Patents Assigned to GM
  • Publication number: 20240383472
    Abstract: An autonomous vehicle (AV) detects an animal in its vicinity, classifies the detected animal, and selects an action to take based on the classification. The action may be selected to deter the animal away from a roadway along which the AV is traveling, or for the AV to avoid a collision or other negative encounter with the animal. The AV determines whether to proceed along the roadway, e.g., if the action has caused the animal to leave the roadway. The animal classification may be used to determine whether or not to drop off or pick up a user at a particular location near an animal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: GM Cruise Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Jennifer Devar McKnew, Max Eunice, Alexander Willem Gerrese, Silas Reeves
  • Publication number: 20240389254
    Abstract: A floating cold plate spigot sealing system for a vehicle includes an electronic module, disposed within an electronic module compartment attached to a vehicle, a floating cold plate having a spigot, disposed adjacent to the electronic module, and a cover having a coolant opening, disposed adjacent to the electronic module, a spigot seal disposed in the coolant opening. The spigot extends through the spigot seal, which includes a lower housing having at least one seal, and a nut that is engageable with the lower housing to form a seal between the spigot seal and the spigot. The at least one seal includes a first seal disposed between an inner surface of the vertical portion of the lower housing and the outer surface of the spigot, and a second seal disposed between the bottom surface of the cover and a bottom surface of the horizontal portion of the lower housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Carl E. Fonville
  • Publication number: 20240387914
    Abstract: A prismatic battery cell assembly includes a prismatic container having a body portion composed with side portions, a top portion arranged on a first end of the body portion and a bottom portion arranged on a second end of the body portion; a first terminal and a second terminal; and battery cells that are arranged in the prismatic container in a stack. Each of the battery cells has a first current collector that is electrically connected to a first foil and a second current collector that is electrically connected to a second foil. The second terminal is arranged on the second end, and the second foils are joined to the second terminal. The first foils are joined to the prismatic container, and the first terminal is the body portion of the prismatic container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Luke Barton, Christopher Schlaupitz
  • Publication number: 20240387854
    Abstract: A prismatic battery cell is provided. The prismatic battery cell includes a hard outer case including an internal volume and an electrode stack or a jelly roll electrode disposed within the internal volume. The prismatic battery cell further includes a foam structure disposed within the internal volume. The foam structure is configured for applying a desirable pressure upon the electrode stack or the jelly roll electrode and for compressing when the electrode stack or the jelly roll electrode expands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Sherman H. Zeng, Liang Xi, Binsong Li, SriLakshmi Katar
  • Publication number: 20240383330
    Abstract: A dual electric motor coupling system for a vehicle including: a vehicle having a vehicle body and a first electric motor, a second electric motor, and a vehicle axle attached to the vehicle body. The vehicle axle including a first rotating member coupled to the first electric motor and connectable to a first wheel assembly of the vehicle, and a second rotating member coupled to the second electric motor and connectable to a second wheel assembly of the vehicle, wherein the first and second wheel assemblies, when connected to the first rotating member and second rotating member, respectively, are disposed on opposing ends of the vehicle axle. A mechanical coupling is disposed in relation to the first electric motor and the second electric motor and is operable to selectively couple the first electric motor and the second electric motor by providing a coupling torque to the vehicle axle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Daniel Y. Rubin
  • Publication number: 20240389000
    Abstract: An advertisement system includes a tuner, an error detection and correction circuit, a decoder, and an output device. The tuner is operational to listen on a first channel of a plurality of channels for a first received packet during a current scan window. The error detection and correction circuit is operational to command the tuner to listen on a second channel of the plurality of channels within the current scan window for a second received packet in response to (i) an incomplete reception of the first received packet or (ii) the first received packet having uncorrectable errors, and correct the first received packet to create a first advertisement packet in response to the first received packet being received and correctable. The decoder is operational to decode the first advertisement packet to generate first advertisement information. The output device is operational to present the first advertisement information as first advertisement data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Aaron Adler, Baljeet S. Gill
