Patents Assigned to APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
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Patent number: 11890933Abstract: The techniques of this disclosure relate to a vehicle occupancy-monitoring system. The system includes a controller circuit that receives occupant data from an occupancy-monitoring sensor of a vehicle. The controller circuit determines an occupancy status of respective seats in a cabin of the vehicle based on the occupancy-monitoring sensor. The controller circuit indicates the occupancy status of the respective seats on a display located in a field of view of occupants of the vehicle. The display is integral to one of a roof light module, a door panel, or a headliner of the cabin. The system can improve passenger safety by alerting the operator and other occupants about the occupancy status of the passengers.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Aptiv Technologies LimitedInventors: Douglas L Welk, Timothy A. Suda
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Patent number: 11892702Abstract: An optical device comprises a printed circuit board (PCB) comprising an image capture electronic circuit, a lens holder and a heating element. The lens holder extends along the optical axis of the optical device from its top to bottom extremities and comprises a top optical element arranged on its top extremity. The lens holder is mounted on the PCB so as to align, along the optical axis, the image capture electronic circuit and the top optical element. The heating element comprises a heating part arranged in contact with the top optical element and first and second electrical conductive wires. Each wire extends from the heating part to their bottom extremity which is directly attached in electrical contact with the PCB. The optical device also comprises first and second wire insertion guide elements. The first and second wires are respectively arranged in the first and second guide elements.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2020Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDInventors: Arkadiusz Rafalowski, Miroslaw J. Zurowsk, Witold Poreda
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Patent number: 11888303Abstract: A busbar connection system comprises a plate member formed of a first material having a higher tensile strength than second and third materials of first and second busbars, respectively, and defining first and second apertures and first and second stud members securely inserted through the first and second apertures of the plate member, respectively, the first and second stud members being configured to be securely inserted through first and second apertures, respectively, in each of the first and second busbars, wherein the first and second stud members mitigate rotational movement between the first and second busbars when connected.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2020Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDInventors: Andrew Bohan, Jonathan D. Weidner, Keith B. Adkins, Nicholas A. Durse, Adam Wolfgang
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Patent number: 11888262Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a housing defining an outer surface, a wire cable at least partially disposed in the housing, and a robotic installation feature at least temporarily attached to or defined in the outer surface of the housing, wherein the robotic installation feature defines a slot that is configured to be interacted with by an end effector of a robotic installer during robotic installation of the electrical connector with a corresponding electrical connector. A method of robotic installation of the electrical connector comprises identifying the robotic installation feature, inserting at least two members of the end effector into the slot, expanding the at least two members of the end effector along at least one of two axes to thereby fix the at least two members therein and obtain movable control of the electrical connector, and installing the electrical connector with the corresponding electrical connector.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2020Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDInventors: David R. Peterson, Joseph Sudik, Jr., Duane Lee Brantingham
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Patent number: 11881656Abstract: Connection assembly comprising a connector and a counter-connector. The shielding cage of the connector has attachment means which are formed by deformation of the shielding cage, without an opening being created. The attachment means are configured to prevent the internal element of the connecting casing from moving in translation with respect to the shielding cage, parallel to the coupling direction (A). The shielding cage is prevented from moving in translation parallel to the coupling direction (A) with respect to the external casing element with the aid of the retaining device.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDInventors: Jean Fabre, Pascal Menard, Jérémy X Leveque
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Patent number: 11878708Abstract: Systems and techniques are provided for monitoring an occupant located in an interior of a vehicle. The techniques include the detection an occupant in at least one image. Body points of the occupant are identified based on the at least one image, and a pose of the occupant is classified based on the detected body points. A recommendation for adapting the occupant's pose is provided based on the classified pose.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Aptiv Technologies LimitedInventors: Alexander Barth, Douglas L. Welk
