Inventor
James Stewart Rankin, II
Inventor
Novi, MI, US
Overview
Patents· 57 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
B60Rprimary
B60RVehicles, vehicle fittings, or vehicle parts, not otherwise provided for11%
H03KPulse technique11%
G06FElectric digital data processing8%
H04WWireless communication networks7%
B60QArrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general5%
B60KArrangement or mounting of propulsion units or of transmissions in vehicles5%
H05BElectric heating3%
Y02BClimate change mitigation technologies related to buildings, e.g. housing, house appliances or related end-user applications3%
G01LMeasuring force, stress, torque, work, mechanical power, mechanical efficiency, or fluid pressure3%
Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification3%
PatentTitleYear
11,030,868Object detection and management202111,023,049Methods and systems for enabling gesture control for a vehicle feature202110,616,738Method for autonomous vehicle selection when using a vehicle controller202010,571,907Method and apparatus for dynamic remote control reconfiguration based on proximity to a vehicle202010,461,746Proximity switch assembly and method therefor201910,434,938Smart drop off lighting system201910,409,426Motion based capacitive sensor system201910,365,771Motion based capacitive sensor system201910,321,550Illuminated vehicle badge201910,137,829Smart drop off lighting system201810,128,836Proximity sensor assembly and method of detecting failure thereof201810,082,877Orientation-independent air gesture detection service for in-vehicle environments201810,064,259Illuminated vehicle badge201810,046,637In-vehicle component control user interface20189,967,717Efficient tracking of personal device locations20189,944,237Proximity switch assembly with signal drift rejection and method20189,914,418'In-vehicle control location'20189,914,415'Connectionless communication with interior vehicle components'20189,889,862'Workload estimation for mobile device feature integration'20189,873,396Method and apparatus for vehicle occupant location detection20189,875,589Vehicle access authentication20189,863,171'Vehicle compartment'20189,860,710'Symmetrical reference personal device location tracking'20189,831,870Proximity switch assembly and method of tuning same20179,831,872Stationary control knob having proximity sensors20179,813,878'Method and apparatus for vehicle occupant location detection'20179,789,788'Method and apparatus for primary driver verification'20179,747,740'Simultaneous button press secure keypad code entry'20179,744,852'Integration of add-on interior modules into driver user interface'20179,656,592'System and method of calibrating a vehicle badge having a number of light sources'20179,660,644'Proximity switch assembly and activation method'20179,654,103'Proximity switch assembly having haptic feedback and method'20179,622,159'Plug-and-play interactive vehicle interior component architecture'20179,568,527'Proximity switch assembly and activation method having virtual button mode'20179,548,733'Proximity sensor assembly having interleaved electrode configuration'20179,337,832'Proximity switch and method of adjusting sensitivity therefor'20169,311,204'Proximity interface development system having replicator and method'20169,287,864'Proximity switch assembly and calibration method therefor'20169,219,472'Proximity switch assembly and activation method using rate monitoring'20159,065,447'Proximity switch assembly and method having adaptive time delay'20158,933,708'Proximity switch assembly and activation method with exploration mode'20158,866,604'System and method for a human machine interface'20147,536,918'Method and apparatus to measure force-travel profile of a shifter in a vehicle environment'20097,421,880'Switch feel measurement system calibration'20087,373,844'Switch feel measurement apparatus'20087,257,901'Switch feel measurement setup'20077,141,963'Handheld switch measurement system'20067,068,302'Method for camera calibration and quality testing'20066,760,113'Crystal based fringe generator system'20046,737,964'Vehicle blind spot monitoring system'20045,924,475'Method of making gas curable resin-coated sand cores'19995,803,156'Method of making catalyst cured resin-coated sand cores'19985,758,708'Method of making sand cores'19985,539,869'Method and system for processing and presenting on-line, multimedia information in a tree structure'19965,311,759'Method and system for real-time statistical process monitoring'19945,238,381'Disposable vent lines with reusable monitors for fabricating molded workpiece'19935,106,481'Linear air/fuel sensor'1992Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1992–2009Patents assigned to FORD MOTOR CO (6)· patent assignee history
1992–1996Based in Farmington Hills, MI, US· patent location history
1998–2021Based in Novi, MI, US· patent location history
2004–2021Patents assigned to FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC (47)· patent assignee history
2015–2017Patents assigned to BUTTOLO PIETRO (4)· patent assignee history
2015–2017Patents assigned to GARDNER CORNEL LEWIS (4)· patent assignee history
2015–2017Patents assigned to RANKIN JAMES STEWART (4)· patent assignee history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC | 47 | 2004–2021 |
| FORD MOTOR CO | 6 | 1992–2009 |
| BUTTOLO PIETRO | 4 | 2015–2017 |
| GARDNER CORNEL LEWIS | 4 | 2015–2017 |
| RANKIN JAMES STEWARTself | 4 | 2015–2017 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Novi, MI, US | 53 | 1998–2021 |
| Farmington Hills, MI, US | 4 | 1992–1996 |