Patents Examined by John F Mortell
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Patent number: 11968603Abstract: Disclosed is a method for transmitting a CPM message by a V2X communication device of a vehicle. Specifically, a method for transmitting a V2X message of a vehicle may comprise the steps of: detecting at least one object by using at least one sensor mounted in the vehicle; sampling a sensor coverage region of the vehicle; generating a point indicating a sensor reaching distance of the at least one sensor mounted in the vehicle for each sampled sensor coverage region; generating a CP message including information relating to the point and the detected at least one object; and transmitting the CP message.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2019Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jaeho Hwang, Woosuk Ko
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Patent number: 11961396Abstract: An Emergency Vehicle Warning Indication system is provided. Disclosed herein are systems and methods for providing notification of emergency vehicles in advance of the approaching intersection further comprising one or more Control Modules or Modular Transmitters that receive and transmit a high secured radio frequency. This secured radio frequency may be further configured such that it is used only by Emergency Vehicles. The system and method further comprising a means for overriding the traffic signal sequence of the traffic signal system at the intersection. The system and method further comprising an emergency lighting system. Wherein the emergency lighting system may operate in conjunction with at least one of the traffic signal system, the emergency vehicle, and one or more Control Modules or Modular Transmitters.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Inventor: Milton Davis, Jr.
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Patent number: 11957221Abstract: An alert system has a first device configured to be secured to a first person, a second device associated with a second person, and a computing system. The computing system is configured to determine when the first device has breached a first geofence associated with the second device and, upon determining the first device has breached the first geofence, alert the first device, the second device, and a third device. The first device is configured to, upon receiving an alert indicating the first geofence has been breached, emit an alert signal on the first device. The second device is configured to, upon receiving an alert indicating the first geofence has been breached, emit an alert signal on the second device.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2023Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: LEEB Innovations, LLCInventors: Leveland Brown, Robert Iovino, Donna Kane, Carl J. Rennard
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Patent number: 11955006Abstract: A vehicle includes a traffic light indication system (system) with one or more input devices for generating a status input signal associated with a status of a traffic light. The input devices further generate an overriding input signal associated with a hazardous driving condition. The system further includes a notification device for providing a traffic light notification to the user. The system further includes a computer having a processor and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium (CRM) storing instructions. The processor is programmed to generate an actuation signal based on the status input signal. The processor is further programmed to refrain from generating the actuation signal, in response to the processor determining the predicted collision based on the status input signal and the overriding input signal. The notification device provides the traffic light notification to the user, in response to the notification device receiving the actuation signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Vivek Vijaya Kumar, Mohammad Naserian, Dustin Howard Malcom Smith
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Patent number: 11955229Abstract: The invention relates a cloud-based health management platform providing personal injury recovery and/or injury prevention plans tailored to individuals. The platform further allows employers and/or care providers associated with such individuals to maintain continuous engagement therewith, either by way of a fully-automated, or semi-automated, or fully personalized communication with the individuals, to ensure that personal attention is provided for any given individual as needed and further adjusting the plans as required, resulting in improved participation and completion of an individuals recovery and/or prevention plan.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2019Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Concorde Health, Inc.Inventor: Jeffrey Vogel
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Patent number: 11955668Abstract: Leak detection sensors, appliances configured to detect leaks and methods of detecting leaks are provided. The leak detection sensor is a self-powered leak detection sensor. The leak detection sensor includes a water-permeable medium and at least one electrochemical cell. The electrochemical cell can include a first electrode and a second electrode, and an electrolyte disposed between the electrodes, wherein in a dormant state, the electrolyte is in a solid, dry state. The electrochemical cell can enter an active state when exposed to water. The electrochemical cell can be configured to generate electrical power in the active state. The leak detection sensor can further include a peripheral electronic component configured to receive electrical power produced by the electrochemical cell. The self-powered leak detection sensor is configured for, and related methods include, detecting exposure to water in response to electrical energy generation of the electrochemical cell.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Gregory Sergeevich Chernov, Matthew R. Hunter
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Patent number: 11948464Abstract: A network computer system receives request data from computing devices of requesting users in a sub-region of a service area. The system further receives location data from computing devices of drivers operating in the sub-region. Based on the request data and the location data, the system determines a service condition for the sub-region. Based on the service condition indicating that the sub-region is in a driver oversupply state, the system transmits a service instruction to computing devices of a plurality of drivers within the sub-region, the service instruction being associated with a target outside the sub-region and a set of progress conditions. The system then periodically determines, for each driver of the plurality of drivers, an estimated time of arrival (ETA) to the target from a current position of the driver to determine whether the driver is satisfying the set of progress conditions of the service instruction.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Ashley Quitoriano, Kevin Spieser, Parijat Mazumdar, Rei Chiang, Shicong Meng, Zhi Li
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Patent number: 11935309Abstract: This document discloses methods of training a classifier to identify traffic signal states in images captured be a vehicle. The vehicle can then use the identified states when making movement decisions when traveling in an environment. The system determines that a traffic signal is within a field of view of the camera (i.e., within an image). The system also receives a signal with signal phase and timing data for the traffic signal. The system processes the images to identify an image that includes the traffic signal. The system analyzes the signal data to determine a state of the traffic signal at the time of image capture, labels the image with a label of determined state, and passes the image and a label to a classifier in order to train the classifier.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Guy Hotson, Richard L. Kwant, David James Chekan, Reza Azimi
