Patents by Inventor Charles Bruce
Charles Bruce 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).
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Patent number: 11897510Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to ways to improve route duration calculations e.g., estimated time of arrival (ETA) approximations, by taking consideration of reroute probabilities along a given vehicle path. In some aspects, the disclosed technology encompasses a process including steps for identifying a route between a first destination to a second destination, determining a reroute likelihood associated with at least one AV maneuver along the route, and calculating an estimated time of arrival (ETA) based on the reroute likelihood associated with at least one AV maneuver. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: GM Cruise Holdings LLCInventors: Nolan Finn, Yanni Cao, Charles Bruce Matlack, Chen Xie
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Publication number: 20240035843Abstract: A map database stores data describing a set of connected roadways, each having one or more lanes. A coverage system selects lanes from the map database along which AVs can stop, such as parking lanes. The coverage system generates buffer regions for each of the stopping lanes, where each buffer region includes an area within a given distance of the respective lane. The coverage system combines the buffer regions to generate a coverage area, and provides a display of the coverage area overlayed over a map of roads corresponding to the coverage area.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: GM Cruise Holdings LLCInventors: Sarah M. Rizk, Patrick Tyler Haas, Charles Bruce Matlack
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Publication number: 20240001954Abstract: Service disruption prevention through chokepoint identification and monitoring is disclosed. The present disclosure seeks to prevent (or drastically reduce the probability) mass vehicle recovery events due to fragile portions of the map. Choke points are identified by iterating through the lane segments of a map and analyzing the effect of their removal on the service area. Once identified, tooling is used to actively monitor chokepoints using a hybrid polygon with high granularity. Down and upstream effects also can be determined. Based on the monitoring of lane segments and/or areas, location connectivity can be estimated and a map fragility calculated therefrom. If map fragility reaches a critical state, one or more areas can be cut off from the service area.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2022Publication date: January 4, 2024Applicant: GM Cruise Holdings LLCInventors: Jaimin Liang-Yan Hsu, Charles Bruce Matlack, Sarah M. Rizk, Rahul Narula, Chung Ngan Ho
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Publication number: 20240003695Abstract: Service disruption prevention through monitoring dynamic geofencing is disclosed. The present disclosure seeks to prevent (or drastically reduce the probability) mass vehicle recovery events due to fragile portions of the map. Tooling is used to actively monitor chokepoints and new avoidance areas. Comprised by the operational design domain (ODD), geofences are actively changed in response to the state of the chokepoints and avoidance areas. Varying states can be assigned to a plurality of geofences within the ODD, for example, if a geofence reaches a critical state, one or more areas can be cut off from the ODD.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2022Publication date: January 4, 2024Applicant: GM Cruise Holdings LLCInventors: Jaimin Liang-Yan Hsu, Charles Bruce Matlack, Sarah M. Rizk, Rahul Narula, Chung Ngan Ho
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Patent number: 11821749Abstract: A map database stores data describing a set of connected roadways, each having one or more lanes. A coverage system selects lanes from the map database along which AVs can stop, such as parking lanes. The coverage system generates buffer regions for each of the stopping lanes, where each buffer region includes an area within a given distance of the respective lane. The coverage system combines the buffer regions to generate a coverage area, and provides a display of the coverage area overlayed over a map of roads corresponding to the coverage area.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2023Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: GM CRUISE HOLDINGS LLCInventors: Sarah M. Rizk, Patrick Tyler Haas, Charles Bruce Matlack
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Publication number: 20230258468Abstract: A map database stores data describing a set of connected roadways, each having one or more lanes. A coverage system selects lanes from the map database along which AVs can stop, such as parking lanes. The coverage system generates buffer regions for each of the stopping lanes, where each buffer region includes an area within a given distance of the respective lane. The coverage system combines the buffer regions to generate a coverage area, and provides a display of the coverage area overlayed over a map of roads corresponding to the coverage area.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Applicant: GM Cruise Holdings LLCInventors: Sarah M. Rizk, Patrick Tyler Haas, Charles Bruce Matlack
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Patent number: 11644335Abstract: A map database stores data describing a set of connected roadways, each having one or more lanes. A coverage system selects lanes from the map database along which AVs can stop, such as parking lanes. The coverage system generates buffer regions for each of the stopping lanes, where each buffer region includes an area within a given distance of the respective lane. The coverage system combines the buffer regions to generate a coverage area, and provides a display of the coverage area overlayed over a map of roads corresponding to the coverage area.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: GM CRUISE HOLDINGS LLCInventors: Patrick Tyler Haas, Charles Bruce Matlack, Sarah M. Rizk