  • Publication number: 20240383081
    Abstract: A weld nut feeder pin includes a first pin end opposite a second pin end, and a pin body that extends from the first pin end toward the second pin end. The weld nut feeder pin includes a pin fluid conduit defined through the second pin end to extend to the first pin end and through the pin body, and the pin fluid conduit is configured to receive a pressurized fluid. The weld nut feeder pin includes a plurality of outlet conduits defined through the pin body so as to be in communication with the pin fluid conduit. Each of the plurality of outlet conduits is spaced apart about a perimeter of the pin body and extends along an axis. The axis is oblique to a longitudinal axis of the weld nut feeder pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Jerome Longtine, Rolando Vera-Calzada, Benjamin John LeBlanc, John M. Mccoy
  • Publication number: 20240383500
    Abstract: A method of managing a condition of a shared ride provided using an autonomous vehicle (AV) is described and includes determining individual preferences for the condition expressed by passengers participating in the shared ride; determining a consensus preference for the condition based on the individual preferences; and applying the consensus preference for the condition for at least a portion of the shared ride, wherein the applying the consensus preference for the condition comprises managing settings of the AV, including settings of a cabin of the AV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: GM Cruise Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Jennifer Devar McKnew, Alexander Willem Gerrese, Spencer Lee James, Yifei Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240385596
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for managing vehicle manifest data at a vehicle. Vehicle manifest data is received from a plant operation system at a vehicle manifest data management system of the vehicle. The vehicle manifest data includes a plurality of component identifiers. Each of the component identifiers corresponds to a vehicle component for installation in the vehicle during a vehicle assembly process. The vehicle manifest data includes installation data associated with the installation of each of the vehicle components. A first component identifier associated with a first vehicle component and a first assembly station identifier associated with a first assembly station equipped to install the first vehicle component are received at the vehicle manifest data management system from the plant operation system. The installation data associated with the first vehicle component is transmitted from the vehicle manifest data management system to a station controller of the first assembly station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Michael R. Kaphengst, Alfred Manser, Joshua Lee Solomon, Seog-Chan Oh, Miguel Arturo Saez, Ahmad Almarkhi
  • Patent number: 12148946
    Abstract: An immersion cooling system for a battery system includes a battery enclosure and G battery cell groups arranged in the battery enclosure. Each of the G battery cell groups include C battery cells, where G and C are integers greater than one. A plurality of dividers are arranged between each of the G battery cell groups. A gas manifold removes vent gases from each of the G battery cell groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Taeyoung Han, Ryan Patrick Hickey, Matthew Swift, Chih-hung Yen, William Yu Chen, Goro Tamai, Bahram Khalighi
  • Patent number: 12148298
    Abstract: A method is designed to provide platooning information using a multi-focal plane augmented reality display of a host vehicle. The method includes receiving platooning data from at least one of a plurality of remote vehicles. Each of the plurality of remote vehicle is part of a platoon. The platooning data includes locations, trajectories, and headways of each of the plurality of remote vehicles. The method further includes determining whether the platoon is within a predetermined distance from the host vehicle using the platooning data. Further, the method includes transmitting a command signal to the multi-focal plane augmented reality display of the host vehicle to display a virtual image on the multi-focal plane augmented reality display. The virtual image is indicative of a platooning action related to the platoon that is within the predetermined distance from the host vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Philip McLaine, Joseph F. Szczerba, John P. Weiss, Thomas A. Seder, Kai-Han Chang, Steven Landry
  • Patent number: 12148910
    Abstract: Presented are thermal management systems with passive quenching sacks for cooling battery assemblies, methods for making/using such systems, and vehicles equipped with such systems. A passive thermal management (PTM) system is presented for cooling a battery assembly, such as a traction battery pack with a battery case containing stacked battery cells. The PTM system includes a fluid container that mounts inside the battery assembly, interposed between the battery case and battery cells. The fluid container stows therein a dielectric coolant fluid and has multiple fluid ports that fluidly connect to the battery cells to dispense thereto the coolant fluid. Thermomechanical plugs, such as wax, film, or smart-material barriers, seal the fluid container ports and passively open (e.g., melt, bend, disintegrate, expand, etc.) at a predefined temperature to thereby unseal the fluid ports such that the coolant fluid is fed from the fluid container into the battery cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Jermain E. Onye, Ryan P. Hickey, Pooja Suresh, Andrew P. Oury