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Patent number: 11874383Abstract: An illustrative example embodiment of a location determining device includes a processor that is configured to determine an indicated distance between a first detector and a source based on a signal originating at the source and detected by the detector, determine a second distance between the source and a second detector that does not have a direct signal path to the source based on a signal originating at the source and detected by the second detector, and determine a reliability of the indicated distance for determining the location by determining whether the indicated distance corresponds to a direct signal path between the first detector and the source based on a difference between the indicated distance and the second distance.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: Aptiv Technologies LimitedInventors: Eric P. Knutson, David M. Spell, Linh Pham
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Patent number: 11870165Abstract: A bus bar assembly includes, among other things, a nonconductive terminal cap that is configured to at least partially surround an electrically conductive terminal. The terminal cap has a perimeter wall that is configured to circumscribe at least a portion of the terminal to provide a gap that is configured to expose the terminal. The terminal cap includes a first attachment feature. The terminal cap also includes a bus bar that has an end that is configured to mechanically and electrically engage the terminal in an assembled condition. The terminal cap further includes a nonconductive shroud that encloses the bus bar. The shroud includes a second attachment feature that is configured to removably engage the first attachment feature in the assembled condition to secure the shroud to the terminal cap.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2020Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDInventors: Nicholas A. Durse, Adam Wolfgang
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Publication number: 20240004026Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a radar system featuring a reduced radio cross-section (RCS). This is achieved by providing a radar system comprising one or more antenna structures 11 and a spatially modulated surface structure 12, wherein the spatially modulated surface structure 12 is configured to generate, from incident radar waves 2a, a first portion of reflected waves 2b1, 2c1, 2d1 and a second portion of reflected waves 2b2, 2c2, 2d2, wherein the first portion of reflected waves 2b1, 2c1, 2d1 is out of phase in relation to the second portion of reflected waves 2b2, 2c2, 2d2.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Applicant: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDInventor: Manar BAKRO
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Patent number: 11860295Abstract: An enclosure for electronics comprises a shell. The shell defines an exterior of the enclosure and accommodated a main chamber inside the shell. The enclosure comprises a partition defining a relief chamber extending inwardly of the shell. The partition has a relief aperture communicating between the relief chamber and the main chamber. The partition has a gas-permeable barrier membrane arranged to cover the aperture. The shell has an opening communicating between the relief chamber and the exterior of the enclosure. The enclosure is suitable for vehicle-mounted radar sensor electronics. The enclosure may provide IP6K6K environmental sealing.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Aptiv Technologies LimitedInventors: Grzegorz Tkaczyk, Maciej Adamczyk
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Patent number: 11864365Abstract: An electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) housing having a first part and a second part for forming an enclosure when fitted together. The first and second parts include first and second interface surfaces respectively, for compressing a gasket interposed between the interface surfaces when the first and second parts are fitted together. At least one of the first and second interface surfaces includes a plurality of undercut regions for reducing compression of the gasket in the region when the first and second parts are fitted together.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDInventors: Janusz Duralek, Krzysztof Adamczyk
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Patent number: 11862950Abstract: A cable duct assembly configured to retain an elongated cable is presented herein. The cable duct assembly includes a cover plate connected to a first sidewall and a second sidewall and a base plate pivotally connected to the first sidewall and the second sidewall. The first sidewall includes first arms that include lobe mechanisms and second arms that include rotation limiting portions.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Aptiv Technologies LimitedInventors: Giovanni Lewinski, Dan Uhler, Justin Gallion
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Publication number: 20230406343Abstract: Vehicle advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS) techniques include, during an ADAS event where a controller at least partially takes control of the vehicle from a driver, detecting, using at least a driver monitoring system, a driver attentiveness level and a control urgency level indicative of how important it is for the driver to potentially retake control of the vehicle, determining, based on the detected driver attentiveness level and the detected control urgency level, a desired driver alert level for attempting to regain the driver's attention for the driver to potentially retake control of the vehicle from a plurality of predetermined driver alert levels each including at least one of an audio/visual/haptic (AVH) alert and a degree of a braking event, and commanding, according to the desired driver alert level, at least one of an AVH alert system and an anti-lock braking system (ABS).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2022Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDInventor: Todd Paul Oman
