). The controller generates an image in response to the first image signal and the second image signal.


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