Patents by Inventor Maximilian Parness

Maximilian Parness 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).

  • Patent number: 11677240
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining, by a first energy source, that a second energy source configured to provide energy to an area is in need of supplemental energy, providing, by the first energy source, the supplemental energy to at least one location within the area in a prioritized manner, and responsive to a severity of the need and an amount of available energy at the first energy source, notifying, by the first energy source, the at least one transport to provide additional energy to the at least one location in the prioritized manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Patent number: 11623540
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining, by a charging station, a grade associated with an operation of a transport and allowing, by the charging station, a recharging level related to the grade and an environmental impact of the recharging level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Publication number: 20230044261
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining, by a transport, an energy transfer condition exists along a route, routing, by the transport, to a location on the route based on the energy transfer condition exceeding an energy transfer value and based on one or more traffic conditions, aligning, by the transport, a position of the transport at the location to wirelessly receive an energy transfer, and receiving, by the transport, the energy transfer while the transport is in motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Publication number: 20230004905
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining a modified use of energy by an entity, based on a current environmental factor, and providing an energy offset to the entity based on the modified use. The offset derives an alternate benefit to overcome a negative balance by another entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Patent number: 11515741
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining, by a transport, an energy transfer condition exists along a route, routing, by the transport, to a location on the route based on the energy transfer condition exceeding an energy transfer value and based on one or more traffic conditions, aligning, by the transport, a position of the transport at the location to wirelessly receive an energy transfer, and receiving, by the transport, the energy transfer while the transport is in motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Publication number: 20220371469
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining an efficiency, related to a current event of a transport, is lower than a threshold, and restricting a least intrusive future event of the transport, unrelated to the current event, until the efficiency is at or above the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Publication number: 20220371464
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of establishing communication between a transport and a location via a module including a battery, determining an energy amount in the transport and an energy requirement at the location, and initiating a transfer of a portion of the energy amount from the transport to the battery based on an intended use of the portion at one or more devices at the location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Publication number: 20220355701
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of sensing that a transport in a group is performing at an efficiency below a threshold and modifying at least one other transport in the group to perform at an efficiency above the threshold, wherein the efficiency above the threshold is similar to efficiency below the threshold, wherein the modification occurs at a final portion of a route of the at least one other transport.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Publication number: 20220357406
    Abstract: An example operation includes determining that a replacement battery of a transport will degrade to a threshold capacity at an end of a specified time based on a degradation capacity of a current battery of the transport.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicants: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC., TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Publication number: 20220341741
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining a transport, in a group of transports associated with a date of disposition, is operating below an efficiency threshold of the group of transports, and limiting transports, in the group of transports, that are operating most above the efficiency threshold, from performing functionality until the group of transports is at the efficiency threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Publication number: 20220300915
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining a route and type of elements to be transported by a transport and decommissioning one or more batteries on the transport based on the determining. The one or more batteries are configured to be detachably attached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Publication number: 20220285937
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining, by a first energy source, a future amount of energy at each location served by the first energy source, determining, by the first energy source, a time to begin supplying the future portion of energy at each location when energy from the second energy source is not obtainable, and supplying, by the energy source, the future portion of energy at each of the locations, based on the determined time. The future amount is related to a portion of other energy available at each location and a portion of other energy previously provided to a second energy source by the location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Publication number: 20220281452
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of storing first data related to an operation style of a transport in a first area, storing second data related to an operation style of the transport in a second area, wherein the first data and the second data is based on a combined energy consumption efficiency as the transport maneuvers through the first area and the second area, and modifying functionality of the transport based on the combined energy consumption efficiency and characteristics of one or more occupants of the transport.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Publication number: 20220281340
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining, by a transport, when the transport will not be in use for a time greater than an amount of time, modifying, by the transport, a current charge in the transport at a beginning of the amount of time, wherein the modifying preserves an amount of charge of at least one battery in the transport at or below a first threshold, and receiving, by the transport, a next charge at or above a second threshold at an end of the time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Patent number: 11422523
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining, by a server, needed energy at a building of a plurality of buildings served by a microgrid and providing, by the server, a portion of the needed energy to the building using a priority. The portion and the priority are based on an availability of alternate sources of energy at the building as compared with alternate sources of energy at other buildings of the plurality of buildings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Publication number: 20220234466
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of obtaining charge by a transport via a first charging capability while traveling along a route to a destination and re-routing the transport to obtain additional charge via a secondary charging capability while decreasing a travel time to the destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Publication number: 20220236703
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining, by a server, needed energy at a building of a plurality of buildings served by a microgrid and providing, by the server, a portion of the needed energy to the building using a priority. The portion and the priority are based on an availability of alternate sources of energy at the building as compared with alternate sources of energy at other buildings of the plurality of buildings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Publication number: 20220227246
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of directing, by a server, a transport to provide charge to a stationary energy source when a grid demand is above a threshold, and directing, by the server, one or more other transports to retrieve a portion of the provided charge from the stationary energy source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Publication number: 20220231503
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining, by a first energy source, that a second energy source configured to provide energy to an area is in need of supplemental energy, providing, by the first energy source, the supplemental energy to at least one location within the area in a prioritized manner, and responsive to a severity of the need and an amount of available energy at the first energy source, notifying, by the first energy source, the at least one transport to provide additional energy to the at least one location in the prioritized manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Publication number: 20220229404
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of directing, by a transport, another transport in need of a first amount of charge to an off-grid stationary battery, providing, by the transport, a second amount of charge to the off-grid stationary battery, and notifying, by the transport, the another transport to retrieve the first amount of charge, wherein the first amount of charge is less than the second amount of charge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness