Patents by Inventor Victoria Leigh Schein

Victoria Leigh Schein 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: 20180244129
    Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for infrared sensor arrays for monitoring vehicle occupants and windows. An example vehicle includes a side window and an infrared sensor array. The infrared sensor array includes first pixels of measurement resolution to monitor an occupant and second pixels of measurement resolution to monitor the side window. The example vehicle also includes a cabin environment controller to detect, via the first pixels, whether a body temperature of the occupant is outside a predetermined temperature range and detect, via the second pixels, whether fog is on the side window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Mike James Whitens, Clay Wesley Maranville, Cynthia Mowery Flanigan, Victoria Leigh Schein
  • Publication number: 20170322389
    Abstract: Various expandable mirrors and a vehicle having the same are described. An expandable mirror may include a first pane having a first reflective surface and a second pane having a second reflective surface. The expandable mirror may also include a mechanism connected with each of the first and second panes. The mechanism may be actuated to expand a viewing area of the mirror such that the expanded viewing area includes both the first and second reflective surfaces. The expandable mirror may also include a third pane having a third reflective surface that contributes to the viewing area when the mirror is expanded. The expandable mirror may also include a manual button configured to actuate or de-actuate the mechanism when pressed. The expandable mirror may also include a positioning motor configured to adjust the orientation of the viewing area of the mirror.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Leigh Gray Hagestad, John Michael Galan Ferrer, Victoria Leigh Schein, Nitin Bandaru