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Erol Dogan Sumer — 13 Patents

Ford: 7 patents #2,535 of 17,473Top 15%
WHWhirlpool: 6 patents #698 of 3,654Top 20%
Ann Arbor, MI: #693 of 6,071 inventorsTop 15%
Michigan: #7,031 of 86,293 inventorsTop 9%
Overall (All Time): #362,438 of 4,157,543Top 9%
13 Patents All Time
Erol Dogan Sumer has been granted 13 US patents while listed as an inventor at Ford. The first was granted in 2018 and the most recent in June 2025. Erol Dogan Sumer ranks #362,438 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 8.7%). Patent records list Erol Dogan Sumer in Ann Arbor, MI, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2018 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 5 patents in 2018.peak 52018: 5 patents20182019: 3 patents20192022: 1 patents20222025: 4 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–13 of 13 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12330633 Obstacle avoidance for vehicle Abhishek Sharma, Michael Hafner, Mohit Srinivasan, Mrdjan J. Jankovic, Alexander Jaeckel +1 more 2025-06-17
12304515 Vehicle path adjustment Abhishek Sharma, Mohit Srinivasan, Alexander Jaeckel, Michael Hafner, Mrdjan J. Jankovic +1 more 2025-05-20
12296845 Vehicle path adjustment with control barrier function Michael Hafner, Mohit Srinivasan, Abhishek Sharma, Mrdjan J. Jankovic, Alexander Jaeckel +1 more 2025-05-13
12233857 Obstacle avoidance for vehicle Mohit Srinivasan, Hongtei Eric Tseng, Michael Hafner, Mrdjan J. Jankovic, Abhishek Sharma +2 more 2025-02-25
11235875 Zone-based unmanned aerial vehicle landing systems and methods Raj Sohmshetty, James Carthew 2022-02-01 $29,654,000
10495522 System and method for engine oil temperature estimation Yan Wang 2019-12-03
10337362 Method and system for variable camshaft timing control Yan Wang, Mohammad Farid, Dimitar Petrov Filev 2019-07-02 $2,926,000
10301762 Laundry treating appliance and methods of operation Fernando de Oliveira, Jr. 2019-05-28 $18,011,000
10041202 Laundry treating appliance and methods of operation Fernando de Oliveira, Jr. 2018-08-07 $13,501,000
9988751 Laundry treating appliance and methods of reducing tub contact therein Nicholas C. Fugal, Brian P. Janke, Stephen L. Keres, Bradley D. Morrow, Ran Zhao 2018-06-05 $5,138,000
9890490 Laundry treating appliance and methods of operation Brian P. Janke, Stephen L. Keres, Ran Zhao, Bradley D. Morrow, Nicholas C. Fugal 2018-02-13 $5,093,000
9885135 Laundry treating appliance and methods of operation 2018-02-06 $8,319,000
9863080 Laundry treating appliance and methods of operation Nicholas C. Fugal, Brian P. Janke, Bradley D. Morrow 2018-01-09 $6,915,000