Patents Examined by Jingli Wang
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Patent number: 11927951Abstract: A remote wireless hydraulic cab preferably includes a cab member, a hydraulic sensor block, an electrical bulkhead, a cab bridge controller and a cab transceiver. The cab member preferably includes a cab enclosure, two hydraulic joysticks, two hydraulic treadles and electrical equipment. The hydraulic sensor block includes a sensor block and a plurality of hydraulic pressure sensors. Hydraulic lines from the joysticks and treadles are connected to the sensor block. Pressure measurements from the joysticks and treadles are sent from the plurality of hydraulic pressure sensors to the cab bridge controller. The cab bridge controller sends signals for wireless transmission through a cab wireless transceiver to a frame transceiver. The electrical equipment is supplied with electrical power and transmits signals through the electrical bulkhead. Electrical power to the cab enclosure is supplied through an electrical generator and hydraulic fluid to the joysticks and treadles are supplied through a hydraulic pump.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignees: ZOOMLION HEAVY INDUSTRY NA, INC., ZOOMLION HEAVY INDUSTRY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO. LTDInventors: Mark McKinley, Brittney Bembenek, Matthew Seeger, Steven Melotik
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Patent number: 11914363Abstract: A mobile robot receives first transmission information transmitted from a server device to manage the mobile robot in a state where wireless communication with the server device is possible, directly executes wireless communication with another mobile robot among the mobile robots and executes a reception process of receiving the first transmission information transmitted from the server device to manage the mobile robot from the other mobile robot in a case where wireless communication with the server device is not possible.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shiro Oda, Tetsuya Taira, Satoshi Toyoshima, Yuta Watanabe, Takeshi Matsui, Takayoshi Nasu, Kei Yoshikawa, Yusuke Ota, Yutaro Ishida, Yuji Onuma, Kyosuke Arai
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Patent number: 11899460Abstract: A system for detecting and engaging a refuse can includes at least one sensor positioned on a refuse collection vehicle and configured to detect objects on one or more sides of the refuse vehicle, an actuator assembly configured to actuate to engage the refuse can, and a controller configured to detect, using a single-stage object detector, the presence of the refuse can based on first data received from the at least one sensor, determine, based on the first data, a position of the refuse can with respect to the refuse collection vehicle, generate a first trajectory from the refuse collection vehicle to the position of the refuse can, generate a second trajectory for the actuator assembly, and initiate a control action to move at least one of the refuse collection vehicle along the first trajectory or the actuator assembly along the second trajectory to engage the refuse can.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Jeffrey Koga, Emily Davis, Jerrod Kappers, Vince Schad, Robert S. Messina, Christopher K. Yakes, Joshua D. Rocholl, Vincent Hoover, Clinton T. Weckwerth, Zachary L. Klein, John Beck, Brendan Chan, Skylar A. Wachter, Dale Matsumoto
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Patent number: 11892832Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium that generates lane path descriptors for use by autonomous vehicles. One of the methods includes receiving data that defines valid lane paths in a scene in an environment. Each valid lane path represents a path through the scene that can be traversed by a vehicle. User interface presentation data can be provided to a user device. The user interface can contain: (i) a first display area that displays a first visual representation of the sensor measurement; and (ii) a second display area that displays a second visual representation of the set of valid lane paths. User input modifying the second visual representation of the set of valid lane paths can be received; and in response to receiving the user input, the set of valid lane paths of the scene in the environment can be modified.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Waymo LLCInventors: Jeffrey Sham, Homero Menchaca Hernández, Jeffrey Carlson, Yulai Shen, Ningshan Zhang
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Patent number: 11880204Abstract: A method includes obtaining, from an operator of a robot, a return execution lease associated with one or more commands for controlling the robot that is scheduled within a sequence of execution leases. The robot is configured to execute commands associated with a current execution lease that is an earliest execution lease in the sequence of execution leases that is not expired. The method includes obtaining an execution lease expiration trigger triggering expiration of the current execution lease. After obtaining the trigger, the method includes determining that the return execution lease is a next current execution lease in the sequence. While the return execution lease is the current execution lease, the method includes executing the one or more commands for controlling the robot associated with the return execution lease which cause the robot to navigate to a return location remote from a current location of the robot.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2021Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Boston Dynamics, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Hopkins Miller, Christopher Bentzel
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Patent number: 11860637Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for a mobile docking station. In some implementations, a method for a mobile docking station includes receiving a service request from a first user; determining assignment details based on the service request; determining a plurality of devices to send to a location based on the assignment details; deploying the plurality of devices to the location; receiving data from a first device of the plurality of devices; based on the data, scheduling a pickup of the first device; and deploying a second device for the pickup of the first device.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Alarm.com IncorporatedInventors: Daniel Todd Kerzner, Donald Gerard Madden, Babak Rezvani, Ahmad Seyfi, Glenn Tournier
