Patents Examined by Benyam Haile
  • Patent number: 11810675
    Abstract: The disclosed technology provides a system and a computer implemented method for crisis state detection and intervention of a person or group of persons, the method comprising: providing a computer system designed to detect and intervene non-normal, elevated crisis operating states; using one or more sensors that ascertains a crisis state via physical, behavioral, or cognitive indicators; deducing, with computational hardware, the operational state of a user or users from one or more sensors; and administering an immediate, dual intervention of a sensory form to de-escalate the crisis operating state of a person or group of persons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Inventor: Kristen M. Heimerl
  • Patent number: 11803835
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for displaying account information. The systems and methods may include a portable smart display device in short-range communication with a mobile device. The smart display device may be configured to provide a user with quick and easy yet secure access to account information, without the need for multi-step login and verification processes. The smart display device may be sized to fit within a wallet and within quick, easy reach of a user. The smart display device may receive up-to-date account information from the mobile device, and display the account information on-demand upon detecting an activation event, thereby providing an enjoyable user experience and a useful tool for quickly informing the user of their financial situation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Adam R. Koeppel, Alex Leo Niderberg, Kevin Kelly, Mili Mittal, Sarah Calandro, Jonathan R. Turfboer
  • Patent number: 11798417
    Abstract: A driving assistance device includes an object detection unit, an acquisition unit acquiring a first value of a relative speed of an approaching object with respect to an own vehicle, a ghost determination unit, and an assistance determination unit. The ghost determination unit calculates a second value of the relative speed of the approaching object in accordance with a speed of the own vehicle and a value of the relative speed of a following object located between the own vehicle and the approaching object; calculates, as a speed difference, an absolute difference between the first value of the relative speed and the second value of the relative speed; calculates, as an azimuth difference, an absolute difference between an azimuth of the following object and an azimuth of the approaching object; and determines whether the approaching object is the ghost target based on the speed difference and the azimuth difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroki Hori, Takayuki Kitamura, Koji Takeuchi, Iwao Izumikawa, Hiroki Shimazu
  • Patent number: 11798334
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a locker and system for secured delivery of goods to consumer wherein the locker may be 1) positioned within a building or home such that one door is accessible outside the building or home and a second door is accessible within the building or home; 2) positioned on a property, potentially near a curbside and accessible to a delivery vehicle from a street; or 3) positioned at a commercial location such that one door is accessible to the public and a second door is accessible to the workers at the commercial location. Delivery may occur via drone or human with selected access given to the designated locker door. In accordance with the foregoing objects, an embodiment of the present invention generally comprises a service provider, a service client, an operator (seller or inspector), an end user (buyer or end user), and at least one chamber having at least one remotely controlled electronic door in communication with a service provider, service client, and/or operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: QR AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Gopal Nandakumar
  • Patent number: 11776398
    Abstract: Technologies and techniques for merging/resolving MAP data and signal phase and timing (SPaT) messages for traffic light data prediction a vehicle in an intelligent transportation system. SPaT data and/or MAP data may be received in a vehicle from a direct source and a network source, and processed to merge data from the two different platforms. The merging of the data allows a vehicle to generate inferences relating to traffic light data received on direct, low-latency, connections, while taking advantage of the more comprehensive data provided from the network source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignees: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, AUDI AG
    Inventors: Joerg Christian Wolf, Michael Zweck, Christian Steen, Dmitriy Kuzikov
  • Patent number: 11769410
    Abstract: Some aspects described herein relate to detecting, for a first vehicle, presence of an obstacle in a driving path of a vehicle, determining, for a second vehicle, a sight stopping distance between the second vehicle and the obstacle, and transmitting, to the second vehicle and where the sight stopping distance is within a threshold, a message including a notification of the obstacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Gene Wesley Marsh, Dan Vassilovski, Shailesh Patil, Hong Cheng, Seung Ryul Yang, James Alan Misener
  • Patent number: 11752275
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an RDID tag enabled shield assembly that provides a sterile enclosure of a medicament delivery port of a medicament container. The container can be a needleless pre-filled syringe, a vial, a cartridge, or a collapsible bag or pouch. The RFID tag is fixedly attached to one or more components of the shield assembly through co-molding or another form of permanent or removable attachment. The present invention also relates to a method of tracking the life cycle of a medicament container or a medicament injection device where the RFID tag enabled shield assembly attached to the medicament container. Data is written to or read from the RFID tag during the entire life cycle of the medicament container or injection device, including assembly, packaging, storing, distribution and use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: SHL MEDICAL AG
    Inventors: Markus Bauss, Thomas Dietl
  • Patent number: 11744559
    Abstract: A system for unobtrusively determining a fertile window includes a contact sensor in contact with the woman and configured to provide a signal indicative of respiration of the woman. A processor is configured to process the signal to obtain a biomechanical parameter indicative of the respiration, and determine the fertile window of the woman based on a change in the obtained biomechanical parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Maria Estrella Mena Benito, Laurentia Johanna Huijbregts
  • Patent number: 11750240
    Abstract: A method using ultra wide band (UWB) communication for determining a location of an object inside a plant growing environment, wherein the object is provided with an UWB transmitter; the plant growing environment is provided with multiple UWB receivers; and the receivers are connected to a processing unit. The method includes: broadcasting a message from the object over UWB using the transmitter; receiving the message at at least some of the receivers; and determining a location estimate for the object through lateration and/or angulation, by the processing unit. A UWB communication system for performing the method and a plant growing environment comprising such a system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Ridder Holding Harderwijk B.V.