  • Patent number: 12149123
    Abstract: A rotor for a reluctance machine includes a rotor body having cavities defined by inner surfaces of the rotor body, a filler disposed within the cavities, and an adhesive coating that covalently bonds the filler to the inner surfaces of the rotor body. The adhesive coating exhibits a composite structure including a continuous matrix component and a discontinuous organic component dispersed throughout the matrix component, wherein the matrix component comprises an inorganic siloxane network and the organic component comprises a plurality of organic groups bonded to the inorganic siloxane network. The adhesive coating is formed on the inner surfaces of the rotor body by depositing a precursor composition on the inner surfaces of a rotor body and exposing the precursor composition to a plasma. The precursor composition comprises an organofunctional silane or a hydrolysate thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Mary Gilliam, Anthony Michael Coppola
  • Patent number: 12146529
    Abstract: A planar joint for pivotally supporting an arm to a support structure includes an outer sleeve with a shaft extending through the outer sleeve and including an integrated washer extending radially outward from a central portion thereof. A pair of thrust bearings disposed against the integrated washer on respective opposite sides. A pair of bearing sleeves are adjacent to a respective one of the pair of thrust bearings. A pair of threaded washers are threadedly engaged within respective opposite ends of the outer sleeve. A pair of seals are received in a cavity in a respective one of the pair of threaded washers. A pair of retaining rings are received in an opening end of the cavity of a respective one of the pair of threaded washers for securing the seals within the respective threaded washers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Anderson Les, Victor Wong, Jeffry J. Pniewski, Marcelo Augusto Goncalves Fonseca
  • Patent number: 12146949
    Abstract: A phase modulated continuous wave (PMCW) multiple input multiple output (MIMO) radar system is described herein. The radar system is configured to compute range, velocity, and direction of arrival angle of objects relative to the radar system. The radar system includes several transmitting antennas and several receiving antennas, where selected transmitting antennas simultaneously transmit radar signals based on the same modulation signal. Per transmitting antenna, the transmissions are modulated with respective phase offsets on a per pulse repetition interval (PRI) basis. Hence, a coupling between phase shifts over PRI and transmitter positions is established. Effectively, then, each transmitting antenna is labeled with a velocity offset that corresponds to the phase rate of change assigned to the transmitting antenna. This approach is referred to herein as velocity-labeled multiplexing (VLM).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: GM CRUISE HOLDINGS LLC
    Inventors: Jorge Julio Jácome Muñoz, Andre Giere, Özlem Karaca, Johanna Gütlein-Holzer
  • Patent number: 12146353
    Abstract: A door check system of a vehicle includes a door check assembly having a check body securable to a door of the vehicle, a check link extending through a check body opening of the check body and an adjustment mechanism positioned at a body of the vehicle. The adjustment mechanism includes a housing defining a housing opening, and an adjustment slide positioned in the housing opening and slidable moveable therein. The adjustment slide is secured to the check link. An adjustment feature is secured to the adjustment slide and extends through an adjustment slot in the housing. Moving the adjustment feature along the adjustment slot moves the adjustment slide in the housing opening to change an effective length of the check link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Thomas E. Houck
  • Patent number: 12145625
    Abstract: A system for detection and reporting of data signal interference includes a plurality of vehicles. Each vehicle includes a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver receiving a GNSS signal, a cellular modem configured for sending and receiving data over a wireless communication network, and a computerized detection and reporting controller. The controller includes programming to monitor the GNSS signal, analyze the GNSS signal to identify a presence of radio frequency (RF) interference, and generate a report of an RF interference event to a remote server device based upon the presence of the interference. The system further includes the server device including programming to monitor the report of the interference event from each of the vehicles, identify a threshold RF interference event based upon the report of the RF interference event from each of the plurality of vehicles, and command a remedial action based upon the threshold RF interference event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Curtis L. Hay, Iqbal M. Surti, Pei Xu
  • Patent number: D1051786
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Jinho Seo
  • Patent number: D1051789
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Zooyoung Oh
  • Patent number: D1052117
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Jinho Seo, Hungil Lee