Patents by Inventor Christopher Morey
Christopher Morey 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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Publication number: 20240096317Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating an autonomous vehicle (AV), including: detecting an alert condition within the AV via data from an electronic sensor suite of the AV; based at least in part on detecting the alert condition, automatically initiating a call with another party; and communicatively coupling a passenger of the AV to the conference call, whereby the passenger can communicate with the other party via the conference call.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: GM Cruise Holdings LLCInventors: Theresa Foy, Christopher Warren, Livia Johanna, Bharatkumar Patel, Leah Meyerholtz, Qingxuan Li, David J. Shuckerow, MinJie Tong, Vinayaka Dattatraya, Kendal Sparks, McKenna Morey
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Publication number: 20240092379Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating an autonomous vehicle (AV), including: detecting an alert condition within the AV via data from an electronic sensor suite of the AV; based at least in part on detecting the alert condition, automatically initiating a call with another party; and communicatively coupling a passenger of the AV to the conference call, whereby the passenger can communicate with the other party via the conference call.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: GM Cruise Holdings LLCInventors: Livia Johanna, Theresa Foy, Christopher Warren, Bharatkumar Patel, Leah Meyerholtz, Qingxuan Li, David J. Shuckerow, MinJie Tong, Vinayaka Dattatraya, Kendal Sparks, McKenna Morey
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Publication number: 20240092389Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating an autonomous vehicle (AV), including: detecting an alert condition within the AV via data from an electronic sensor suite of the AV; based at least in part on detecting the alert condition, automatically initiating a call with another party; and communicatively coupling a passenger of the AV to the conference call, whereby the passenger can communicate with the other party via the conference call.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: GM Cruise Holdings LLCInventors: Qingxuan Li, Theresa Foy, Christopher Warren, Livia Johanna, Bharatkumar Patel, Leah Meyerholtz, David J. Shuckerow, MinJie Tong, Vinayaka Dattatraya, Kendal Sparks, McKenna Morey
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Publication number: 20240098463Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating an autonomous vehicle (AV), including: detecting an alert condition within the AV via data from an electronic sensor suite of the AV; based at least in part on detecting the alert condition, automatically initiating a call with another party; and communicatively coupling a passenger of the AV to the call, whereby the passenger can communicate with the other party via the call.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: GM Cruise Holdings LLCInventors: Theresa Foy, Christopher Warren, Livia Johanna, Bharatkumar Patel, Leah Meyerholtz, Qingxuan Li, David J. Shuckerow, MinJie Tong, Vinayaka Dattatraya, Kendal Sparks, McKenna Morey
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Publication number: 20240098464Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating an autonomous vehicle (AV), including: detecting an alert condition within the AV via data from an electronic sensor suite of the AV; based at least in part on detecting the alert condition, automatically initiating a call with another party; and communicatively coupling a passenger of the AV to the conference call, whereby the passenger can communicate with the other party via the conference call.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: GM Cruise Holdings LLCInventors: Theresa Foy, Christopher Warren, Livia Johanna, Bharatkumar Patel, Leah Meyerholtz, Qingxuan Li, David J. Shuckerow, MinJie Tong, Vinayaka Dattatraya, Kendal Sparks, McKenna Morey
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Patent number: 11633848Abstract: A robotic device may include a spine defining a yaw axis. The robotic device may also include an arm joint rotatably connected to the spine at a first position along the yaw axis and configured to rotate about the yaw axis. The robotic device may further include an actuator including a ring that defines a bore. The spine may be fixedly connected to the ring at a second position along the yaw axis and may extend through the bore. The actuator may be connected to the arm joint and configured to rotate the arm joint about the yaw axis without rotating the spine.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2019Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: X Development LLCInventor: Christopher Morey
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Patent number: 11338433Abstract: Systems and methods related to providing configurations of robotic devices are provided. A computing device can receive a configuration request for a robotic device including environmental information and task information for tasks requested to be performed by the robotic device in an environment. The computing device can determine task-associated regions in the environment. A task-associated region for a given task can include a region of the environment that the robotic device is expected to reach while performing the given task. Based at least on the task-associated regions, the computing device can determine respective dimensions of components of the robotic device and an arrangement for assembling the components into the robotic device so that the robotic device is configured to perform at least one task in the environment. The computing device can provide a configuration that includes the respectively determined dimensions and the determined arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2019Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: X Development LLCInventors: Christopher Morey, Robert Wilson, Jonathan Souliere