    Inventor: Adrianus Noël Maria de Koning
  • Patent number: 11742962
    Abstract: A method of monitoring an antenna array comprises generating first image data at a first time. The first image data is reproducible as a first image of an antenna array unit. The method further comprises generating second image data at a second time. The second image data is reproducible as a second image of the antenna array unit. The method further comprises comparing the first image data and the second image data. The method further comprises transmitting an alert that is indicative of the presence of at least one with the antenna array unit at the second time. The alert is transmitted in response to the comparison between the first image data and the second image data indicating the presence of the at least one fault with the antenna array unit at the second time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Quanta Computer Inc.
    Inventor: Chi-Sen Yen
  • Patent number: 11741823
    Abstract: Systems and processes for initiating a rescue, using peer-to-peer distress alert systems, are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: PELAGIC DATA SYSTEMS, INC
    Inventor: David Belu Solomon
  • Patent number: 11741798
    Abstract: An alert is used to inform a user that their blood glucose level has dropped below a threshold (e.g., the user is hypoglycemic) or has increased above a threshold (e.g., the user is hyperglycemic). There is a hierarchy of alerts from lowest priority to highest priority. The alert is communicated by a user device (e.g., a mobile device), which is, for example, a smartphone, smart watch, home automation device, or the like. The alert is modified in order to increase the likelihood that the user receives or acknowledges the alert within a minimal amount of time. An intensity level (e.g., a volume) of an alert is modified based on, for example, whether the user has acknowledged a previous alert. A modality or a sensory channel of an alert is changed if an initial alert does fails to elicit a response from the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: ROCHE DIABETES CARE, INC.
    Inventor: Mark Gilmore Mears
  • Patent number: 11723740
    Abstract: A surgical system includes a robotic device, an end effector mounted on the robotic device, and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to generate a plurality of virtual geometries, each virtual geometry associated with a surgical task, track a position of the end effector, and determine whether the position of the end effector is at a location corresponding to a first virtual geometry of the plurality of virtual geometries. In response to a determination that the position of the end effector is at the location corresponding to the first virtual geometry, the processing circuit is configured to control the robotic device to facilitate completion of a first surgical task associated with the first virtual geometry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: MAKO Surgical Corp.
