Patents Examined by Anh V. La
  • Patent number: 12293650
    Abstract: A wireless smoke detector including a breaker assembly and a detector assembly. Breaker assembly includes a main signal receiver operatively connected to a main breaker, wherein the signal receiver is configured to receive a signal from the detector assembly by a wireless communication transmitter when the smoke detector detects smoke, thereby the main breaker may interrupt the power supply of the facility. Detector assembly is capable of being wirelessly connected to a plurality of embodiments thereof to guide the user and hearing and/or seeing impaired users to the exit by a predetermined colored light and predetermined audible alarms emitted from each smoke detector installed on the ceiling above the doorways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Inventor: David White
  • Patent number: 12290046
    Abstract: A detector for detecting a signal from one or more feeders. A processor is in communication with the can be configured with an artificial intelligence module and a library of pre-recorded action events and for comparing the signal with the library of pre-recorded action events and determining a likely action event. A warning device can be in communication with the processor for providing an output in response to the likely action event. At least one false positive sensor in communication with either the processor or the warning device or both of the processor and the warning device can be used for stopping the output from the warning device upon a predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: SwineTech, Inc.
    Inventors: Abraham Espinoza, Matthew Rooda, John Rourke, John Raid
  • Patent number: 12292292
    Abstract: A system for improving accuracy in land navigation with limited non-electronic manual tools is provided. The system comprises a computer and application that provides a starting point and a first plurality of destination points in a field environment with instructions to physically locate the first plurality in a first order. The application also receives a second plurality of points indicating locations identified as corresponding to the first plurality, the second plurality physically found in the field in the first order. The application also plots on an electronic map the starting point, the first plurality, and the second plurality. The application also analyzes, based on observation of the plotted starting point and pluralities, of variances from each of the first plurality of points to a corresponding each of the second plurality of points. The application also displays analysis output and the map in a manner promoting group instruction about the variances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Inventor: Adam Mancini
  • Patent number: 12275424
    Abstract: A control device includes: a controller controlling a first vehicle, the controller being configured to estimate a degree of concentration of a driver in the first vehicle during traveling of the first vehicle based on a first distance between the first vehicle and a second vehicle traveling in front of the first vehicle, a second distance between the first vehicle and a third vehicle traveling behind the first vehicle, and a relationship between a vehicle speed of the first vehicle and a predetermined vehicle speed, and execute a vehicle control of recovering the concentration of the driver based on an estimation result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Oyagi, Hirokazu Ito, Shinya Shiratori, Norimi Asahara
  • Patent number: 12270902
    Abstract: An object detection apparatus includes a distance calculation unit (125), a position coordinate calculation unit (126), and a noise removal unit (127). The distance calculation unit (125) regards as a target reception signal, each of a plurality of reception signals received by each of a plurality of receivers, detects as a target peak, each of at least one of peaks corresponding to the target reception signals, and calculates as a calculated distance, a distance corresponding to the target peak. The position coordinate calculation unit (126) calculates a detection point indicating position coordinates indicating a position at which an object is estimated to be present, based on each combination of the calculated distance corresponding to each of the plurality of reception signals and each position of the plurality of receivers, and regards as a detection result point group, a set that consists of the calculated detection points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kentaro Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 12263861
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for the assignment of courses based on driver behavior. One method includes monitoring driver behavior and analyzing reported events to generate course recommendations. These recommendations are based on configurable rules set by a fleet manager. A safety inbox user interface (UI) allows for the review of events and the assignment of one or more courses to a driver. The method further includes recording the assigned course as pending, notifying the driver, updating the driver application to reflect the course requirement, detecting course completion by the driver, and updating the Safety Behavior Management System (BMS) with the course completion record. This systematic approach ensures that drivers are aware of and complete necessary educational courses to improve driving safety and adherence to fleet standards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Samsara Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Luis Innocenzi, Wendy Greenberg, Mark Bennett, Arthur Huang, Miranda Huey, Scott McConnell, Karthikeyan Kailasam, Prajakti Jinachandran, Laura Forero
  • Patent number: 12248107
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for identifying parking spaces, including emitting an ultrasonic signal and receiving a reflected signal; and providing a grid which of a region having a plurality of cells. Each cell is assigned to a partial region of the region surrounding the vehicle and an occupancy value is assigned to each cell. The reflected signal is assigned to a set of cells of the grid based on a transit time of the ultrasonic signal between emission and reception. The occupancy values of the cells to which the reflected signal is allocated are increased by a specific value. An occupancy information item is determined based on the occupancy values of the cells. The signal emitting/receiving and the reflected signal assigning are repeated multiple times. Parking space identification is performed based on an occupancy status of the cells specified using the occupancy information item determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Continental Autonomous Mobility Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Wassim Suleiman, Abhishek Kekud, Christopher Brown
  • Patent number: 12249231
