Patents by Inventor Bruce R. Donnelly

Bruce R. Donnelly has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for automatic vehicle event detection, characterization and reporting
    Patent number: 6076028
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for automatic vehicle event detection, characterization and reporting. A processor processes accelerometer data from a vehicle over varying length windows of time to detect and characterize vehicle events such as crashes. The processed data is compared to thresholds to detect and characterize events. Such events are then reported to a dispatch center using wireless communications and providing vehicle location information. The dispatch center contacts the public safety answering point(s) necessary to provide services to the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2000
    Assignee: Veridian Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce R. Donnelly, David G. Schabel