Patents by Inventor Clay A Dean

Clay A Dean 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).

  • AUGMENTED RIDER IDENTIFICATION AND DYNAMIC REROUTING
    Publication number: 20190072400
    Abstract: Embodiments include methods, systems and computer readable storage medium for augmented rider identification and dynamic rerouting. The method includes presenting, by a processor, profile data associated with one or more potential passengers while a vehicle is en route to a passenger pickup location or at the passenger pickup location. The method further includes presenting, by the processor, image data obtained at the passenger pickup location. The method further includes comparing, by an occupant, the profile data and the obtained image data to confirm that the one or more potential passengers are at the passenger pickup location. The method further includes receiving, from the occupant, an entry input indicating that entry to the vehicle should or should not be allowed based on the comparison. The method further includes allowing or disallowing, by the processor, entry to the vehicle based on the received entry input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Spencer W. Chamberlain, Clay A. Dean, Roy J. Mathieu
  • Combination step and storage assembly
    Patent number: 7086689
    Abstract: A combination step and storage assembly for engagement with an automotive vehicle body adjacent a cargo bay area and an auxiliary storage compartment of the automotive vehicle body in accordance with the present invention includes at least one door member hingedly mounted to the vehicle body adjacent the cargo bay area. The door member is moveable between an open position and a closed position. The door member encloses the auxiliary storage compartment in the closed position and an inner surface of the door member defines a step in the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Clay A Dean
  • COMBINATION STEP AND STORAGE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20060119134
    Abstract: A combination step and storage assembly for engagement with an automotive vehicle body adjacent a cargo bay area and an auxiliary storage compartment of the automotive vehicle body in accordance with the present invention includes at least one door member hingedly mounted to the vehicle body adjacent the cargo bay area. The door member is moveable between an open position and a closed position. The door member encloses the auxiliary storage compartment in the closed position and an inner surface of the door member defines a step in the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Inventor: Clay Dean
  • Vehicle body
    Patent number: D521901
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Clay A Dean
  • Vehicle body
    Patent number: D563835
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Clay A Dean, Elizabeth R Wetzel, Franz Von Holzhausen, Andre T Hudson
  • Vehicle body
    Patent number: D570737
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Clay A Dean, Elizabeth R Wetzel, Richard F. Scheer, Timothy P. Kozub, John H. Ware, Jose Gonzalez
  • Vehicle body
    Patent number: D592105
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Clay A. Dean, Timothy P. Kozub