    Abstract: Alarm system arrangements (e.g., methods, apparatus, etc.) including receiving data originating from an entity located outside of a monitored premise, the data providing information detailing an impending request for temporary access of the monitored premise; and using the data to determine a predefined access plan to allow the temporary access to a predefined sub-area of the premises without triggering an alarm event, and to implement the predefined access plan at a time of receipt of an actual request for the temporary access. One example involves using the data to determine a predefined access plan which includes temporarily disabling of the alarm system's ability to recognize an alarm event with respect to activities occurring with respect to a predefined sub-area of the premises during the temporary access, and to implement the predefined access plan at a time relative to receipt of an actual request for the temporary access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Sol
  • Patent number: 12243450
    Abstract: A system for adding persistence to SPAD imagery is configurable to capture, using a SPAD array, a plurality of image frames. The system is configurable to capture, using an IMU, pose data associated with the plurality of image frames. The pose data includes at least respective pose data associated with each of the plurality of image frames. The system is configurable to determine a persistence term based on the pose data. The system is also configurable to generate a composite image based on the plurality of image frames, the respective pose data associated with each of the plurality of image frames, and the persistence term. The persistence term defines a contribution of each of the plurality of image frames to the composite image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Raymond Kirk Price, Michael Bleyer, Christopher Douglas Edmonds
  • Patent number: 12240276
    Abstract: A programming system includes a mobile device and a programmer, in which the programmer includes a wireless communication module, a control module, and a communication module. A programming method of the programming system includes: storing a program code in the mobile device; establishing wireless communication between the control module and the mobile device via the wireless communication module to obtain the program code of the mobile device; and, sending the program code from the control module to a tire pressure detector via the communication module to program the program code whereby it is convenient for the user to operate and the manufacturing cost of the programmer can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: MOBILETRON ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wen-Chuan Hung
  • Patent number: 12243419
    Abstract: A system and method for monitoring personal mobility vehicles in urban environments, comprising a double magnetic coil (1), disposed at an area of personal mobility vehicle traffic, and connected to an oscillator circuit (2), a phase-locked loop (3), a signal conditioning circuit (4) and a signal processor (5); where the signal processor (5) is configured to calculate the temporal variation in voltage (V(t), V?(t)) produced in the phase-locked loop (3) and due to a variation in the oscillation frequency of the double magnetic coil (1) when at least one personal mobility vehicle passes said double magnetic coil (1); and to establish the type, speed, direction of travel and length of the personal mobility vehicle that has generated the variation in the oscillation frequency of the double magnetic coil (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: UNIVERSITAT POLITÉCNICA DE VALÉNCIA
    Inventors: Antonio Mocholí Salcedo, Ferrán Mocholí Belenguer, Antonio Martinez Millana, Clara Perez Fuster, Carlos Moyano Gomez
  • Patent number: 12240481
    Abstract: A method for intelligent health management of a cabin of a vehicle includes acquiring health level information related to a health status of a user in the cabin, acquiring operating preference data of the user for at least one in-vehicle function, analyzing a correlation between the operating preference data of the user for the at least one in-vehicle function and the health level information within a determined time period, and presenting a result of the analyzing to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Mercedes-Benz Group AG
    Inventors: Dawei Liu, Meijing Li
  • Patent number: 12213454
    Abstract: The systems and methods of flexible and customizable wellness program plan for pets through a distribution network connecting pet-owners, manufacturers, clinics and veterinarians, comprising: customizing a wellness plan to include one or more of the following parameters: frequency of services including exams or bloodwork, frequency of products used including vaccinations or preventatives and frequency of payments; customizing payment frequency for veterinarians for services rendered; tracking commissions to manufacturers for products used; tracking profitability for clinics implementing the wellness program; tracking wellness program plan usage by a pet; tracking enrollment and expiry status of a wellness program plan for a pet; dynamically reporting to one or more of the following: manufacturer, clinic, veterinarian or pet-owner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventors: Phillip G. Shackelford, Nick Meurrier
  • Patent number: 12209628
    Abstract: Sound signals are received by a plurality of microphones disposed on a top of an ADV. An analysis of the sound signals is performed based on a spectrum and a vibration intensity of the sound signals. A wheel which the sound signals come from and a thickness of a brake pad of the wheel is determine based on the analysis of the sound signals. A brake pad wear degree of the brake pad and how long the ADV can run with the brake pad within a safety range is determined. A warning message indicating warning information based on the brake pad wear degree is transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: APOLLO AUTONOMOUS DRIVING USA LLC
    Inventors: Baoping Yuan, Yaoming Shen
  • Patent number: 12207925
    Abstract: A testing system for conducting electrochemistry analysis of a specimen sample is provided. The testing system includes a testing receptacle device and a diagnostic device. The testing receptacle device includes a receptacle having an interior space defined therein and a lid configured to be secured on an upper end of the receptacle. The lid includes an opening extending into the receptacle and a cartridge slot for receiving a test sensor cartridge having a functionalized electrode strip with an electrode well contact point provided thereon. The diagnostic device is configured as a potentiostat or similar device and includes a docking port for receiving a lower end of the testing receptacle device. The testing system is configured for receiving a specimen sample through the opening in the receptacle lid and placing the specimen sample in contact with the electrode well contact point of the functionalized electrode strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: FOOTHOLD LABS INC.