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Publication number: 20230408636Abstract: Thermal management and shielding techniques for a radar device of a vehicle, the radar device having a radar transceiver circuit and a radar-transmissive radome, include a housing formed of a thermally-conductive plastic material and configured to receive and provide shield grounding to the radar transceiver circuit, and a metal layer applied to an inner surface of the housing to provide for thermal spreading of heat energy generated by the radar transceiver circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2022Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDInventors: Kesav Kumar Sridharan, Navneet Gupta, Scott Brandenburg, David Zimmerman
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Publication number: 20230396866Abstract: Method of assembling an optical device (1) including providing a circuit board (3) having an imager (8) mounted thereto, wherein the imager has an active region (81). A housing (2,4) is provided having a support (7) for supporting the circuit board (2) and an opening (6) for an optical path to form an image (9) at a known image position relative to the opening (3). The circuit board (3) is placed on the support and its position is adjusted using one or more manipulators (10) to align the active region with the image position (9). The circuit board may then be secured in an aligned position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2023Publication date: December 7, 2023Applicant: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDInventors: Arkadiusz RAFALOWSKI, Pawel HEBDA
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Patent number: 11837822Abstract: A connector comprises a connector body having a mating interface configured to engage a complementary mating connector, a first indicator feature carried by the connector body, the first indicator feature having a first partial visual identifier disposed thereon, and a second indicator feature carried by the connector body having a second partial visual identifier disposed thereon, wherein the first and second indicator features are movable relative to each other between a separated position and a joined position, characterized in that the first and second indicator feature form a complete visual identifier only when in the joined position, wherein the first and second indicator features are in the separated position when the connector body is not fully mated relative to the mating connector, and wherein the first and second indicator features are in the joined position responsive to the connector body being fully mated to the mating connector.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDInventors: John D. Schneider, Rangarajan Sundarakrishnamachari, Velmurugan Kandasamy
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Patent number: 11834064Abstract: A method for detecting non-visible vehicles in a vehicle's environment includes screening, by a receiver of a proximity sensor, any incoming proximity signal capable of propagating through the air along a non-linear path. Receiving such an incoming proximity signal and processing the received proximity signal allows for detecting an object that is otherwise not visible to a driver or another type of sensor on a vehicle and warning the driver or an advanced driver-assistance system about the detected object.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Aptiv Technologies LimitedInventors: Guillaume Tournabien, Cyril Roumier
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Publication number: 20230382426Abstract: An illustrative example method of mapping a physical environment using an occupancy grid containing a set of cells associated with respective occupancy probabilities includes measuring a potential position of an object, using a sensor and identifying a segment representing a distribution interval of probable values associated with respective probability values relating to the measured potential position. The segment extends according to only one of two dimensions of the coordinate system of the sensor and penetrates a subset of potentially occupied cells. The method includes evaluating a probability of occupancy of each potentially occupied cell by determining the features of a segment portion included in the potentially occupied cell, and determining the probability of occupancy of the potentially occupied cell as a function of the determined segment portion using the probability density function.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Applicant: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDInventors: Pawel MARKIEWICZ, Jakub POREBSKI, Dominik SASIN
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Patent number: 11827179Abstract: A gesture recognition system for hands-free access to a vehicle includes a set of vehicle ultra-wideband (UWB) transceivers comprising at least three UWB transceivers and a controller configured to detect a presence of a vehicle-authorized mobile device in possession of an authorized user, determine a set of defined zones proximate to the vehicle and associated with hands-free vehicle access, communicate between the set of vehicle UWB transceivers and a device UWB transceiver of the mobile device to monitor a location of the mobile device, monitor a movement routine of the mobile device relative to the set of defined zones over a period, and in response to determining a match with one of a set of predefined movement routines associated with hands-free vehicle access, command one of a set of access actuators of the vehicle to grant hands-free vehicle access corresponding to the matched predefined movement routine.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDInventor: Todd P. Oman
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Patent number: D1012641Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Aptiv Technologies LimitedInventor: Edward P. Dyer