Patents by Inventor DEBBIE NACHTEGALL

DEBBIE NACHTEGALL 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).

  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING AUTOMATED ASSISTS OF DRIVING TASK DEMANDS FOR REDUCING DRIVER DROWSINESS
    Publication number: 20180244288
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for responding to drowsiness of a driver. The method and system comprise detecting by a module the drowsiness of the driver based on a detected level exceeding a threshold associated with at least one of a set of conditions of the driver which indicate the drowsiness of the driver. The conditions of driver drowsiness include driver performance, vigilance, judgment and alertness. A response to the conditions which have been detected is provided by assists to the driver to at least facilitate reducing the detected level below the threshold associated with the conditions and any subsequent drowsiness of the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: YI G. GLASER, RAYMOND J. KIEFER, CHARLES A. GREEN, DANIEL S. GLASER, MICHAEL A. WUERGLER, DEBBIE NACHTEGALL, MAUREEN A. SHORT, ERIC L. RAPHAEL