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Patent number: 11857987Abstract: A method and system for performing painting using an unmanned aerial vehicle is disclosed herein. The system comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle and a user computing device. The unmanned aerial vehicle comprises a plurality of nozzles, at least one camera, at least one sensor, at least one software module, a plurality of paint containers, lidar, and a plurality of blades.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2020Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: RobotArmy, Inc.Inventors: Damien Stolarz, Zack Gainsforth, David Diaz
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Patent number: 11859989Abstract: The technology involves pullover maneuvers for vehicles operating in an autonomous driving mode. A vehicle operating in an autonomous driving mode is able to identify parking locations that may be occluded or otherwise not readily visible. A best case estimation for any potential parking locations, including partially or fully occluded areas, is compared against predictions for identified visible parking locations. This can include calculating a cost for each potential parking location and comparing that cost to a baseline cost. Upon determining that an occluded location would provide a more viable option than any visible parking locations, the vehicle is able to initiate a driving adjustment (e.g., slow down) prior to arriving at the occluded location. This enables the vehicle to minimize passenger discomfort while also providing notice to other road users of an intent to pull over.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Waymo LLCInventors: Xu Dong, Jonathan Lee Pedersen, Jakob Robert Zwiener
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Patent number: 11851177Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to unmanned aerial vehicle launch technologies and methods for receiving at a head-worn computer (HWC) a plurality of images captured by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) launched from a grenade launcher, and displaying the plurality of captured images in a see-through display of the HWC.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2018Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Mentor Acquisition One, LLCInventor: Ralph F. Osterhout
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Patent number: 11845421Abstract: A mobile work machine includes a propulsion subsystem that propel the mobile work machine about a worksite. The mobile work machine includes a steering subsystem that steers the mobile work machine about the worksite. The mobile work machine includes a stability determination system that determines a stability factor based on a characteristic of the steering subsystem. The mobile work machine also includes a control system that controls the mobile work machine based on the stability factor.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2020Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: Deere & CompanyInventors: Christian A. Von Holst, Nathanael K. Rehn, Jacob M. Mazanec, Jacob M. Kongs, Anthony D'Alessandro, Lowell Stutzman, Kyle A. Maakestad
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Patent number: 11796331Abstract: A system for associating perceived and mapped lane edges can include a processor and a memory. The memory includes instructions such that the processor is configured to receive a sensor data representing a perceived object; receive map data representing a map object; determine a cost matrix a cost matrix indicative of an association cost for associating the map object to the perceived object; compare the association cost with an association cost threshold; and associate the perceived object with the map object based on the association cost.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Peter Edward LeVasseur, Brent Navin Roger Bacchus, Tarek Abdel Raouf Abdel Rahman
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Patent number: 11787395Abstract: Provided is an automated valet parking system that automatically moves an autonomous driving vehicle to a pick-up space of a parking place by issuing an instruction to the autonomous driving vehicle parked in the parking place according to a pick-up request from a user. The system includes a user position determination unit configured to determine whether or not a user frontend of the user is located in a preset pick-up area or a preset near-pick-up area including the pick-up space, a pick-up request reception unit configured to receive the pick-up request when the user position determination unit determines that the user frontend is located in the pick-up area or the near-pick-up area, and a vehicle instruction unit configured to instruct the autonomous driving vehicle that is a target of the pick-up request to move to the pick-up space when the pick-up request reception unit receives the pick-up request.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2020Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ryuji Okamura, Tatsuya Sugano
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Patent number: 11774985Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to achieve a roll flight of a wireless controlled airplane with a simple control operation. An arithmetic processing device according to the present invention includes an arithmetic section configured to calculate control amounts for correcting a change amount around a pitch axis and a change amount around a yaw axis for a wireless controlled airplane depending on a change amount for a roll axis for the wireless controlled airplane.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Futaba CorporationInventors: Masahiro Tanaka, Nicholas Edward Maxwell
