Patents Examined by A. A. Mathews
  • Patent number: 12179619
    Abstract: Implementations claimed and described herein provide systems and methods for generating instructions for a mobile electric vehicle (EV) charging station to meet an EV at a particular time and place. In one implementation, EV trip data including a remaining range of the EV and an intended route of the EV is collected to determine a range of locations that the EV can stop at along its route without running out of power. Instructions to one of the locations are generated for a mobile EV charging station that is a best fit for arriving at the particular location and for the EV to reach the same location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company
    Inventor: Philip Peter Ramirez
  • Patent number: 12181590
    Abstract: A terrestrial positioning system includes a mobile terrestrial transmitter including a local clock source and an inertial measurement unit, and a synchronization master including a memory configured to store initially known positioning information of the terrestrial transmitter. The terrestrial transmitter determines altered positioning information of the terrestrial transmitter using the first IMU and broadcasting a positioning signal including a timestamp. The synchronization master calculates an expected time of flight of the received positioning signal based on the determined altered positioning information and the stored initially known positioning information of the terrestrial transmitter, to determine a first deviation of the actual time of flight determined from the timestamp and the actual reception time of the received positioning signal with respect to the calculated expected time of flight and to instruct the terrestrial transmitter to delay or prepone the broadcast of the positioning signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Kok Meng Wong, Stefan Maier, Peter John Green, Rajashekar Durai
  • Patent number: 12179813
    Abstract: A monitoring system is described for a plurality of homogeneous devices, of at least one railway vehicle, wherein a functional state of each device is represented by a respective value of at least one operating quantity common to the devices. The monitoring system comprises: a control means which acquires, in a succession of acquisition instants, values of the operating quantity; each value is representative of the functional state of a respective device in an acquisition instant; diagnostic means which receive the values acquired in an acquisition instant and detect an operating anomaly or a maintenance request from at least one device as a function of a comparison, for each acquisition instant, of the values received with a range of reference values comprising a reference value determined as a function of at least two values acquired in an acquisition instant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Faiveley Transport Italia S.P.S.
    Inventors: Roberto Tione, Matteo Frea
  • Patent number: 12179804
    Abstract: Provided is a driver assistance apparatus, including: a camera mounted on a vehicle and configured to have a front field of view of the vehicle and acquire image data; and a controller including a processor configured to process the image data, wherein the controller is configured to: determine a pair of boundary lines based on the processing of the image data, control a steering device of the vehicle so that the vehicle travels within a zone defined by the pair of boundary lines, based on the vehicle being deviated from the zone, and change the pair of boundary lines to extend the zone, based on a driver not holding a steering wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: HL KLEMOVE CORP.
    Inventor: Kyunggeun Jeon
  • Patent number: 12179594
    Abstract: A method of automatically switching between manners of answering calls by vehicle occupants in a vehicle connects a vehicle-mounted system with terminal device of occupant. Information as to persons in the vehicle is detected. Information as to different occupants allows method to recommend one of a first manner, a second manner, and a third manner of responding to an incoming call, the driver being able to select his preferred manner by pushbutton mounted on steering wheel. Driving safety is improved, and privacy of a personal conversation can be maintained. A vehicle-mounted system applying the method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Mobile Drive Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Cheng-Kuo Yang, Shao-Yang Liu
  • Patent number: 12175807
    Abstract: The present application relates to an electric vehicle energy consumption prediction method and apparatus, a computer device, a computer-readable storage medium, and a computer program product. The method includes: acquiring discharge duration data of an electric vehicle; acquiring driving position characteristic data of the electric vehicle; and inputting the discharge duration data and the driving position characteristic data into an energy consumption prediction model to obtain energy consumption prediction data of the electric vehicle. The energy consumption prediction model is obtained based on a machine learning algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
    Inventors: Panting Duan, Wei Zhao
  • Patent number: 12172672
    Abstract: A remote computer system may receive data representative of a state of an autonomous vehicle traversing an environment. A representation of the environment and the state may be input to a first machine learned model, which may output a vector representation of the environment at a first time. The vector representation may be input to a second machine learned model, which may output a second vector representation of the environment at a second time. A third machine learned model may receive the second vector representation and may output a mean velocity and a mean steering angle of the vehicle at the first time and associated uncertainty variables. Based on the mean velocity, the mean steering angle, and the uncertainty variables, a predicted vehicle state at the first time and an associated uncertainty may be determined and the vehicle may be controlled based on the predicted vehicle state and the uncertainty.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Zoox, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter Scott Schleede
  • Patent number: 12174035
    Abstract: Generating local- and global-walkable paths for route guidance. At least one example is a computer-implemented method of generating comprehensive maps for route guidance, the method comprising: receiving, by a processor, a floorplan delineating walkable and non-walkable areas; performing, by the processor, spatial analysis regarding the walkable areas to find a path graph for the walkable areas, the path graph comprises a plurality of segments defined by vertices, and the plurality of segments defining local-walkable paths; and generating, by the processor, a set of global-walkable paths from the path graph, the generating comprising reducing a number of dead-end segments, and reducing a number of vertices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Pointr Limited
    Inventors: Haluk Ziya Zorluoglu, Can Tunca, Gurol Canbek
  • Patent number: 12169406
    Abstract: In some examples, one or more processors of an aerial vehicle access a scan plan including a sequence of poses for the aerial vehicle to assume to capture, using the one or more image sensors, images of a scan target. A next pose of the scan plan is checked for obstructions, and based at least on detection of an obstruction, the one or more processors determine whether a backup pose is available for capturing an image of the targeted point orthogonally along a normal of the targeted point. Responsive to determining that the backup pose is unavailable for capturing an image of the targeted point orthogonally along the normal of the targeted point, image capture of the targeted point is performed at an oblique angle to the normal of the targeted point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: SKYDIO, INC.