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Publication number: 20230033518Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for determining operator availability to provide remote assistance to an autonomous vehicle, determining which of a first plurality of routes will provide a positive ride experience based on the operator availability, and selecting a route of the first plurality of routes for a user based on the determining of which of the first plurality of routes will provide a positive ride experience.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Inventors: Charles Bruce Matlack, Sarah Rizk, Linsen Chong, Zsolt Parnaki, Chen Xie
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Patent number: 11500372Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for determining operator availability to provide remote assistance to an autonomous vehicle, determining which of a first plurality of routes will provide a positive ride experience based on the operator availability, and selecting a route of the first plurality of routes for a user based on the determining of which of the first plurality of routes will provide a positive ride experience.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: GM Cruise Holdings LLCInventors: Charles Bruce Matlack, Sarah Rizk, Linsen Chong, Zsolt Parnaki, Chen Xie
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Publication number: 20220307856Abstract: A map database stores data describing a set of connected roadways, each having one or more lanes. A coverage system selects lanes from the map database along which AVs can stop, such as parking lanes. The coverage system generates buffer regions for each of the stopping lanes, where each buffer region includes an area within a given distance of the respective lane. The coverage system combines the buffer regions to generate a coverage area, and provides a display of the coverage area overlayed over a map of roads corresponding to the coverage area.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2021Publication date: September 29, 2022Applicant: GM Cruise Holdings LLCInventors: Patrick Tyler Haas, Charles Bruce Matlack, Sarah M. Rizk
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Patent number: 11429230Abstract: A steering wheel that includes optoelectronic components, each specific optoelectronic component including a light projector projecting light out of the steering wheel at two different angles, denoted a1 and a2, a light sensor detecting reflections of the light projected by neighboring optoelectronic components by an object above the steering wheel, a lens oriented relative to the light sensor such that the light sensor receives maximum intensity when light enters the lens at either of two particular angles, specifically, when light enters the lens at a particular angle b1, and at a particular angle b2 different than b1, wherein angle b1 views reflections of light projected at angle a1 by the optoelectronic component neighboring the specific optoelectronic component on one side, and angle b2 views reflections of light projected at angle a2 by the optoelectronic component neighboring the specific optoelectronic component on the side opposite the one side.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2019Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Neonode IncInventors: Stefan Johannes Holmgren, Lars Bertil Sparf, Tom Richard Berglind, Charles Bruce Banter, Per Carl Johan Nohlert
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Publication number: 20220219734Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to ways to improve route duration calculations e.g., estimated time of arrival (ETA) approximations, by taking consideration of reroute probabilities along a given vehicle path. In some aspects, the disclosed technology encompasses a process including steps for identifying a route between a first destination to a second destination, determining a reroute likelihood associated with at least one AV maneuver along the route, and calculating an estimated time of arrival (ETA) based on the reroute likelihood associated with at least one AV maneuver. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2022Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Nolan Finn, Yanni Cao, Charles Bruce Matlack, Chen Xie
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Patent number: 11318959Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to ways to improve route duration calculations e.g., estimated time of arrival (ETA) approximations, by taking consideration of reroute probabilities along a given vehicle path. In some aspects, the disclosed technology encompasses a process including steps for identifying a route between a first destination to a second destination, determining a reroute likelihood associated with at least one AV maneuver along the route, and calculating an estimated time of arrival (ETA) based on the reroute likelihood associated with at least one AV maneuver. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2020Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: GM Cruise Holdings, LLCInventors: Nolan Finn, Yanni Cao, Charles Bruce Matlack, Chen Xie
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Publication number: 20220096801Abstract: Vascular access devices and methods of their use are provided. In one embodiment, a vascular access device includes a catheter and at least one deployable wire. The catheter includes a primary lumen extending from a proximal end to a distal end of the catheter. The at least one deployable wire is secured to the catheter and configured to move relative to the catheter between a delivery configuration and a deployed configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2021Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventors: L. Van Thomas CRISCO, Ashley B. HANCOCK, Charles Bruce MOOMEY, Brian Patrick WALSH, Paul John GRATA, Donald A. RICHARDSON
