Patents Assigned to Tesla, Inc.
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Patent number: 12164310Abstract: A processor coupled to memory is configured to receive an identification of a geographical location associated with a target specified by a user remote from a vehicle. A machine learning model is utilized to generate a representation of at least a portion of an environment surrounding the vehicle using sensor data from one or more sensors of the vehicle. At least a portion of a path to a target location corresponding to the received geographical location is calculated using the generated representation of the at least portion of the environment surrounding the vehicle. At least one command is provided to automatically navigate the vehicle based on the determined path and updated sensor data from at least a portion of the one or more sensors of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2023Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: Tesla, Inc.Inventors: Elon Musk, Kate Park, Nenad Uzunovic, Christopher Coleman Moore, Francis Havlak, Stuart Bowers, Andrej Karpathy, Arvind Ramanandan, Ashima Kapur Sud, Paul Chen, Paril Jain, Alexander Hertzberg, Jason Kong, Li Wang, Oktay Arslan, Nicklas Gustafsson, Charles Shieh, David Seelig
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Patent number: 12159981Abstract: A deformation detection apparatus includes a cell movement-control assembly to handle a linear motion and a rotational motion of a battery cell, a body that supports the cell movement-control assembly, a digital micrometer, and control circuitry. The control circuitry controls a displacement of the battery cell between a first position and a second position along a longitudinal axis through a scanning region of the digital micrometer and a plurality of rotational positions of the battery cell at a plurality of charge states and a plurality of discharge states. The control circuitry measures a plurality of outer diameter values of the battery cell for a plurality of linear positions and a plurality of rotational positions along the longitudinal axis of the battery cell and determines a change in a geometrical shape (deformation and/or strain) of the battery cell for the plurality of linear positions and the plurality of rotational positions.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2022Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: Tesla, Inc.Inventor: Michael Kahn
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Patent number: 12151673Abstract: A system for dynamically managing individual suspension settings for a vehicle based on a determined suspension mode is provided. Based on the user input and obtained sensor input, the system can then determine a suspension mode for a plurality of individually controllable components by specifying values or commands for each controllable component. A first mode may correspond to a lowering of the plurality of controllable. A second mode may correspond to lowering two controllable components corresponding to the rear wheels of the vehicle and raising two controllable components corresponding to front wheels of the vehicle. A third mode may correspond to a lowering of the plurality of controllable components to effectively drop the height of the vehicle to a threshold point. The system may further implement various validation processes that can validate the determined suspension mode and make further adjustment to individual controllable portions based on load or ground measurements.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2020Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: Tesla, Inc.Inventors: Joel Van Rooyen, Brian Doorlag, Paul Venhovens
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Patent number: 12151539Abstract: A vehicle comprising a compressor and a manifold physically and fluidly coupled to the compressor.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2022Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: Tesla, Inc.Inventor: John David Calderone
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Publication number: 20240378899Abstract: Aspects of the present application correspond to utilization of a combined set of inputs from simulation systems to generate or train machine learned algorithms for utilization in vehicles with vision system-only based processing. Aspects of the present application correspond to utilization of a set of inputs from sensors or sensing systems and simulation systems to create updated training sets for use in machine learning algorithms. The combined set of inputs includes a first set of data corresponding to vision system from a plurality of cameras configured in a vehicle. The combined set of inputs further includes a second set of data corresponding to simulated content systems that generate additional training set data including visual images and data labels to supplement the vision system data.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2022Publication date: November 14, 2024Applicant: Tesla, Inc.Inventors: David Abfall, Michael Hosticka
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Publication number: 20240378896Abstract: Aspects of the present application correspond to utilization of a set of inputs from vision systems to generate simulations or predicted paths of travel for dynamic objects detected from the vision systems. Illustratively, a service can process the set of inputs (e.g., the associated ground truth label data) collected from one or more vision systems (or additional services) to identify predicted paths of travel for any dynamic objects detected from the captured vision system information. Typically, a plurality of predicted paths of travels can be generated such that more than one path of travel may be considered to meet or exceed a minimal threshold. The resulting predicted paths of travel can be further associated with confidence values that characterize the likelihood that any one predicted path of travel for a detected dynamic object will occur.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2022Publication date: November 14, 2024Applicant: Tesla, Inc.Inventors: Nanda Kishore Vasudevan, Dhiral Chheda
