Patents by Inventor MAUREEN A. SHORT

MAUREEN A. SHORT 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).

  • Publication number: 20190300017
    Abstract: A method of controlling a vehicle includes transmitting real time geographically tagged vehicle data from a transmitting vehicle to a database of a computing device. A caution area is identified based on the geographically tagged vehicle data from the at least one transmitting vehicle. A geographic boundary is defined surrounding the caution area. When the location of a receiving vehicle enters into the geographic boundary, a notification signal in the receiving vehicle is generated to alert an operator of the receiving vehicle to the caution area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Daniel S. Glaser, Yi G. Glaser, Maureen A. Short, Joseph F. Szczerba
  • 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