    Inventors: Peter Henry, Jack Zhu, Brian Richman, Harrison Zheng, Hayk Martirosyan, Matthew Donahoe, Abraham Bachrach, Adam Bry, Ryan David Kennedy, Himel Mondal, Quentin Allen Wah Yen Delepine
  • Patent number: 12162476
    Abstract: Systems and methods for operating a vehicle. The methods comprise: generating, by a computing device, a vehicle trajectory for the vehicle that is in motion; detecting an object within a given distance from the vehicle; generating, by the computing device, at least one possible object trajectory for the object which was detected; performing, by the computing device, a collision check to determine that there remains time to react safely to worst-case behavior by the object (the collision check being based on the vehicle trajectory and at least one possible object trajectory); and performing operations, by the computing device, to selectively cause the vehicle to perform an emergency maneuver based on results of the collision check.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Argo AI, LLC
    Inventors: Albert Costa, Mark Ollis, Thomas Petroff, Brett Browning
  • Patent number: 12158353
    Abstract: A system, a method, and a computer program product may be provided for determining a rooftop type. The system may be configured to obtain location information associated with a UAV, and obtain a first set of images and building data associated with a building in proximity of the UAV based on the location information. The system is configured to extract a set of rooftop features for a rooftop of the building using the first set of images and the building data. The set of rooftop features comprises at least a rooftop type and a durability parameter for the rooftop. The system is configured to store the set of rooftop features in conjunction with the building data for the building in a map database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventor: Priyank Sameer
  • Patent number: 12159547
    Abstract: A ground-based system for autonomous runway excursion prevention and monitoring stores runway datasets for each runway (or each directional orientation of a runway), each dataset including 1) lengths of the runway's stable/unstable touchdown regions (STR/UTR), the STR defined by a runway aiming point and by touchdown zone markings on either side (and the UTR comprising the remainder of the runway) and 2) an ideal glide slope associated with a stable approach path to the runway by a particular aircraft and a touchdown within the STR, the ideal glide slope and STR defining a stable approach channel (SAC). The system constructs a trajectory based on position reports from each approaching aircraft and, if the aircraft sufficiently deviates from the SAC and the remaining runway length after predicted touchdown is consistent with a likely runway overrun (RO), generates course corrections for the flight crew to resolve the unstable approach path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Ajay Nagarajan Nagonda, Subramanian Ramasamy, Karthik Neelatur Manjunath
  • Patent number: 12157473
    Abstract: Electrified powertrain control techniques include, in response to a detected cold start request for an engine, controlling one or more electric motors to generate drive torque to physically power an engine for a period to increase a temperature within a primary combustion chamber of a cylinder of the engine, and after the period, starting the engine by combusting a primary charge of fuel/air within the primary combustion chamber using a turbulent jet ignition (TJI) system to combust a pre-charge of fuel/air in a respective pre-chamber of the cylinder using a respective first spark plug and expelling heat energy therefrom into the primary combustion chamber of the cylinder, thereby eliminating a need for a respective second park plug of the TJI system that is associated with the cylinder and configured to heat and promote combustion within the primary combustion chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventor: Ronald A Reese, II
  • Patent number: 12157477
    Abstract: Processing to set a control mode of driving control is performed. In this setting processing, it is determined whether or not a predetermined condition in which a tracking performance of a vehicle state with respect to a target vehicle state decreases is satisfied. Then, when it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied, the control mode is switched from a normal mode to a temporary mode. In the temporary mode, generation of a driving plan is stopped. Alternatively, updating or referring to the driving plan generated while it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied is prohibited. Alternatively, an instruction value for control calculated using a target control value and a current vehicle state in the driving plan generated while it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied is modified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuki Okamoto, Yoshinori Watanabe, Sho Amagai, Atsushi Sone, Atsushi Kodama, Kosuke Futagami, Yosuke Hirate
  • Patent number: 12158346