    Inventors: Radu Iorgulescu, Carinne Cecile Granchi, Dennis Moses, Jason Robert Wojcik
  • Patent number: 11727772
    Abstract: Embodiments pertain to a storage system for securely storing a plurality of garment bags in a publicly accessible area, comprising: at least one frame structure, wherein the at least one frame structure comprises a plurality of item hanging hardware mechanisms for receiving items for storage, and a plurality of garment bags comprising receptacles that are non-removably coupled, in a suspending manner, from the frame structure, and fasteners for opening and closing the respective receptacles, wherein each one of the fasteners operably cooperates with a lock mechanism of the storage system for selectively securing the fastener in a closed position and for unsecuring the fastener for allowing the fastener to be set from the closed into an open position; an alarm system that is operably coupled with the plurality of receptacles and, when armed, provides an output responsive to detecting that the structural integrity of the receptacle is compromised; and an output module to indicate a user located in the publicly
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: ZIPPSAFE AG
    Inventors: Carlo Emilio Loderer, David Ballagi-Pordany
  • Patent number: 11721193
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide for a system and method for determining a circuit breaker position in a power distribution/load center. In one embodiment, the load center includes a plurality of circuit breakers. Each circuit breaker includes a base and a plurality of contact components coupled to the base. In that regard, an activation of a combination of the contact components indicates a position of the circuit breaker within the load center. The activation of the combination indicates that one or more of the contact components is in contact with one or more pegs coupled to the load center. When this occurs, a data transceiver coupled to each of the contact components transmits a data signal. The data signal includes a plurality of data bits, where each data bit indicates whether a corresponding contact component of the combination is activated or not activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Martin, Gregory Harrison, John Charles Foust, Matthew Furnari, Amy Gau
  • Patent number: 11718307
    Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus to be applied to a vehicle includes a driver state-value detection processor, a road-surface-state detection processor, a threshold setting processor, a dangerous-driving determination processor, and a determination threshold changing processor. The driver state-value detection processor detects a state value of a driver who drives the vehicle. The road-surface-state detection processor detects a road-surface state of a road on which the vehicle is traveling. The threshold setting processor decides, based on the state value, one or more determination thresholds of a state to be determined as occurrence of dangerous driving. The dangerous-driving determination processor determines that the dangerous driving is occurring in a case where the state value is present within a range outside any of the one or more determination thresholds for a predetermined time period or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fumiya Sato, Hideyuki Takao, Yui Ota
  • Patent number: 11721183
    Abstract: Novel methods and apparatus regarding electronic eyewear are disclosed. Different embodiments can be applicable for seniors. One embodiment includes an eyewear that can charge when placed in an eyewear case. A user can access a live operator by tapping a button at the eyewear. The live operator can connect the user to a person. The eyewear can detect falls. In another embodiment, the eyewear with a digital assistant can be voice activated, and can provide assistance via the digital assistant. In yet another embodiment, the eyewear includes a position identifying system to identify a position of the eyewear. In one embodiment, the eyewear could wirelessly interact with a device coupled to an apparatus in the vicinity of the eyewear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: IngenioSpec, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas A. Howell, David Chao, C. Douglass Thomas, Peter P. Tong
  • Patent number: 11712965
    Abstract: A transport device with an occupant compartment includes a control apparatus, a transport device door, a transport device roof, a safety belt, a transport device seat, a headset, a headrest, a rearview mirror, a sun visor, and/or a dashboard, as well as a sensor for breath gas analysis, a position locating device for determining the distance between the sensor and the front side of the head of a compartment occupant, a data processing device, and in some cases a sensor for measuring at least one vital sign. The sensor or sensors are present on or in the control apparatus, the transport device door, the transport device roof, the safety belt, the transport device seat, the headset, the headrest, the rearview mirror, the sun visor, and/or the dashboard, and the data processing device is in operative connection with a device for blocking the transport device and/or with an information output unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: VitaScale GmbH
    Inventor: Ulrich Jerichow
  • Patent number: 11697479
    Abstract: The present invention proposes a rescue system and method for man overboard with remote monitoring, which is implemented by a rescue system consisted of an onboard processing unit, a distress signal module, an unmanned rescue vehicle, an autonomous ship, a communication module, and a shore control center (SCC). The technical effect of the present invention is that when a person falls into the water, the unmanned rescue vehicle can automatically locate and monitor the falling target immediately, and the shore control center (SCC) can accurately locate the relative position between the unmanned rescue vehicle and the ship where the person falls. Thereby, the shore control center (SCC) can control the rescue process throughout the entire process and release rescue device for rescue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: SHIP AND OCEAN INDUSTRIES R&D CENTER
    Inventor: Chun-Chia Huang
  • Patent number: 11697420
    Abstract: A method evaluates a degree of fatigue of a vehicle occupant in a vehicle. A number of first fatigue indicators is provided which are determined according to computation rules from a plurality of first sensor values and each represent a degree of fatigue of the vehicle occupant. The first sensor values represent measured values of the vehicle and/or measured values relating to a current journey. A first metadata record is associated with each of the number of first fatigue indicators, wherein the first metadata records represent information about the characteristics of the sensors. The first sensor values are processed in the respective first fatigue indicators. A number of second fatigue indicators is provided which are determined according to computation rules from one or more second sensor values and each represent a degree of fatigue of the vehicle occupant. The second sensor values represent physiological and/or physical parameters of the vehicle occupants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Florian Bade, Moritz Blume, Martin Buchner, Carsten Isert, Julia Niemann, Michael Wolfram, Joris Wolters