Daniel William Forthoffer — 11 Patents at Ford

Daniel William Forthoffer has been granted 11 US patents while listed as an inventor at Ford. The first was granted in 2012 and the most recent in October 2025. Daniel William Forthoffer ranks #435,149 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 10.5%). Patent records list Daniel William Forthoffer in Birmingham, MI, US.

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Patent #	Title	Co-Inventors	Date	Approx Value ⓘ
12434635	Trailer backup camera system	Alexander A. Reid, Peter John Pless	2025-10-07
12306294	Trailer tandem position sensor	John Patrick Cavanagh	2025-05-20
12278446	Self-sealing electrical plug-and-socket assembly	Thomas Dale Peterson	2025-04-15
D1012152	Camera system for monitoring cargo of a trailer	Peter John Pless	2024-01-23
11738812	Automatic coupling system	—	2023-08-29
10460533	Mobile telemetry system	Medville Jay Throop, Brian David Tillman	2019-10-29
9960438	Fuel cell system and method to prevent water-induced damage	—	2018-05-01	$5,296,000
9721398	Mobile telemetry system	Medville Jay Throop, Brian David Tillman	2017-08-01	$5,936,000
9557981	Method and apparatus for automatic module upgrade	Medville Jay Throop, Brian David Tillman, Scott Wojtkowicz	2017-01-31	$8,006,000
9428077	Freeze preparation for a fuel cell system	Scott M. Staley, William F. Sanderson, Milos Milacic, Hasdi R. Hashim, Craig Michael Mathie	2016-08-30	$9,599,000
8180509	Tail pipe emissions mode control for hybrid electric vehicles	Duane M. Grider, Bruce Carvell Blakemore	2012-05-15	$10,016,000

Daniel William Forthoffer — 11 Patents

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