Patents Examined by Hitesh Patel
  • Patent number: 12384381
    Abstract: A platooning controller includes a processor configured to perform platooning control based on a driver state and to determine a platooning driver emergency assist (DEA) mode based on a careless driving state or a drowsy driving state of a driver, and a memory configured to store data and an algorithm to be executed by the processor to perform the platooning control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kyeong Eun Kim
  • Patent number: 12372989
    Abstract: A method of controlling a tractor/baler combination includes advancing a tractor/baler combination through a swath or windrow of a harvested crop material with a tractor PTO operating at a constant speed to power a drive of a baling chamber of the baler and the baler operating to pick up harvested crop material; assessing the flowrate of the harvested crop material in the baler and the torque of the baling chamber drive; comparing the flowrate with an optimal flowrate and the torque of the baling chamber drive with an optimal baling chamber drive; and, if the assessed flowrate differs from the optimal flowrate or the assessed torque of the baling chamber drive differs from the optimal torque by more than a predetermined amount, changing the speed of advancement of the tractor/baler combination, and changing the flowrate in the baler and the torque of the baling chamber drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: AGCO International GmbH
    Inventors: Steffen Hoffmann, Malte Cornelius Schlichting
  • Patent number: 12371064
    Abstract: A perception engine incorporating place information for a vehicular sensor. The system uses place information to trigger responses in a perception engine. In some examples the system implements a mirroring process in response to other vehicle actions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: BDCM A2 LLC
    Inventors: Sandra Lynn Godsey, Matthew Paul Harrison
  • Patent number: 12358519
    Abstract: A notification device is applied to a vehicle including one or more cameras that captures an image of at least an area forward of the vehicle and an human machine interface device that performs notification to alert a driver of the vehicle. The notification device includes a processor. The processor controls the human machine interface device such that the human machine interface device notifies the driver that a u-turn is not allowed when the one or more cameras detects a no u-turn sign forward of the vehicle and the one or more cameras detects a right-turn road surface marking in a travel lane of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yamato Yorifuji
  • Patent number: 12351990
    Abstract: The asphalt compactor may include a control system communicatively coupled to the one or more sensors including a grade sensor configured to determine a slope of the asphalt surface within the compacting area in at least the direction of travel of the asphalt compactor, the control system configured to: receive data indicative of the slope of the asphalt surface in at least the direction of travel of the asphalt compactor from the grade sensor, determine if the slope of the asphalt surface is one of an incline slope or a decline slope in the direction of travel, if the slope is determined to be the incline slope, determine if the incline slope exceeds a first threshold for the incline slope, and if the incline slope exceeds the first threshold for the incline slope, control a vibratory system to stop vibration of the trailing drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
    Inventors: Cary M Bryant, John L. Marsolek, Nicholas A. Oetken, Matthew D. Chisholm
  • Patent number: 12337730
    Abstract: A system for controlling a vehicle includes: an occupant gaze recognition unit to recognize a gaze of an occupant in the vehicle; a point of interest determination unit to determine the point of interest among an external object visible through a side window of the vehicle based on the gaze of the occupant; and a seat position control unit to change a seat position of the occupant to enable a continuous stare at the point of interest according to a movement of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Hoon Kim, Sung Joon Ahn, Tae Hun Kim, Myung Bin Choi
  • Patent number: 12319299
    Abstract: A control unit for a motor vehicle, having a system on a chip with at least one computing unit for providing at least one vehicle function for a vehicle system, with at least one memory unit, and with at least one interface unit, wherein the system on a chip has at least one subsystem, which is logically separate from the components of the system on a chip that implement the at least one vehicle function, for providing at least one motor-vehicle-related additional function that provides a service, wherein the subsystem comprises at least a computing section, an additional-function-specific interface section in particular, forming a proxy and an additional-function-specific communications bus that is connected at least to the computing section and to the interface section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Reinhard Schieber, Hans Georg Gruber
  • Patent number: 12296692
    Abstract: A control unit for a vehicle. The control unit includes: interfaces for the connection to two independently redundant communication networks, messages to and from the control unit being transferrable via a second communication network, and vice versa, in the event of a failure of a first communication network; and interfaces for the electrical supply of the control unit via two independently redundant low-voltage networks. it being possible to electrically supply the control unit via a second low-voltage network, and vice versa, in the event of an error in a first low-voltage network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Hans-Leo Ross, Ruben Roesner
  • Patent number: 12282901
    Abstract: A method for providing a fleet service based on smell information includes, while the moving object is being used in the fleet system, monitoring smell information of a moving object, controlling an operation of the moving object based on the smell information, and determining a return zone of the moving object based on the smell information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jae Jun Ha, Young Jun Moon, Tae Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 12276982
    Abstract: A system installed in a vehicle includes a first group of sensing devices configured to allow a first level of autonomous operation of the vehicle; a second group of sensing devices configured to allow a second level of autonomous operation of the vehicle, the second group of sensing devices including primary sensing devices and backup sensing devices; a third group of sensing devices configured to allow the vehicle to perform a safe stop maneuver; and a control element communicatively coupled to the first group of sensing devices, the second group of sensing devices, and the third group of sensing devices. The control element is configured to: receive data from at least one of the first group, the second group, or the third group of sensing devices, and provide a control signal to a sensing device based on categorization information indicating a group to which the sensing device belongs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: TUSIMPLE, INC.
