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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:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Robert Bruce Kleve, Dearborn, MI (US);
John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US);
Thomas Lee Miller, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Steven Yellin Schondorf, Dearborn, MI (US);
Karl Douglas Vandivier, Belleville, MI (US);
Paul Aldighieri, Gross Pointe Farms, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/123 (2006.01); G08B 25/00 (2006.01); H04M 11/04 (2006.01); B60C 23/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 25/00 (2013.01); B60C 23/0479 (2013.01); H04M 11/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of vehicle monitoring includes monitoring one or more vehicle safety systems while a vehicle is in operation to detect an unsafe condition. The method also includes sending an alert to a handheld device if an unsafe condition is detected.