Patents by Inventor Nicolas Viglucci

Nicolas Viglucci 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: 11951869
    Abstract: The present solution preserves an amount of charge sufficient to reach a nearest or most convenient charger in a battery of a vehicle during a prolonged vehicle disuse. The solution can include a data processing system that can identify an inactive state of a battery and determine that the vehicle should enter an energy reservation mode. The data processing system can identify a vehicle charger and determine, based on a location of the vehicle and the charger, an amount of energy needed for the vehicle to reach the charging unit. The data processing system can determine a power reservation threshold for the first battery and modify, based on the power reservation threshold, a level of energy provided by the first battery to the second battery to maintain at least the first amount of amount of energy in the first battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Nicolas Viglucci, Tae Hoon Park, Tyler Jennings Bennett, Mansi Tandon
  • Publication number: 20230391289
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for controlling power modes of a vehicle and for providing passive entry to the vehicle. A sleep command can be sent from a central controller to multiple domain controllers to enter a sleep state. When the sleep command is received by a first domain controller, a sleep state is entered. When the sleep command is received by a second domain controller, a stealth state is entered. While in the stealth state, the second domain controller periodically wakes up from a sleep state to monitor a condition. In response to detecting a first condition, the second domain controller returns to the sleep state. In response to detecting a second condition, the second domain controller sends a notification of the second condition to the central controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Rocroi, Ryan Kent, Akash Sridhara Acharya, Leonid Kokhnovych, Hyundoo Shin, Nicolas Viglucci
  • Patent number: 11745700
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for controlling power modes of a vehicle and for providing passive entry to the vehicle. A sleep command can be sent from a central controller to multiple domain controllers to enter a sleep state. When the sleep command is received by a first domain controller, a sleep state is entered. When the sleep command is received by a second domain controller, a stealth state is entered. While in the stealth state, the second domain controller periodically wakes up from a sleep state to monitor a condition. In response to detecting a first condition, the second domain controller returns to the sleep state. In response to detecting a second condition, the second domain controller sends a notification of the second condition to the central controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Rocroi, Ryan Kent, Akash Sridhara Acharya, Leonid Kokhnovych, Hyundoo Shin, Nicolas Viglucci
  • Patent number: 11608028
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for controlling power modes of a vehicle and for providing passive entry to the vehicle. Responsive to a determination that a device is within a first distance from the vehicle, a wake-up action of the vehicle is initiated. The wake-up action includes a central controller transitioning one or more electronic control units (ECUs) or at least one program module from a first state to a second state. Responsive to a determination that the device is within a second distance from the vehicle, a welcome action of the vehicle is initiated. The welcome action includes the central controller causing the one or more ECUs or the at least one program module of the vehicle to execute an action associated with the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: RIVIAN IP HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan Kent, Akash Sridhara Acharya, Leonid Kokhnovych, Hyundoo Shin, Thomas Rocroi, Nicolas Viglucci
  • Publication number: 20230075700
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for controlling power modes of a vehicle and for providing passive entry to the vehicle. A sleep command can be sent from a central controller to multiple domain controllers to enter a sleep state. When the sleep command is received by a first domain controller, a sleep state is entered. When the sleep command is received by a second domain controller, a stealth state is entered. While in the stealth state, the second domain controller periodically wakes up from a sleep state to monitor a condition. In response to detecting a first condition, the second domain controller returns to the sleep state. In response to detecting a second condition, the second domain controller sends a notification of the second condition to the central controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Rocroi, Ryan Kent, Akash Sridhara Acharya, Leonid Kokhnovych, Hyundoo Shin, Nicolas Viglucci
  • Publication number: 20230073436
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for controlling power modes of a vehicle and for providing passive entry to the vehicle. Responsive to a determination that a device is within a first distance from the vehicle, a wake-up action of the vehicle is initiated. The wake-up action includes a central controller transitioning one or more electronic control units (ECUs) or at least one program module from a first state to a second state. Responsive to a determination that the device is within a second distance from the vehicle, a welcome action of the vehicle is initiated. The welcome action includes the central controller causing the one or more ECUs or the at least one program module of the vehicle to execute an action associated with the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Ryan Kent, Akash Sridhara Acharya, Leonid Kokhnovych, Hyundoo Shin, Thomas Rocroi, Nicolas Viglucci