Patents Assigned to Atieva, Inc.
  • Patent number: 11732515
    Abstract: A car door handle that lies flush with the car door exterior surface prior to engagement is provided. Once engaged, the car door handle rotates out and away from the door. After the handle is fully deployed, a grip-through loop is presented to the user, thus simplifying door control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Atieva, Inc.
    Inventor: Axel Boris Vollmer
  • Patent number: 11685324
    Abstract: A vehicle comprises: a vehicle body having a front and a rear; a vehicle chassis supporting the vehicle body, the vehicle chassis including a chassis portion; a component attached to the front of the vehicle body; and a member comprising (i) an elongate portion having teeth, and (ii) an attachment portion attaching the member to one of the chassis portion or the component, wherein the member is configured for ratcheting of the teeth against an edge of the other of the chassis portion or the component due to relative movement between the component and the chassis portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Atieva, Inc.
    Inventors: Vijay Shankar Authimoolam Iyer, Tobias Emanuel Monteiro Martins, Boon-Sam Tan, Eric Magnus Bach
  • Patent number: 11658563
    Abstract: A half-bridge power supply comprises: a first switch electrically connected to an energy source and to a load; a second switch electrically connected to the energy source and to the load; and circuitry electrically connected to the first and second switches and configured to provide a dynamic dead time for the half-bridge power supply based on one of the first and second switches being turned off having forward current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Atieva, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard J. Biskup, Miaosen Shen
  • Publication number: 20230044735
    Abstract: A vehicle warning sign comprises: a reflective material for at least visible light; and at least one of (i) a heating element for detection by a thermal sensor or (ii) a corner reflector for detection by a radar, the corner reflector oriented substantially in a common direction with the reflective material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: Atieva, Inc.
    Inventor: Qiang Lu
  • Publication number: 20230023349
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprises: continuously monitoring, by an assisted-driving (AD) system using a sensor, surroundings of a vehicle being controlled by a driver; detecting, by the AD system using the sensor, a parking spot that is available; planning, by the AD system and in response to detecting the parking spot, a trajectory for the vehicle to park in the parking spot; and generating a prompt to the driver, by the AD system and in response to detecting the parking spot, to have the AD system handle parking of the vehicle in the parking spot, the prompt performed before the vehicle reaches the parking spot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: Atieva, Inc.
    Inventor: Abhishek Pathak
  • Patent number: 11545029
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprises: determining, by a computer system of a first vehicle, that a traffic standstill criterion is met, the traffic standstill criterion including that the first vehicle is stationary in traffic and that a second vehicle immediately in front of the first vehicle is also stationary; receiving, by the computer system, a camera output relating to a driver of the first vehicle, the camera output generated by a camera positioned in a passenger cabin of the first vehicle; assigning, by the computer system, a distraction level for the driver based on the camera output, the distraction level selected from among multiple distraction levels; determining, by the computer system, that a criterion for a drive-off event is met; and selecting, by the computer system and based on the distraction level assigned for the driver, a first alert level from among multiple alert levels regarding the drive-off event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Atieva, Inc.
    Inventors: Eliseo Miranda, Shrief M. Salama
  • Patent number: 11541758
    Abstract: A power distribution system is provided that ensures that a car is able to operate safely in an autonomous mode. The system includes multiple power rails, including a pair of safety critical power rails. Associated with each safety critical power rail is a safety switch, vehicle sensors (e.g., vehicle location and obstacle sensors), vehicle actuators (e.g., braking and steering actuators) and an autonomous control unit. If a fault is detected during vehicle initialization or general operation, the safety switch which detected the fault opens and that particular power rail is decoupled from the general purpose power rail as well as the remaining safety critical power rail. The remaining safety critical power rail is then able to provide power to a sufficient number of sensors, actuators and controllers to allow the car to safely and autonomously complete an emergency stop on the side of the road.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Atieva, Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Philippe Gauthier, Richard Biskup, Thomas Joel Huber
  • Patent number: 11545834
    Abstract: A gateway system for a building comprises: a first relay to couple a first line of the gateway system to a first grid line of a power grid; a second relay to couple a second line of the gateway system to a second grid line of the power grid; a neutral line coupled to a neutral grid line of the power grid; a first electric-vehicle (EV) line coupled to the first line of the gateway system, the first EV line configured for being coupled to a first line of an EV charging connector; a second EV line coupled to the second line of the gateway system, the second EV line configured for being coupled to a second line of the EV charging connector, wherein the EV charging connector has no neutral line; and a balancing converter coupled to the first and second lines of the gateway system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Atieva, Inc.
    Inventor: Mingkai Mu
  • Patent number: 11535097
    Abstract: An electric motor cooling system is provided that utilizes stator-integrated axial coolant channels and a coolant manifold centrally located within the stator to efficiently remove motor assembly heat. In order to increase the velocity of the coolant exiting the axial coolant channels, thereby improving end winding cooling uniformity, end laminations are integrated into the stator which restrict the flow of coolant from the axial coolant channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Atieva, Inc.
    Inventors: Emad Dlala, Jeremy Mayer, Barnaby James Gerard Lewis, Mohammed Mahmoudi
  • Patent number: 11513754
    Abstract: Presenting first drawer area on a first display device in an instrument panel of a vehicle, the first drawer area presented in an extended state; presenting second drawer area on a second display device in the instrument panel of the vehicle, the second drawer area presented in a retracted state; receiving first transition command regarding the first and second drawer areas; and in response to receiving the first transition command: presenting the first drawer area in the retracted state on the first display device, wherein the first content is not visible in the first drawer area in the retracted state; and presenting the second drawer area in the extended state on the second display device, wherein the first content of the first application is visible in the second drawer area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Atieva, Inc.
    Inventors: Saurabh Vinodkumar Rathi, Gina Park, Karina Nicole Cosgro, Yunwei Yang, Eugene Joseph Lee, Raymond Leonard Bessemer, Derek N. Jenkins, Akshay Rajkumar Hasija, James Lee, Hwan Kang, Soumya Thandra, Paul Hsu, Nicholas James Hope
  • Patent number: D974962
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Atieva Inc.
    Inventors: Simon Tovey, Alvin Po-yu Tseng, Derek N. Jenkins
  • Patent number: D979106
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Atieva Inc.
    Inventors: Jiyeon Kim, Derek N. Jenkins, Bennett Soderberg
  • Patent number: D982490
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Atieva Inc.
    Inventors: Joann Jung, Derek N. Jenkins, Zeb Michael Coughenour
  • Patent number: D992158
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Atieva Inc.
    Inventors: Jiyeon Kim, Derek N. Jenkins
  • Patent number: D1001711
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Atieva Inc.
    Inventor: Grimaud Gervex
  • Patent number: D1005911
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Atieva Inc.
    Inventor: Alvin Po-Yu Tseng
  • Patent number: D1005913
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Atieva Inc.
    Inventor: Grimaud Gervex
  • Patent number: D1005914
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Atieva Inc.
    Inventor: Grimaud Gervex
  • Patent number: D1005944
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Atieva Inc.
    Inventor: Alvin Po-Yu Tseng
  • Patent number: D1005969
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Atieva Inc.
    Inventor: Alvin Po-Yu Tseng