Patents by Inventor Riley Alexander SOWARD

Riley Alexander SOWARD 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 apparatus for supporting compartment inserts in autonomous delivery vehicles
    Patent number: 11964627
    Abstract: According to one aspect, a method includes detecting, through a detection interface of a vehicle, an installation of a first compartment insert in a first compartment of the vehicle, wherein detecting the installation includes determining when the detection interface is in contact with a second interface of the first compartment insert. After detecting the installation of the first compartment insert, it is determined whether the first compartment insert is capable of transmitting information to the vehicle. The method also includes obtaining the information from the first compartment insert when it is determined that the first compartment insert is capable of transmitting the information to the vehicle, and identifying a type associated with the first compartment insert from the information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Nuro, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Alan Baker, Robert Irving Luan, Benjamin Wade Julian, Riley Alexander Soward
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING COMPARTMENT INSERTS IN AUTONOMOUS DELIVERY VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20210094506
    Abstract: According to one aspect, a method includes detecting, through a detection interface of a vehicle, an installation of a first compartment insert in a first compartment of the vehicle, wherein detecting the installation includes determining when the detection interface is in contact with a second interface of the first compartment insert. After detecting the installation of the first compartment insert, it is determined whether the first compartment insert is capable of transmitting information to the vehicle. The method also includes obtaining the information from the first compartment insert when it is determined that the first compartment insert is capable of transmitting the information to the vehicle, and identifying a type associated with the first compartment insert from the information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: Nuro, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Alan BAKER, Robert Irving LUAN, Benjamin Wade JULIAN, Riley Alexander SOWARD