Patents by Inventor Todd Muck

Todd Muck 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: 11341781
    Abstract: Methods and systems may provide for technology to identify, at a first vehicle, one or more driving factors associated with a potential future action of the first vehicle, determine that the one or more driving factors are to be stored as remotely accessible data and cause the remotely accessible data to be stored to an online storage in association with an identifier of the first vehicle. The technology may further, at a second vehicle, identify the identifier from sensor data, access the remotely accessible data based on the identifier, and one or more of cause at least part of the remotely accessible data to be presented to a user of the second vehicle or modify a driving parameter of the second vehicle based on the remotely accessible data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Paxton Williams, Danil Prokhorov, Todd Muck
  • Patent number: 11305694
    Abstract: A system is disclosed and includes a vehicle. The vehicle includes a plurality of sensors including a first set and a second set. The vehicle includes a mirror assembly that includes a mirror body and one or more actuators that are actuable to move the mirror assembly between an extended position and a retracted position. The second set is positioned on the mirror assembly. The vehicle includes a controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of sensors and the one or more actuators, and the controller causes the one or more actuators to adjust a position of the mirror body based on information received from the first set. The controller selectively activates the second set based on the position of the mirror body. The controller calibrates the second set of the plurality of sensors while the position of the mirror body is being set to the extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Ethan W. Pomish, Todd Muck
  • Patent number: 11283228
    Abstract: An adaptor for a sensor having a sensor connector. The adaptor includes a receptacle base configured to, upon insertion of the sensor connector, align with the structural shape, and/or size, and/or configuration of the sensor connector and establish a structural connection therewith. The adaptor may also include one or more receivers, configured to, in response to the conformance in the structural shape, and/or size, and/or configuration of the receptacle base, move relative to the receptacle base to align with axis of an optical arrangement or pin arrangement of the sensor connector. Such an alignment is to result in the mating of the adaptor and sensor connector which thereby establishes an electrical connection or an optical connection therewith. The adaptor may also include a processing device configured to determine one or more characteristics of output from the sensor connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Danil Prokhorov, Scott L. Frederick, Todd Muck
  • Patent number: 11029179
    Abstract: The present application relates to a calibration enclosure, systems that include a calibration enclosure, and methods of using the same. A calibration enclosure includes a body having an interior surface and one or more projections disposed at one or more locations on the interior surface of the body. Each one of the one or more projections provides an encoded signal that is usable for calibrating a vehicle sensor when the calibration enclosure is placed over a vehicle including the vehicle sensor such that the calibration enclosure covers the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Brian J. Pinkelman, Todd Muck, Danil Prokhorov
  • Publication number: 20210143593
    Abstract: An adaptor for a sensor having a sensor connector. The adaptor includes a receptacle base configured to, upon insertion of the sensor connector, align with the structural shape, and/or size, and/or configuration of the sensor connector and establish a structural connection therewith. The adaptor may also include one or more receivers, configured to, in response to the conformance in the structural shape, and/or size, and/or configuration of the receptacle base, move relative to the receptacle base to align with axis of an optical arrangement or pin arrangement of the sensor connector. Such an alignment is to result in the mating of the adaptor and sensor connector which thereby establishes an electrical connection or an optical connection therewith. The adaptor may also include a processing device configured to determine one or more characteristics of output from the sensor connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Danil Prokhorov, Scott L. Frederick, Todd Muck
  • Publication number: 20210129754
    Abstract: A system is disclosed and includes a vehicle. The vehicle includes a plurality of sensors including a first set and a second set. The vehicle includes a mirror assembly that includes a mirror body and one or more actuators that are actuable to move the mirror assembly between an extended position and a retracted position. The second set is positioned on the mirror assembly. The vehicle includes a controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of sensors and the one or more actuators, and the controller causes the one or more actuators to adjust a position of the mirror body based on information received from the first set. The controller selectively activates the second set based on the position of the mirror body. The controller calibrates the second set of the plurality of sensors while the position of the mirror body is being set to the extended position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Ethan W. Pomish, Todd Muck
  • Publication number: 20210131838
    Abstract: The present application relates to a calibration enclosure, systems that include a calibration enclosure, and methods of using the same. A calibration enclosure includes a body having an interior surface and one or more projections disposed at one or more locations on the interior surface of the body. Each one of the one or more projections provides an encoded signal that is usable for calibrating a vehicle sensor when the calibration enclosure is placed over a vehicle including the vehicle sensor such that the calibration enclosure covers the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Brian J. Pinkelman, Todd Muck, Danil Prokhorov
  • Publication number: 20210118243
    Abstract: Methods and systems may provide for technology to identify, at a first vehicle, one or more driving factors associated with a potential future action of the first vehicle, determine that the one or more driving factors are to be stored as remotely accessible data and cause the remotely accessible data to be stored to an online storage in association with an identifier of the first vehicle. The technology may further, at a second vehicle, identify the identifier from sensor data, access the remotely accessible data based on the identifier, and one or more of cause at least part of the remotely accessible data to be presented to a user of the second vehicle or modify a driving parameter of the second vehicle based on the remotely accessible data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Paxton Williams, Danil Prokhorov, Todd Muck
  • Patent number: 10709088
    Abstract: One embodiment relates to seed and plants of hemp cultivar TM1. Another embodiment relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of hemp cultivar TM1, and to methods for producing a hemp plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves, with another hemp plant, such as a plant of another genotype, or with vegetatively propagating said plant. Another embodiment further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. Further embodiments relate to parts of such plants, and products produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Inventor: Todd Muck
  • Publication number: 20180295804
    Abstract: One embodiment relates to seed and plants of hemp cultivar TM1. Another embodiment relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of hemp cultivar TM1, and to methods for producing a hemp plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves, with another hemp plant, such as a plant of another genotype, or with vegetatively propagating said plant. Another embodiment further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. Further embodiments relate to parts of such plants, and products produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventor: Todd Muck
  • Publication number: 20070182179
    Abstract: A trim member for covering an interior surface of a vehicle has an elastically collapsible outer wall. The trim member includes a substantially rigid frame and a cover. The frame is adapted for fixedly securing the cover to the interior surface. The cover is fixedly secured to and covering at least a portion of the frame, the cover being elastically deformable to prevent pinching of an appendage of a user between the frame and an adjacent fixed surface in the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2006
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventors: Todd Muck, Masroor Fahim