Yimin Liu

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Ann Arbor, MI, US

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Patents Grantslast 30 patents

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Method and system for advertising on shuttle services
- Patent number 12,118,588
- Issue date Oct 15, 2024
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Perry Robinson MacNeille
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Methods and apparatus for vehicle climate control using distributed...
- Patent number 11,634,006
- Issue date Apr 25, 2023
- Ford Motor Company
- Perry Robinson MacNeille
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Smart vehicle parking apparatus and related methods
- Patent number 11,587,193
- Issue date Feb 21, 2023
- Ford Motor Company
- Yimin Liu
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Transportation system using odor preferences
- Patent number 11,436,694
- Issue date Sep 6, 2022
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Jeffrey Brian Yeung
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Methods and apparatus for vehicle HVAC control using portable devices
- Patent number 11,214,119
- Issue date Jan 4, 2022
- Ford Motor Company
- Perry Robinson MacNeille
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Multi-day, multi-person, and multi-modal trip planning system
- Patent number 10,895,461
- Issue date Jan 19, 2021
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Yimin Liu
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Grant
Vehicle communication with ant-sized radio devices
- Patent number 10,820,175
- Issue date Oct 27, 2020
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Perry Robinson MacNeille
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Ride-sharing joint rental groups
- Patent number 10,796,248
- Issue date Oct 6, 2020
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Yimin Liu
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Method and apparatus for handling application triggering events
- Patent number 10,715,631
- Issue date Jul 14, 2020
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Perry Robinson MacNeille
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
System and method for conducting surveys inside vehicles
- Patent number 10,636,046
- Issue date Apr 28, 2020
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Yimin Liu
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Vehicle route control
- Patent number 10,571,285
- Issue date Feb 25, 2020
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Bo Wang
- G08 - SIGNALLING
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Method and apparatus for navigation accommodating train crossings
- Patent number 10,479,333
- Issue date Nov 19, 2019
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- David Charles Weber
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Method and apparatus for weather modeling and vehicular accommodation
- Patent number 10,423,130
- Issue date Sep 24, 2019
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Perry Robinson MacNeille
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Vehicle damage detector
- Patent number 10,410,290
- Issue date Sep 10, 2019
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Perry Robinson MacNeille
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Vehicle roundabout management
- Patent number 10,399,564
- Issue date Sep 3, 2019
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Perry Robinson MacNeille
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Method and apparatus for route completion likelihood display
- Patent number 10,369,897
- Issue date Aug 6, 2019
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Yimin Liu
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Method and apparatus for in-vehicle consumer information gathering
- Patent number 10,332,126
- Issue date Jun 25, 2019
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Yimin Liu
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Method and apparatus for handling application triggering events
- Patent number 9,854,061
- Issue date Dec 26, 2017
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Perry Robinson MacNeille
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
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Automated vehicle loan payment reminders
- Patent number 9,799,015
- Issue date Oct 24, 2017
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- John Matthew Ginder
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
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Apparatus and system for generating vehicle usage model
- Patent number 9,773,251
- Issue date Sep 26, 2017
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Yimin Liu
- G07 - CHECKING-DEVICES
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Method and apparatus for route completion likelihood display
- Patent number 9,713,963
- Issue date Jul 25, 2017
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Yimin Liu
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Method and apparatus for vehicle-based data gathering
- Patent number 9,709,410
- Issue date Jul 18, 2017
- Ford Global Technology, LLC
- Perry Robinson MacNeille
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Vehicle communication channel management
- Patent number 9,680,934
- Issue date Jun 13, 2017
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Yimin Liu
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
System and method of estimating available driving distance
- Patent number 9,612,130
- Issue date Apr 4, 2017
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Yimin Liu
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Grant
Method and system for selecting driver preferences
- Patent number 9,524,514
- Issue date Dec 20, 2016
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Perry Robinson MacNeille
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Stochastic range
- Patent number 9,513,135
- Issue date Dec 6, 2016
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Perry Robinson MacNeille
- G08 - SIGNALLING
Information Patent Grant
Method and apparatus for providing a navigation route with recommen...
- Patent number 9,448,083
- Issue date Sep 20, 2016
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Michael Edward Loftus
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Grant
Method and apparatus for vehicle-based data gathering
- Patent number 9,310,216
- Issue date Apr 12, 2016
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Perry Robinson MacNeille
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Method and apparatus for providing parking instructions to reduce e...
- Patent number 9,248,823
- Issue date Feb 2, 2016
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Perry Robinson MacNeille
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Method and apparatus for intelligent street light advertisement del...
- Patent number 9,165,310
- Issue date Oct 20, 2015
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Yimin Liu
- G08 - SIGNALLING