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Patent number: 11774960Abstract: A method of operating a vehicle control device for an article transport system in a production factory include identifying a first access point that is disabled from communicating with the vehicle control device among access points for performing wireless communication with respective vehicles in the production factory, identifying a first vehicle positioned in a disabled communication region corresponding to a coverage of the first access point, and transmitting a first message, which is intended to be transmitted to the first vehicle, to a second vehicle connected to a second access point and transmitting a second message for instructing the second vehicle to move to the disabled communication region.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: SEMES CO., LTD.Inventor: Seung Hyen Kim
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Patent number: 11753040Abstract: Autonomous vehicle methods and systems are described herein for communicating with an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle to remotely control operation of the vehicle, to detect and remove unauthorized passengers, to deliver loads, to receive registration information for the vehicle, to provide accessibility information to the vehicle, and/or to receive sensor or other environmental data to integrate with an electronic game or other extended reality experience.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANYInventors: Ryan Gammelgard, Justin Davis
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Patent number: 11738775Abstract: In some implementations, a route selection system obtains a first scheduled time for a first event at a venue for a passenger of an autonomous vehicle. The system determines whether the autonomous vehicle will arrive at the venue by the first scheduled time. The system obtains, in response to a determination that the autonomous vehicle will not arrive at the venue by the first scheduled time, a second scheduled time for a second event at the venue. The system determines a route to the venue based on one or more preferences of the passenger, one or more preferences of an operator of the autonomous vehicle, or any combination thereof, wherein the determined route is configured for arrival of the passenger at the venue after the first scheduled time and at or within a time period before the second scheduled time.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2020Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Michael Franco Taveira, Damir Didjusto, Michael Joshua Shomin
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Patent number: 11731657Abstract: A system comprises an autonomous vehicle (AV) and a control device operably coupled with the AV. The control device detects a series of events within a threshold period of time, where a number of series of events in the series of events is above a threshold number. The series of events taken in the aggregate within the threshold period of time deviates from a normalcy mode. The normalcy mode comprises events that are expected to the encountered by the AV. The control device determines whether the series of events corresponds to a malicious event, where the malicious event indicates tampering with the AV. In response to determining that the series of events corresponds to the malicious event, the series of events are escalated to be addressed.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: TUSIMPLE, INC.Inventor: Riad I. Hammoud
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Patent number: 11733059Abstract: Provided herein is a method of generating low bandwidth map format agnostic routes between origins and destinations for route communication between different map formats or versions using reduced bandwidth.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2020Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: HERE GLOBAL B.V.Inventors: Raul Cajias, Daniel Rolf, David Falla Cepeda
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Patent number: 11726471Abstract: Example embodiments relate to gradually adjusting a vehicle sensor perspective using remote assistance. A computing device may receive a request for assistance from a vehicle operating in an environment. The request indicates that the vehicle is stopped at a location with a sensor perspective of the environment that is at least partially occluded. Responsive to receiving the request for assistance, the computing device may display a graphical user interface (GUI) that represents a current state of the vehicle and includes a selectable option configured to enable the vehicle to gradually move forward a predefined distance. The computing device may detect a selection of the selectable option and transmit instructions that enable the vehicle to gradually move forward the predefined distance. The vehicle can then gradually move forward the predefined distance while also monitoring for one or more changes in the environment responsive to receiving the instructions.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2020Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Waymo LLCInventors: Ioan-Alexandru Sucan, Collin Winter, Chien-Yu Ko, Vishay Nihalani
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Patent number: 11675349Abstract: Techniques for providing a user interface for remote vehicle monitoring and/or control include presenting a digital representation of an environment and a vehicle as it traverses the environment on a first portion of a display and presenting on a second portion of the display a communication interface that is configured to provide communication with multiple people. The communication interface may enable communications between a remote operator and any number of occupants of the vehicle, other operators (e.g., other remote operators or in-vehicle operators), and/or people in an environment around the vehicle. The user interface may additionally include controls to adjust components of the vehicle, and the controls may be presented on a third portion of the display. Furthermore, the user interface may include a vehicle status interface that provides information associated with a current state of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2020Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Zoox, Inc.Inventors: Auver Cedric Austria, Timothy David Kentley-Klay, Jannie Wing Sze Lai, Frank Reinaldo Ramirez, Dennis Schaefer