Patents Examined by Adam D Tissot
  • Use of sound with assisted or autonomous driving
    Patent number: 11351988
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a set of sound sensors coupled to one or more processing systems that process sound data from the set of sound sensors in order to provide assisted driving features or functionality such as an emergency vehicle avoidance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Byton North America Corporation
    Inventors: Baharak Soltanian, Man Chun Tsang, Srini Gowda, Dirk Abendroth
  • Electric vehicle power management system
    Patent number: 11345236
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising an interface, a memory and a processor. The interface may be configured to receive sensor data samples during operation of a vehicle. The memory may be configured to store the sensor data samples over a number of points in time. The processor may be configured to analyze the sensor data samples stored in the memory to detect a pattern. The processor may be configured to manage an application of brakes of the vehicle in response to the pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: INVENTLY AUTOMOTIVE INC.
    Inventors: Martin Koebler, Nicole G. Goldstein, Stephen J. Brown, Jason H. Harper
  • Methods and systems for relevance determination of shared environmental data based on vehicle context
    Patent number: 11341861
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for environmental data sharing and context-based relevance determination. One method comprises receiving, by an environmental condition response system of a receiving vehicle, environmental data associated with a sending vehicle. Then, the environmental condition response system of the receiving vehicle analyzes the received environmental data for relevance based on contextual information of the receiving vehicle. Based on determining that the received environmental data is relevant to the receiving vehicle, the environmental condition response system determines a remedial action and sends instructions to perform the remedial action to a corresponding vehicle component system of the receiving vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Sivakumar Kanagarajan, Jason Marcel Garde, Visvanathan Thanigai Nathan, Amrit Kaur Mann
  • Systems and methods for controlling blade tip clearances
    Patent number: 11339678
    Abstract: A system for controlling blade tip clearances in a gas turbine engine may comprise an active clearance control system and a controller in operable communication with the active clearance control system. The controller may be configured to identify a cruise condition, reduce a thrust limit of the gas turbine engine to a de-rated maximum climb thrust, determine a first target tip clearance based on the de-rated maximum climb thrust, and send a command signal correlating to the first target tip clearance to the active clearance control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Matthew R. Feulner
  • Vehicle power management system
    Patent number: 11325468
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising an interface, a memory and a processor. The interface may be configured to receive sensor data samples during operation of a vehicle. The memory may be configured to store the sensor data samples over a number of points in time. The processor may be configured to analyze the sensor data samples stored in the memory to detect a pattern. The processor may be configured to manage an application of brakes of the vehicle in response to the pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: INVENTLY AUTOMOTIVE INC.
    Inventors: Martin Koebler, Nicole G. Goldstein, Stephen J. Brown, Jason H. Harper
  • Systems and methods for controlling movement speed of a locomotive
    Patent number: 11318968
    Abstract: An automated speed control system for a locomotive having a tractive effort mechanism for moving the locomotive along a track and a braking mechanism for reducing the locomotive's speed along the track. The system including a locomotive controller that includes a memory to store computer-executable instructions, and a processor in communication with the memory to execute the instructions to retrieve one or more track grade maps each indicative of a grade of at least a portion of the track along which the locomotive is travelling, retrieve train makeup, obtain a maximum distance to a specified stopping point of the locomotive along the track, and dynamically calculate a speed limit for movement of the locomotive along the track, according to the retrieved track grade map, retrieved train makeup data, and obtained maximum distance to the specified stopping point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Cattron North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeremy Jovenall
  • Two wheeled robot with enhanced climbing features
    Patent number: 11312031
    Abstract: A robot has an electronic surveillance system embedded within a chassis disposed between two wheels. The wheels include a main body and a plurality of treads. The treads are generally disposed radially around the main body and extend distally from outer portion of the main body. The main body generally defines a plurality of compression cells and may present a substantially frustoconical outer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: ReconRobotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Casey R. Carlson, Andrew Drenner, Alex J. Kossett, Ian T. Burt
  • Onboard automatic parking system for a vehicle
    Patent number: 11312368
    Abstract: An onboard automatic parking system for a vehicle comprises: an automatic parking unit (20) suited to control a maneuver of the vehicle in or out of a park area secured by a remotely controlled access system; a communication circuit (14) suited to send a wireless instruction for operating the access system; and a human machine interface (30) suited to monitor the communication circuit (14) to send the wireless instruction upon actuation of the human machine interface (30), wherein the human machine interface (30) is also suited to command the automatic parking unit (20) that controls the maneuver subsequent to actuation of said human machine interface (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE
    Inventor: Stephane Schuler
  • Systems and methods for detecting and controlling a fluid consumption detection warning
    Patent number: 11312345
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing vehicle condition indicators are provided. The method for controlling the vehicle includes receiving sensor information from a plurality of sensors associated with the vehicle. The sensor information includes throttle values and lateral acceleration values. The method also includes analyzing the throttle values for a plurality of points in time to determine whether to activate an aggressive throttle flag. The method further includes analyzing the lateral acceleration values for the plurality of points in time to determine whether to activate an aggressive lateral acceleration flag. In addition, the method includes activating a fluid consumption detection enable flag when the aggressive throttle flag and the aggressive lateral acceleration flag are both active.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kevin K. Boehm, David J. Bartlett, Lorne R. Dyar, Fumiaki Honjo
  • Automatic parking device
    Patent number: 11312388
    Abstract: An automatic parking device includes a vehicle control unit configured to control a speed, steering of the vehicle, and a shift range of a transmission of the vehicle in order to park the vehicle, a reception unit configured to receive a driving operation by a driver of the vehicle during the automatic parking by the vehicle control unit, and a determination unit configured to determine whether or not the driving operation received by the reception unit satisfies a predetermined override condition. The vehicle control unit stops the vehicle and sets the shift range of the transmission of the vehicle to a non-drive range in a case where it is determined by the determination unit that the driving operation satisfies the override condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shinya Sannodo