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

Information Patent Application
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADVERTISING ON SHUTTLE SERVICES
- Publication number 20250005623
- Publication date Jan 2, 2025
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Perry Robinson MACNEILLE
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
CLOUD-BASED DYNAMIC VEHICLE SHARING SYSTEM AND METHOD
- Publication number 20210215491
- Publication date Jul 15, 2021
- Yimin LIU
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADVERTISING ON SHUTTLE SERVICES
- Publication number 20210125226
- Publication date Apr 29, 2021
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Perry Robinson MACNEILLE
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
VEHICLE AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM
- Publication number 20200284594
- Publication date Sep 10, 2020
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Bo WANG
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM USING ODOR PREFERENCES
- Publication number 20200111189
- Publication date Apr 9, 2020
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Jeffrey Brian YEUNG
- G05 - CONTROLLING REGULATING
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE CLIMATE CONTROL USING DISTRIBUTED...
- Publication number 20200062074
- Publication date Feb 27, 2020
- Ford Motor Company
- Perry Robinson MACNEILLE
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
VEHICLE COMMUNICATION WITH ANT-SIZED RADIO DEVICES
- Publication number 20200059769
- Publication date Feb 20, 2020
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Perry Robinson MACNEILLE
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
SMART VEHICLE PARKING APPARATUS AND RELATED METHODS
- Publication number 20190385265
- Publication date Dec 19, 2019
- Ford Motor Company
- Yimin LIU
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE HVAC CONTROL USING PORTABLE DEVICES
- Publication number 20190283529
- Publication date Sep 19, 2019
- Ford Motor Company
- Perry Robinson MACNEILLE
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NAVIGATION ACCOMMODATING TRAIN CROSSINGS
- Publication number 20190152450
- Publication date May 23, 2019
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- David Charles Weber
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WEATHER MODELING AND VEHICULAR ACCOMMODATION
- Publication number 20190146427
- Publication date May 16, 2019
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Perry Robinson MACNEILLE
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
MULTI-DAY, MULTI-PERSON, AND MULTI-MODAL TRIP PLANNING SYSTEM
- Publication number 20190056233
- Publication date Feb 21, 2019
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Yimin LIU
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
Vehicle Route Control
- Publication number 20180299283
- Publication date Oct 18, 2018
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Bo Wang
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
VEHICLE USAGE PATTERN EVALUATION
- Publication number 20180276552
- Publication date Sep 27, 2018
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Yimin Liu
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
DISTRIBUTED VEHICLE DATA STORAGE AND ACCESS
- Publication number 20180268622
- Publication date Sep 20, 2018
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Perry Robinson MACNEILLE
- G07 - CHECKING-DEVICES
Information Patent Application
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING APPLICATION TRIGGERING EVENTS
- Publication number 20180115629
- Publication date Apr 26, 2018
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Perry Robinson MacNeille
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
VEHICLE ROUNDABOUT MANAGEMENT
- Publication number 20180111611
- Publication date Apr 26, 2018
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Perry Robinson MacNeille
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
VEHICLE DAMAGE DETECTOR
- Publication number 20170278194
- Publication date Sep 28, 2017
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Perry Robinson MacNeille
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
Method and Apparatus for Localized Vehicle-Sourced Weather Observat...
- Publication number 20160334547
- Publication date Nov 17, 2016
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Perry Robinson MacNeille
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
RIDE-SHARING JOINT RENTAL GROUPS
- Publication number 20160321566
- Publication date Nov 3, 2016
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Yimin Liu
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
RIDE-SHARING USER PATH DISTURBANCES AND USER RE-ROUTING
- Publication number 20160320194
- Publication date Nov 3, 2016
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Yimin Liu
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
RIDE-SHARING ROUTING USING CONTEXTUAL CONSTRAINTS
- Publication number 20160320198
- Publication date Nov 3, 2016
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Yimin Liu
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
RIDE-SHARING LONG-TERM RIDE-SHARE GROUPS
- Publication number 20160320195
- Publication date Nov 3, 2016
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Yimin Liu
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
RIDE-SHARING RANGE CONTOURS
- Publication number 20160321771
- Publication date Nov 3, 2016
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Yimin Liu
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADVERTISEMENT SCREENING
- Publication number 20160253699
- Publication date Sep 1, 2016
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Yimin Liu
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ESTIMATING AVAILABLE DRIVING DISTANCE
- Publication number 20160097652
- Publication date Apr 7, 2016
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Yimin Liu
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
STOCHASTIC RANGE
- Publication number 20160076899
- Publication date Mar 17, 2016
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Perry Robinson MacNeille
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
Method and Apparatus for Biometric Advertisement Feedback Collectio...
- Publication number 20160063561
- Publication date Mar 3, 2016
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Perry Robinson MacNeille
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Apparatus and System for Generating Vehicle Usage Model
- Publication number 20150348058
- Publication date Dec 3, 2015
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Yimin Liu
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
IN-VEHICLE MICRO-INTERACTIONS
- Publication number 20150321604
- Publication date Nov 12, 2015
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Perry Robinson MacNeille
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL

Person

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Method and system for advertising on shuttle services

Methods and apparatus for vehicle climate control using distributed...

Smart vehicle parking apparatus and related methods

Transportation system using odor preferences

Methods and apparatus for vehicle HVAC control using portable devices

Multi-day, multi-person, and multi-modal trip planning system

Vehicle communication with ant-sized radio devices

Ride-sharing joint rental groups

Method and apparatus for handling application triggering events

System and method for conducting surveys inside vehicles

Vehicle route control

Method and apparatus for navigation accommodating train crossings

Method and apparatus for weather modeling and vehicular accommodation

Vehicle damage detector

Vehicle roundabout management

Method and apparatus for route completion likelihood display

Method and apparatus for in-vehicle consumer information gathering

Method and apparatus for handling application triggering events

Automated vehicle loan payment reminders

Apparatus and system for generating vehicle usage model

Method and apparatus for route completion likelihood display

Method and apparatus for vehicle-based data gathering

Vehicle communication channel management

System and method of estimating available driving distance

Method and system for selecting driver preferences

Stochastic range

Method and apparatus for providing a navigation route with recommen...

Method and apparatus for vehicle-based data gathering

Method and apparatus for providing parking instructions to reduce e...

Method and apparatus for intelligent street light advertisement del...

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADVERTISING ON SHUTTLE SERVICES

CLOUD-BASED DYNAMIC VEHICLE SHARING SYSTEM AND METHOD

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADVERTISING ON SHUTTLE SERVICES

VEHICLE AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM

TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM USING ODOR PREFERENCES

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE CLIMATE CONTROL USING DISTRIBUTED...

VEHICLE COMMUNICATION WITH ANT-SIZED RADIO DEVICES

SMART VEHICLE PARKING APPARATUS AND RELATED METHODS

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE HVAC CONTROL USING PORTABLE DEVICES

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NAVIGATION ACCOMMODATING TRAIN CROSSINGS

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WEATHER MODELING AND VEHICULAR ACCOMMODATION

MULTI-DAY, MULTI-PERSON, AND MULTI-MODAL TRIP PLANNING SYSTEM

Vehicle Route Control

VEHICLE USAGE PATTERN EVALUATION

DISTRIBUTED VEHICLE DATA STORAGE AND ACCESS

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING APPLICATION TRIGGERING EVENTS

VEHICLE ROUNDABOUT MANAGEMENT

VEHICLE DAMAGE DETECTOR

Method and Apparatus for Localized Vehicle-Sourced Weather Observat...

RIDE-SHARING JOINT RENTAL GROUPS

RIDE-SHARING USER PATH DISTURBANCES AND USER RE-ROUTING

RIDE-SHARING ROUTING USING CONTEXTUAL CONSTRAINTS

RIDE-SHARING LONG-TERM RIDE-SHARE GROUPS

RIDE-SHARING RANGE CONTOURS

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADVERTISEMENT SCREENING

SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ESTIMATING AVAILABLE DRIVING DISTANCE

STOCHASTIC RANGE

Method and Apparatus for Biometric Advertisement Feedback Collectio...

Apparatus and System for Generating Vehicle Usage Model

IN-VEHICLE MICRO-INTERACTIONS