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Patent number: 12136030Abstract: Systems and methods for adapting a neural network model on a hardware platform. An example method includes obtaining neural network model information comprising decision points associated with a neural network, with one or more first decision points being associated with a layout of the neural network. Platform information associated with a hardware platform for which the neural network model information is to be adapted is accessed. Constraints associated with adapting the neural network model information to the hardware platform are determined based on the platform information, with a first constraint being associated with a processing resource of the hardware platform and with a second constraint being associated with a performance metric. A candidate configuration for the neural network is generated via execution of a satisfiability solver based on the constraints, with the candidate configuration assigns values to the plurality of decision points.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2023Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignee: Tesla, Inc.Inventor: Michael Driscoll
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Publication number: 20240355132Abstract: Aspects of the present application correspond to utilization of a combined set of inputs to generate or train machine learned algorithms for utilization in vehicles with vision system-only based processing. A network service can receive a first set of inputs (e.g., a first data set) from a target vehicle including captured vision system data at a first point in time. The network service can receive a second set of inputs (e.g., a second data set) from the target vehicle including captured vision system data at a second point in time. The second point in time is subsequent to the first point in time. Based on the second set of ground truth labels and values, the network service can then determine or derive labels and associated values for the first set of ground truth labels and values.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2022Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: Tesla, Inc.Inventors: Pengfei Phil Duan, Nishant Desai, Phillip Lee
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Patent number: 12122274Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seating portion and a backrest portion coupled to the seating portion. The seat also includes a temperature-control system associated with at least one of the seating portion and the backrest portion. The temperature-control system includes a base layer and an intermediate layer disposed adjacent to the base layer. The intermediate layer is adapted to allow fluid to flow through it. The temperature-control system includes a cover layer disposed adjacent to the intermediate layer. The temperature-control system includes at least one heating element disposed between the intermediate layer and the cover layer. The temperature-control system further includes a fluid pump to provide fluid flow through the intermediate layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2021Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: Tesla, Inc.Inventors: Gaurang Gupta, Wentao Wang, Adnan Esmail
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Patent number: 12115973Abstract: A system for dynamically managing individual suspension settings for a vehicle based on a determined suspension mode is provided. Based on the user input and obtained sensor input, the system can then determine a suspension mode for a plurality of individually controllable components by specifying values or commands for each controllable component. A first mode may correspond to a lowering of the plurality of controllable. A second mode may correspond to lowering two controllable components corresponding to the rear wheels of the vehicle and raising two controllable components corresponding to front wheels of the vehicle. A third mode may correspond to a lowering of the plurality of controllable components to effectively drop the height of the vehicle to a threshold point. The system may further implement various validation processes that can validate the determined suspension mode and make further adjustment to individual controllable portions based on load or ground measurements.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2020Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: Tesla, Inc.Inventors: Joel Van Rooyen, Brian Doorlag, Paul Venhovens
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Patent number: 12099363Abstract: A vehicular autonomous driving system includes a time division multiplexed (TDM) bus, an autonomous driving (AD) controller coupled to the TDM bus, and a plurality of AD sensors coupled to the TDM bus. The AD sensors are configured to collect AD data and transmit collected AD data to the AD controller on the TDM bus in an assigned time slot at a first power level. A first AD sensor of the plurality of AD sensors is configured to, based upon collected AD data, detect an AD emergency event. In response to the detection, the first AD sensor is configured to transmit an AD emergency message on the TDM bus in a non-assigned time slot and at a second power level that exceeds the first power level. The AD sensor may transmit the AD emergency message in a particular sub-slot of the non-assigned time slot.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2023Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: Tesla, Inc.Inventor: Michael D. Cave
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Patent number: 12099328Abstract: Exemplary systems may reduce or eliminate the visibility of a boundary between the displaying portions of the system and the non-displaying portions of the system. An exemplary system includes a display screen including a plurality of pixels forming a first periodic structure and a frame surrounding at least a portion of the display screen. The frame may include a holographic structure having a second periodic structure. The first pitch of the first periodic structure may be within 0.5 percent to 20 percent of the second pitch of the second periodic structure.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2022Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: Tesla, Inc.Inventor: Christos Gougoussis
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Patent number: 12100812Abstract: Improved battery systems have been developed for lithium-ion based batteries. The improved battery systems consist of two-additive mixtures in an electrolyte solvent that is a carbonate solvent, an organic solvent, a non-aqueous solvent, and/or methyl acetate. The positive electrode of the improved battery systems may be formed from lithium nickel manganese cobalt compounds, and the negative electrode of the improved battery system may be formed from natural or artificial graphite.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2020Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignees: Tesla, Inc., Panasonic Holdings CorporationInventors: Jeffery R. Dahn, Jing Li, Stephen Laurence Glazier
