Patents
US 11046266 B1: System and method for dampening impact to a vehicle
- Granted
- 2021-06-29
- Filed
- 2018-06-04 application 15996763
- Type
- Utility · 16 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for dampening impact to a vehicle. The system may include an adjustable exterior vehicle component configured to dampen an external force exerted on the vehicle, a vehicle frame component configured to couple to the adjustable exterior vehicle component, an actuator component configured to adjust a physical configuration of the adjustable exterior vehicle component, an external communication component configured to collect driving environment data representing an external environment of the vehicle, and one or more processors configured to receive driving environment data and detect, by processing the driving environment data, an external driving condition. When the one or more processors detect the external driving condition, the one or more processors may cause the actuator component to adjust the adjustable exterior vehicle component to a specific physical configuration.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg210629.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company 2,604 patents | US company or organization | Bloomington, IL | STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO Form D issuer FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott T. Christensen | Salem, OR | 254 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Brian Mark Fields | Normal, IL | 287 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Stephen R. Prevatt | Normal, IL | 20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Steve Roberson | Normal, IL | 77 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B60R | Vehicles, vehicle fittings, or vehicle parts, not otherwise provided for | B60R19/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B60W | Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function; control systems specially adapted for hybrid vehicles; road vehicle drive control systems for purposes not related to the control of a particular sub-unit | B60W30/08 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-04 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | PREVATT, STEPHEN R. signed 2018-04-27 ROBERSON, STEVE signed 2018-04-27 CHRISTENSEN, SCOTT T. signed 2018-05-30 FIELDS, BRIAN M. signed 2018-05-30 | STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY BLOOMINGTON, IL | 45977/586 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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