  • Deterioration information output apparatus and deterioration information output method
    Patent number: 11305668
    Abstract: A controller performs processing including estimating a current degree of deterioration based on battery use history data when it is determined that deterioration diagnosis timing has come, setting a deterioration curve, setting a deterioration straight line, obtaining an elapsed time, obtaining a capacity retention based on the elapsed time and the deterioration straight line, updating representation of the capacity retention on an output unit, and showing an initial value as the capacity retention when it is determined that the deterioration straight line has not been set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuki Kubo, Yoshihiro Uchida, Junta Izumi, Masaki Uchiyama
  • Multispectrally enhanced synthetic vision database system and method
    Patent number: 11307581
    Abstract: A system and method for augmenting synthetic vision system (SVS) databases with spectrum diverse features that are matched to the observations of natural scenes derived from non-visible band sensors. The system correlates sensor output with a-priori information in databases to enhance system precision and robustness. Multiple diverse sensors image naturally occurring, or artificial features (towers buildings etc.) and store the multi-spectral attributes of those features within the enhanced multi-spectral database and share the information with other systems. The system, upon “live” observation of those features and attributes, correlates current observations with expected fiducial observations in the multi-spectral database and confirms operation, navigation, precise position, and sensor fidelity to enable autonomous operation of an aircraft employing the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventor: Carlo L. Tiana
  • Vehicle power management system
    Patent number: 11285810
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising an interface, a memory and a processor. The interface may be configured to receive sensor data samples during operation of a vehicle. The memory may be configured to store the sensor data samples over a number of points in time. The processor may be configured to analyze the sensor data samples stored in the memory to detect a pattern. The processor may be configured to manage an application of brakes of the vehicle in response to the pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: INVENTLY AUTOMOTIVE INC.
    Inventors: Martin Koebler, Nicole G. Goldstein, Stephen J. Brown, Jason H. Harper
  • Vehicle power management system
    Patent number: 11279234
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising an interface, a memory and a processor. The interface may be configured to receive sensor data samples during operation of a vehicle. The memory may be configured to store the sensor data samples over a number of points in time. The processor may be configured to analyze the sensor data samples stored in the memory to detect a pattern. The processor may be configured to manage an application of brakes of the vehicle in response to the pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Invently Automotive Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Koebler, Nicole G. Goldstein, Stephen J. Brown, Jason H. Harper
  • Electric vehicle power management system
    Patent number: 11279233
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising an interface, a memory and a processor. The interface may be configured to receive sensor data samples during operation of a vehicle. The memory may be configured to store the sensor data samples over a number of points in time. The processor may be configured to analyze the sensor data samples stored in the memory to detect a pattern. The processor may be configured to manage an application of brakes of the vehicle in response to the pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Invently Automotive Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Koebler, Nicole G. Goldstein, Stephen J. Brown, Jason H. Harper
  • Electric vehicle power management system
    Patent number: 11267338
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising an interface, a memory and a processor. The interface may be configured to receive sensor data samples during operation of a vehicle. The memory may be configured to store the sensor data samples over a number of points in time. The processor may be configured to analyze the sensor data samples stored in the memory to detect a pattern. The processor may be configured to manage an application of brakes of the vehicle in response to the pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Invently Automotive Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Koebler, Nicole G. Goldstein, Stephen J. Brown, Jason H. Harper
  • Vehicle power management system
    Patent number: 11267339
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising an interface, a memory and a processor. The interface may be configured to receive sensor data samples during operation of a vehicle. The memory may be configured to store the sensor data samples over a number of points in time. The processor may be configured to analyze the sensor data samples stored in the memory to detect a pattern. The processor may be configured to manage an application of brakes of the vehicle in response to the pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Invently Automotive Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Koebler, Nicole G. Goldstein, Stephen J. Brown, Jason H. Harper
  • Intervention in operation of a vehicle having autonomous driving capabilities
    Patent number: 11263830
    Abstract: Among other things, a determination is made that intervention in an operation of one or more autonomous driving capabilities of a vehicle is appropriate. Based on the determination, a person is enabled to provide information for an intervention. The intervention is caused in the operation of the one or more autonomous driving capabilities of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Motional AD LLC
    Inventors: Shih-Yuan Liu, Harshavardhan Ravichandran, Karl Iagnemma, Hsun-Hsien Chang
  • Electric vehicle power management system
    Patent number: 11254211
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising an interface, a memory and a processor. The interface may be configured to receive sensor data samples during operation of a vehicle. The memory may be configured to store the sensor data samples over a number of points in time. The processor may be configured to analyze the sensor data samples stored in the memory to detect a pattern. The processor may be configured to manage an application of brakes of the vehicle in response to the pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Invently Automotive Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Koebler, Nicole G. Goldstein, Stephen J. Brown, Jason H. Harper
  • Electric vehicle power management system
    Patent number: 11247564
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising an interface, a memory and a processor. The interface may be configured to receive sensor data samples during operation of a vehicle. The memory may be configured to store the sensor data samples over a number of points in time. The processor may be configured to analyze the sensor data samples stored in the memory to detect a pattern. The processor may be configured to manage an application of brakes of the vehicle in response to the pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Invently Automotive Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Koebler, Nicole G. Goldstein, Stephen J. Brown, Jason H. Harper