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Patent number: 12088144Abstract: A stator for an electric motor is described. An example stator includes a stator core having teeth that are radially arranged about a common central axis of the stator and located in a spaced apart manner from one another. Each tooth has an inward portion and an outward portion. The example stator further includes an electrically transmissive coil of wire that is wound contiguously upon the inward portions of at least a subset of teeth from the plurality of teeth. The stator also includes wedge members that are radially arranged about the common central axis and located intermittently with the plurality of teeth such that each wedge member abuts with the outward portions of adjacently located teeth.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2023Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: Tesla, Inc.Inventors: Kalonica Christie, James Murphy, Leif Olsen, David Nelson, Christopher Edwards
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Patent number: 12086097Abstract: A microprocessor system comprises a computational array and a vector computational unit. The computational array includes a plurality of computation units. The vector computational unit is in communication with the computational array and includes a plurality of processing elements. The processing elements are configured to receive output data elements from the computational array and process in parallel the received output data elements.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2022Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: Tesla, Inc.Inventors: Debjit Das Sarma, Emil Talpes, Peter Joseph Bannon
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Patent number: 12083875Abstract: A truck bed cover integrated in a vehicle (e.g., a truck), configured to move through an opening formed between a cab and a truck bed, and along a set of channels on the truck bed. The vehicle includes a motor engaged with the truck bed cover and configured to enable an automated movement of the truck bed cover along the set of channels. The vehicle in one embodiment is an electric truck configured to run off a battery pack stored within the electric truck. The truck bed cover includes a plurality of movable portions, the plurality of movable portions linked together in a flexible format.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2020Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: Tesla, Inc.Inventors: Arvind Pattabhiraman, Jared Migdal, Paul Venhovens, Greg Peer, Dhruv Kapoor, Alan Paul Clarke
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Patent number: 12078236Abstract: An electric drive unit and method of assembling the same is disclosed. The electric drive unit includes a rotor having a rotor shaft, and gear shaft, where the rotor shaft is inserted into the gear shaft. The gear shaft is supported by two bearings, while the rotor shaft supported directly at one end by a bearing and at the other by the gear shaft. A wave spring is also disclosed that provides an axial loading to the rotor shaft. Also disclosed is a balancing ring secured to an end of the rotor via a locknut. The balancing ring can be machined in order to balance the rotor. The rotor shaft can be connected to the gear shaft via a spline connection. The rotor shaft can bear against the gear shaft via a pilot journal and pilot bore defined on the rotor shaft and gear shaft respectively.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2023Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: Tesla, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin Dellal, Scott Michael Graves, Luke Ottaway
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Patent number: 12079723Abstract: A model training and implementation pipeline trains models for individual embedded systems. The pipeline iterates through multiple models and estimates the performance of the models. During a model generation stage, the pipeline translates the description of the model together with the model parameters into an intermediate representation in a language that is compatible with a virtual machine. The intermediate representation is agnostic or independent to the configuration of the target platform. During a model performance estimation stage, the pipeline evaluates the performance of the models without training the models. Based on the analysis of the performance of the untrained models, a subset of models is selected. The selected models are then trained and the performance of the trained models are analyzed. Based on the analysis of the performance of the trained models, a single model is selected for deployment to the target platform.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2023Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: Tesla, Inc.Inventors: Harsimran Singh Sidhu, Paras Jagdish Jain, Daniel Paden Tomasello, Forrest Nelson Iandola
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Publication number: 20240249571Abstract: Presented herein are systems and methods for identifying subsets of data in a dataset. In examples, a computing device can receive data associated with operation of at least one vehicle, determine a plurality of events that occurred during based on the operation of the at least one vehicle, receive data associated with a request, the request specifying one or more event types, and determine a set of events from among the plurality of events based on the one or more event types specified by the request. In examples, the computing device can generate event data associated with the operation of the at least one vehicle in the environment during the points in time corresponding to each event of the set of events and transmit the event data to the device associated with the request.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2024Publication date: July 25, 2024Applicant: Tesla, Inc.Inventors: Adam Raudonis, Mikhail Alekseev, Syris Norelli, Pete Scheutzow
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Patent number: 12036932Abstract: A new wiring and power and communications system for an automobile that includes a plurality of devices, wherein the devices are connected to a backbone section that has an outer sheathing, a first conductor disposed within the outer sheathing, a second conductor disposed within the outer sheathing, a pair of inner sheathing members disposed within the outer sheathing and located on opposing sides of the at least one conductor, the inner sheathing members configured to electrically insulate the first conductor from the second conductor, and a shield member disposed within the outer sheathing.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2022Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: Tesla, Inc.Inventors: Satyan Chandra, In Jae Chung, Adnan Esmail, Matthew Blum, Rishabh Bhandari