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Publication number: 20210031361Abstract: A robotic device may include a spine defining a yaw axis. The robotic device may also include an arm joint rotatably connected to the spine at a first position along the yaw axis and configured to rotate about the yaw axis. The robotic device may further include an actuator including a ring that defines a bore. The spine may be fixedly connected to the ring at a second position along the yaw axis and may extend through the bore. The actuator may be connected to the arm joint and configured to rotate the arm joint about the yaw axis without rotating the spine.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2019Publication date: February 4, 2021Inventor: Christopher Morey
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Publication number: 20200376656Abstract: In an embodiment, a mobile robotic device includes a mobile base and a mounting column fixed to the mobile base. The robotic device further includes a seven-degree-of-freedom (7DOF) robotic arm, including a rotatable joint that enables rotation of the 7DOF robotic arm relative to the mounting column. The robotic device additionally includes a perception housing comprising at least one sensor, where the mounting column, the rotatable joint of the 7DOF arm, and the perception housing are arranged in a stacked tower such that the rotatable joint of the 7DOF arm is above the mounting column and below the perception housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2020Publication date: December 3, 2020Inventors: Ben Berkowitz, Justine Rembisz, Vincent Nabat, Joshua Seal, Gregory Katz, Chris Jones, Nicholas Foster, Christopher Morey, John Tran, Marc Strauss, Philip Mullins, Jonathan Souliere, Sarah Bates, Matthew Day, Robert Wilson, Mario Prats
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Publication number: 20190351548Abstract: Systems and methods related to providing configurations of robotic devices are provided. A computing device can receive a configuration request for a robotic device including environmental information and task information for tasks requested to be performed by the robotic device in an environment. The computing device can determine task-associated regions in the environment. A task-associated region for a given task can include a region of the environment that the robotic device is expected to reach while performing the given task. Based at least on the task-associated regions, the computing device can determine respective dimensions of components of the robotic device and an arrangement for assembling the components into the robotic device so that the robotic device is configured to perform at least one task in the environment. The computing device can provide a configuration that includes the respectively determined dimensions and the determined arrangement.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2019Publication date: November 21, 2019Inventors: Christopher Morey, Robert Wilson, Jonathan Souliere
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Patent number: 10414046Abstract: Systems and methods related to providing configurations of robotic devices are provided. A computing device can receive a configuration request for a robotic device including environmental information and task information for tasks requested to be performed by the robotic device in an environment. The computing device can determine task-associated regions in the environment. A task-associated region for a given task can include a region of the environment that the robotic device is expected to reach while performing the given task. Based at least on the task-associated regions, the computing device can determine respective dimensions of components of the robotic device and an arrangement for assembling the components into the robotic device so that the robotic device is configured to perform at least one task in the environment. The computing device can provide a configuration that includes the respectively determined dimensions and the determined arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2016Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: X Development LLCInventors: Christopher Morey, Robert Wilson, Jonathan Souliere
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Patent number: 9989970Abstract: Robotic vehicles and methods described herein relate to robot navigation, physical configuration, and obstacle avoidance. An example robotic vehicle includes a chassis and a sensor coupled to the chassis. Furthermore, the robotic vehicle includes a plurality of multi-wheels coupled to the chassis. As such, each multi-wheel is configured to rotate about a primary axis of rotation. Each multi-wheel includes a plurality of rotatable wheel elements and each rotatable wheel element is configured to rotate about a respective secondary axis of rotation. The robotic vehicle includes an actuator configured to extend or retract at least one rotatable wheel element such that a position of at least one rotatable wheel element is adjustable relative to the primary axis of rotation. Yet further, the robotic vehicle includes a motor configured to drive the rotatable wheel elements about their respective secondary axes of rotation and drive the respective multi-wheels about their primary axes.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2016Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: X Development LLCInventors: Christopher Morey, Adam Horton, David Youmans