    Abstract: A system and method include server computer which may generate a route service request to service a route with a vehicle and identify a start location for the route and one or more stop locations of the route based on historical data associated at least with one of the route or the vehicle. The server computer may proceed to determine a probability that each of the one or more stop locations for the route will be serviced by the vehicle for the route and automatically select, based on the probability associated with each one of the one or more stop locations for the route, a subset of stop locations among the one or more stop locations. The server computer may then assign the subset of stop locations to the route, and transmit routing navigation instructions to a device associated with the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Zum Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Rashmi Choudhary, Constantine Gerasimovich, Andrew Mormysh, Abhishek Garg, Himanshu Arora
  • Patent number: 12150855
    Abstract: A valved conduit including a bioprosthetic aortic heart valve connected to a tubular conduit graft forming an ascending aorta. The conduit graft may attach to the heart valve in a manner that facilitates a redo operation in which the valve is replaced with another valve. A sewing ring may be pre-attached to the inflow end of the graft, and then the valve connected to a delivery holder advanced into the graft and secured to the sewing ring. Dry bioprosthetic valves coupled with conduit grafts sealed with a bioresorbable medium can be stored with the delivery holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael C. Murad, Hilda Z. Fann, Mark Van Nest, John X. Wang, Derrick Johnson
  • Patent number: 12151710
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and method including a method for managing an autonomous vehicle. The method includes obtaining labels associated with various aspects of right-of-way interactions between an autonomous vehicle and an agent, wherein the right-of-way interactions occur when a human driver takes over for the autonomous vehicle and performs the right-of-way interactions, running an autonomous vehicle stack that is untrained for processing right-of-way interactions between the autonomous vehicle and the agent, injecting the labels into the autonomous vehicle stack and determining, based on the injecting of the labels into the autonomous vehicle stack, a performance of the autonomous vehicle stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: GM CRUISE HOLDINGS LLC
    Inventors: Can Cui, Vigneshram Krishnamoorthy, Sasanka Nagavalli, Nenad Uzunovic
  • Patent number: 12150853
    Abstract: A prosthetic heart valve (e.g., a prosthetic aortic valve) is designed to be somewhat circumferentially collapsible and then re-expandable. The collapsed condition may be used for less invasive delivery of the valve into a patient. When the valve reaches the implant site in the patient, it re-expands to normal operating size, and also to engage surrounding tissue of the patient. The valve includes a stent portion and a ring portion that is substantially concentric with the stent portion but downstream from the stent portion in the direction of blood flow through the implanted valve. When the valve is implanted, the stent portion engages the patient's tissue at or near the native valve annulus, while the ring portion engages tissue downstream from the native valve site (e.g., the aorta).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical, LLC
    Inventors: Peter N. Braido, Yousef F. Alkhatib
  • Patent number: 12151924
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for automated analysis of a load of a robotic vehicle. In one embodiment, a method (e.g., a computer-implemented method) includes lifting a load via a lifting mechanism of a robotic vehicle and applying a first pulse of force to the load. The method further includes obtaining, from one or more sensors, first sensor data related to movement of the load responsive to the first pulse of force applied to the load and determining one or more parameters related to the load based on the first sensor data. The method further includes performing one or more actions based on the one or more parameters related to the load. In this manner, the load is analyzed in an automated manner and appropriate action(s) (e.g., not moving the load because it is unstable, restricting acceleration/deceleration of the robotic vehicle while moving the load, etc.) can be taken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Ocado Innovation Limited
    Inventors: Joseph Petrie, Jr., Kurt Bilis, Michael Reilly
  • Patent number: 12145414
    Abstract: In exemplary embodiments, methods and systems are provided that include one or more underbody cameras and a processor for a vehicle. The underbody cameras are configured to obtain camera images under the vehicle. The processor is coupled to the one or more underbody cameras, and is configured to at least facilitate: performing image processing for the camera images; and determining a ride height, a measure of weight on the vehicle, or both, based on the camera images from the one or more underbody cameras and the processing thereof via the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Steffen P Lindenthal, Avesta Goodarzi, Utkarsh Saini, Christopher Andrew Stanek