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Publication number: 20220035477Abstract: A steering wheel that includes optoelectronic components, each specific optoelectronic component including a light projector projecting light out of the steering wheel at two different angles, denoted a1 and a2, a light sensor detecting reflections of the light projected by neighboring optoelectronic components by an object above the steering wheel, a lens oriented relative to the light sensor such that the light sensor receives maximum intensity when light enters the lens at either of two particular angles, specifically, when light enters the lens at a particular angle b1, and at a particular angle b2 different than b1, wherein angle b1 views reflections of light projected at angle a1 by the optoelectronic component neighboring the specific optoelectronic component on one side, and angle b2 views reflections of light projected at angle a2 by the optoelectronic component neighboring the specific optoelectronic component on the side opposite the one side.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2019Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Stefan Johannes Holmgren, Lars Bertil Sparf, Tom Richard Berglind, Charles Bruce Banter, Per Carl Johan Nohlert
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Patent number: 11197979Abstract: Vascular access devices and methods of their use are provided. In one embodiment, a vascular access device includes a catheter (112) and at least one deployable wire (134). The catheter includes a primary lumen extending from a proximal end to a distal end of the catheter. The at least one deployable wire is secured to the catheter and configured to move relative to the catheter between a delivery configuration and a deployed configuration.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2017Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: Access Flow Systems, LLCInventors: L. Van Thomas Crisco, Ashley B. Hancock, Charles Bruce Moomey, Brian Patrick Walsh, Paul John Grata, Donald A. Richardson
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Publication number: 20210362747Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to ways to improve route duration calculations e.g., estimated time of arrival (ETA) approximations, by taking consideration of reroute probabilities along a given vehicle path. In some aspects, the disclosed technology encompasses a process including steps for identifying a route between a first destination to a second destination, determining a reroute likelihood associated with at least one AV maneuver along the route, and calculating an estimated time of arrival (ETA) based on the reroute likelihood associated with at least one AV maneuver. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2020Publication date: November 25, 2021Inventors: Nolan Finn, Yanni Cao, Charles Bruce Matlack, Chen Xie
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Publication number: 20210364305Abstract: A map database stores data describing a set of connected roadways, each having one or more lanes. A navigation system selects a route for an autonomous vehicle (AV) by identifying a set of candidate lanes for routing the AV in the map database and retrieving at least one parameter of each candidate lane from the map database. The navigation system determines a performance metric for each of the candidate lanes, the performance metric for a given candidate lane based on the retrieved at least one parameter of the given candidate lane. The navigation system selects a candidate lane for routing the AV based at least in part on the determined performance metrics.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2020Publication date: November 25, 2021Applicant: GM Cruise Holdings LLCInventors: Sarah Rizk, Zachary Wright Garcia, Chen Xie, John Habeb Khawam, Varun Bharadwaj, Christopher Brian Roland, Riccardo Pavesi, Anmol Garg, Anusha Sridhar Rao, Charles Bruce Matlack, Michael Rusignola
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Publication number: 20210356954Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for determining operator availability to provide remote assistance to an autonomous vehicle, determining which of a first plurality of routes will provide a positive ride experience based on the operator availability, and selecting a route of the first plurality of routes for a user based on the determining of which of the first plurality of routes will provide a positive ride experience.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2020Publication date: November 18, 2021Inventors: Charles Bruce Matlack, Sarah Rizk, Linsen Chong, Zsolt Parnaki, Chen Xie
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Patent number: 11071408Abstract: A pair of steel skewer racks can be used with flat skewers straddling them. A slanted base face outbound from the vertical support walls to create a wing for rising heat. The inner edge of the slanted base rises slightly above the grill under the vertical support wall. Heat is directed into the central cooking area and away from the skewer tip and handle exposed to the outside area of the opposing racks. The chef's rack has a horizontal groove with a locking lip to lock a food laden skewer in either an up or a down orientation. Vertical slots provide the skewer to be locked at a 90-degree orientation. At the top of the rear rack are semi-circle grooves. The independent racks can be separated to accommodate any length skewer or nested together.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2019Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Inventor: Charles Bruce Gustafson