    Inventor: Sean McIntosh
  • Patent number: 12206545
    Abstract: An electronic monitoring system is described that receives data from a particular monitoring system, receives data from multiple other monitoring systems, analyzes data received from the particular monitoring system irrespective of data received from the multiple other monitoring systems, based on the analysis determines whether one or more events occur at the particular environment, and in response to determining that a particular event occurs at the particular environment, evaluates the particular event against a set of rules, selects, based on the evaluation results, a particular subset of the multiple other monitoring systems to serve as a cooperative monitoring network, assesses data received from the particular subset of the multiple other monitoring systems, based on the assessment, tracks, in connection with the particular event, events detected by the particular subset of the multiple other monitoring systems, and handles the particular event based on the tracked events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Alarm.com Incorporated
    Inventor: David James Hutz
  • Patent number: 12202383
    Abstract: A vehicular child monitoring system includes a child monitoring device having a connector for securing the device within a motor vehicle and oriented toward a child seat. The device includes a mirror, a seat connector, a camera, and a control system having a wireless communication unit and a plurality of sensors. The sensors include a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a proximity sensor, and a child detection sensor. A child monitoring application is communicatively linked to the communication unit and includes functionality for displaying the information received from the camera and each of the sensors, and for determining a separation distance with the child monitoring device. The system including functionality for determining that a child is in the car seat and sending an alarm to an external device if the vehicle temperature is above a set threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Inventor: Jason Edward Sajovic
  • Patent number: 12187266
    Abstract: An autonomous driving method, an autonomous driving apparatus, a computer-readable storage medium, and a computer program product are provided. The method includes: receiving first driving-related information of a first road section ahead of a road on which a first vehicle currently drives and information about a parking waiting area that are sent by a network side device, where the parking waiting area is used to park the first vehicle before the first vehicle drives into the first road section (S304); then determining, based on the first driving-related information, that the first road section does not meet an autonomous driving condition requirement of the first vehicle (S305); finally, controlling the first vehicle to drive into the parking waiting area (S306).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zheng Zhou, Mingchao Li
  • Patent number: 12190399
    Abstract: Embodiments provide probation officers with a recidivism probability score that is to be considered in conjunction with, or as a component of, compliance-based removal decisions. The recidivism score is computed based on a weighted combination of evidence-based factors that have been shown, through machine learning and other statistical analytics, to have a strong correlation with long-term recidivism rates. Examples of such evidence-based factors include the offender's Projected Date of IID Removal, Date of IID Install, Date of last Calibration, Violation Hour, Low BAC Non-Violation, BAC Violations, IID Violations, IID Service Lockout, IID Early Morning Violations, Violation Lockouts, and Circumvention Attempts Skipped Tests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: 1A Smart Start LLC
    Inventor: Matt Strausz
  • Patent number: 12181125
    Abstract: A display device includes a first wall, a second wall disposed opposed to the first wall, a third wall disposed in a direction crossing the first wall and the second wall and provided with a mounting portion, a substrate disposed between the first wall and the second wall and provided with a light emitting portion, and a display portion to permit transmission of light irradiated from the light emitting portion and mounted on the mounting portion. As viewed in a direction perpendicular to a normal direction of the substrate and parallel to the first and second walls, a distance between the first wall and the second wall is shorter than a length of the substrate, and the substrate is inclined with respect to the first and second walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shunsuke Tanaka