    Inventors: Xiaoling Han, Chenzhe Qian, Chiyu Zhang, Charles A. Price, Joshua Miguel Rodriguez, Lei Nie, Lingting Ge, Panqu Wang, Pengfei Chen, Shuhan Yang, Xiangchen Zhao, Xiaodi Hou, Zehua Huang
  • Patent number: 12269301
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of tire maintenance including: receiving data of a plurality of tire gas pressure measurements each measurement having an associated time; analyzing the received data to determine maintenance information, wherein the maintenance information comprises at least one of: an inflation event, a maximum pressure, a minimum pressure and a tire replacement event; and providing an indication based the determined maintenance information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
    Inventor: Andrew Bill
  • Patent number: 12252269
    Abstract: A cargo module swapping system for an electronic short take-off and landing aerial vehicle, including an autonomously driven robotic vehicle for transporting and swapping cargo modules on an autonomous electric aircraft. The robotic vehicle has two or more robotic arms for controlled material handling and manipulation, each configured to install, remove, and replace cargo bins directly onto the aft end of a forward portion of a central fuselage of an electric short take-off and landing (ESTOL) aircraft. The cargo bins are configured to function as the aft portion of the aircraft central fuselage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Inventor: Bruno Mombrinie
  • Patent number: 12253607
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to detecting mirrored lidar returns and modifying lidar data using clustering techniques. In some examples, lidar data including a set of lidar points may be captured by a vehicle operating in an environment. The vehicle may combine the lidar data from numerous lidar devices to have a common frame of reference. In some examples, the vehicle may determine a cluster of the lidar points based on elevation data and azimuth data. The vehicle may compare range data of the clusters to determine whether such lidar points are indicative of a lidar return associated with an error (including multipath reflections). Based on determining that the difference in ranges of two lidar points is above a threshold value, the vehicle may determine how to use the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Zoox, Inc.
    Inventor: Nehemia Girma Terefe
  • Patent number: 12254616
    Abstract: A vehicle comprising a track system can be monitored to obtain information regarding the vehicle, including information regarding the track system, such as an indication of a physical state of a track and/or other component of the track system based on at least on 3D recognition and/or 2D recognition of image data of a track system component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Camso Inc.
    Inventors: Ghislain Laperle, David Gingras
  • Patent number: 12252020
    Abstract: A method for monitoring and identifying sensor faults in an electric drive system of a vehicle includes collecting corresponding data using sensors in the electric drive system, inputting the collected data to an already-established sensor fault mode identification model, and determining whether a fault mode exists and a fault mode type based on the collected data using the sensor fault mode identification model. The method quickly determines the fault mode caused by a sensor fault in the electric drive system, and the fault mode type of the sensor fault.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Xiaoyun Zang
  • Patent number: 12246850
    Abstract: An aircraft vibration detecting device applicable to an aircraft having a moving surface to be driven by an actuator includes a difference calculating unit for calculating a difference between a target value of an angle of the moving surface and an actual measured value of the angle of the moving surface, a threshold value determining unit for determining whether an absolute value of the difference is equal to or greater than a threshold value, and a vibration determining unit for determining that the moving surface is vibrating if the absolute value of the difference is equal to or greater than the threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: NABTESCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Ogawa, Takashi Tanimoto
  • Patent number: 12240474
    Abstract: A vehicle system is provided for correcting in real-time a camera-based estimated position of a road object. The system includes a camera for generating an image input signal including image sensor data associated with the road object. The system further includes one or more input devices for generating a vehicle input signal including vehicle sensor data associated with a position, a speed, and a heading of the vehicle. The system further includes a computer, which includes one or more processors and a non-transitory computer readable medium (CRM) storing instructions. The processor is programmed to match the image sensor data and the vehicle sensor data to one another based on a common time of collection. The processor is further programmed to determine an error model and a deviation of a current camera-based position from a predicted position. The processor is further programmed to update the error model based on the deviation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Vivek Vijaya Kumar, Bo Yu, Donald K. Grimm, Fan Bai, Joon Hwang, Carl P. Darukhanavala, Carolyn Heather MacLeod, Muhammad Rehan
  • Patent number: 12228947
    Abstract: Systems and methods related to operating a mobile platform are disclosed. In one embodiment, a logic circuit of a mobile platform may control a first gimbal system of the mobile platform to selectively direct a first variable navigation imaging system of the mobile platform to a first fixation point in an environment. The logic circuit may control a second gimbal system of the mobile platform to selectively direct a second variable navigation imaging system of the mobile platform to a second fixation point in the environment. The logic circuit may navigate the mobile platform about the environment, via a propulsion system of the mobile platform, based on image data associated with the first and second fixation points received from the first and second variable navigation imaging systems, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: FLIR UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS AS
    Inventor: Jon Elvira Andres Lund
  • Patent number: 12213451
    Abstract: A system and method employing an autonomous aerial vehicle programmed to stimulate a pet to engage in playful activities exercising the pet. The system is capable of executing a variety of rapid movements and emitting specific sounds designed to elicit reactions from the pet, such as barks, whines, and human utterances. In a learning mode, the system analyzes pet reactions to various stimuli. In a normal mode, it prioritizes movements and sounds that generate the most intense responses. The system includes safety measures to maintain a safe distance between the vehicle and the pet, ensuring that the vehicle automatically retreats if the pet comes too close. The system autonomously returns to its launch position when the pet disengages or when battery levels are low.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Inventor: Henry Hardy Perritt, Jr.
  • Patent number: 12218999
    Abstract: Techniques are described to enable selective content sharing in a video conference. In one example, a conferencing system obtains first display content from a first endpoint device in a video conference session. The conferencing system streams the first display content to a second endpoint device in the video conference session and obtains second display content from the second endpoint device. While streaming the first display content to the second endpoint device, the conferencing system streams the second display content to a third endpoint device in the video conference session and prevents streaming of the second display content to the first endpoint device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: David C. White, Jr., Magnus Mortensen, Jay Kemper Johnston