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Patent number: 11926314Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus sets a target speed of a vehicle such that a maximum value of the target speed is a first speed during a parking assist control. The vehicle control apparatus executes the parking assist control with maintaining a speed of the vehicle at a speed equal to or slower than a predetermined speed limit value slower than the first speed when a predetermined condition that the vehicle moves along a downward slope, is satisfied when a first electric power source device is in a normal state during the parking assist control. At least one of a braking apparatus and a shift change apparatus executes a stopping control of stopping the vehicle when a malfunction occurs in the first electric power source device during the parking assist control.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kota Inoue
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Patent number: 11922811Abstract: An apparatus is provided for controlling parking in a parking stall including a camera to take images of a vehicle entering the parking stall, a proximity or ultrasonic sensor arranged to detect entry of the vehicle into the parking stall and a device for broadcasting an audible message to the driver. The device communicates with a web site associated with a plurality of stalls each having an associated control apparatus where the web site contains and provides data to a customer relating to any one or more of the associated stalls where authorized use can be purchased.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Inventor: Alberto Nardin
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Patent number: 11915590Abstract: A warning system for a vehicle may comprise at least one imager disposed to capture image data from a scene in a blind spot of a vehicle; a processor associated with the imager and configured to process the image data and determine whether there may be an obstruction in the blind spot; and a controller in communication with the processor. The processor may be configured to determine whether the obstruction in the blind spot may be a person and, upon a determination that the obstruction is a person, sends an appropriate input to the controller. The controller may be configured to, upon receipt of the input indicating that there may be a person in the blind spot, cause an alert to be generated.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: GENTEX CORPORATIONInventors: Eric P. Bigoness, Bradley A. Bosma, Jeremy A. Schut
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Patent number: 11915461Abstract: A tire or tread detection device for the classification of vehicular traffic. The invention allows the detection of tires by identifying with certainty the number of axles that make up a vehicle, thus determining its traffic category or classification, for the determination of loads, toll collection and evaluation of traffic supply and demand. The invention is a development integrated by hardware and software, electronic control devices, signal analysis and communications. The device is made up of Hall Effect sensors for detecting the magnetic field and magnetic field reinforcement magnets, geometrically arranged and interconnected to a microcomputer that interprets analog signals, to obtain the detection of the tire.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2020Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Inventors: Jose Humberto Cancela Bravo, Francisco Raimondo
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Patent number: 11904845Abstract: An apparatus for controlling autonomous parking and method thereof are provided. The apparatus for controlling autonomous parking according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure a sensor unit for acquiring information around a host vehicle, a storage for storing driver's tendency information upon autonomous parking, and a controller communicatively connected to the sensor unit.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: HL KLEMOVE CORP.Inventor: Tae Bong Noh
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Patent number: 11900808Abstract: A transportation vehicle, an apparatus, a method, and a computer program for a first transportation vehicle and for estimating a position of a second transportation vehicle at the first transportation vehicle. The method for a first transportation vehicle and for estimating a position of a second transportation vehicle at the first transportation vehicle includes obtaining information on an environmental map of the first transportation vehicle; receiving information on a trajectory of the second transportation vehicle; and estimating the position of the second transportation vehicle in the environmental map based on the information on the trajectory.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Inventors: Andreas Pfadler, Bernd Rech, Daniel Reimann, Stefan Gläser, Bernd Lehmann, Julia Kwasny
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Patent number: 11900811Abstract: A system for crowdsourcing reporting of road conditions from abnormal vehicle events. Abnormal vehicle events (such as sudden braking, sharp turns, evasive actions, pothole impact, etc.) can be detected and reported to a road condition monitoring system (RCMS). The RCMS can identify patterns in reported road conditions to generate advisory information or instructions for vehicles and users of vehicles. For example, suspected obstacles can be identified and used to instruct a driver or a vehicle to slow down gradually to avoid sudden braking and sharp turns. In some examples, a vehicle can have a camera that can upload an image of a suspected obstacle (e.g., a pothole) to allow the positive identification of a road problem. This provides the RCMS with more confidence to take a corrective action, such as an automated call to a road repair service.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Lodestar Licensing Group LLCInventor: Junichi Sato
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Patent number: 11892512Abstract: A method and apparatus for monitoring an internet-of-things (IoT) battery device (IBD). An example IBD includes a radio transceiver to communicate with an IoT charging device (ICD), a battery, and a battery monitor to determine a state of charge for the battery. An alerter is included to send an alert message to the ICD, via the radio transceiver, to indicate that the SoCh is less than an alert threshold.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2023Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Tahoe Research, Ltd.Inventors: Wael Guibene, John Brady, Keith Nolan, Mark Kelly, Cliodhna Ni Scanaill
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Patent number: 11893870Abstract: Technologies and implementations for machine coordination and management of pickup of a minor with a guardian. The machine coordination and management may be facilitated by a child pickup module (CPM).Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: SCHOOLTRON INC.Inventor: Waseem Younis
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Patent number: 11884152Abstract: Provided is a control device configured to control an instrument configured to indicate a state of a moving body. The control device comprises a braking information acquisition unit configured to acquire braking information about a braking force of a braking unit configured to brake the moving body, and a display control unit configured to control display of the instrument, based on the braking information acquired by the braking information acquisition unit. The braking information includes at least one of (i) first braking information, which indicates a present setting, of a plurality of settings relating to the braking force of the braking unit and (ii) second braking information indicative of a present value of the braking force of the braking unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuhiro Saito, Naoki Yui, Satoshi Ohshima, Takuya Iwata
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Patent number: 11887450Abstract: An optical chamber assembly of a detection device includes a light ring for supporting at least one light device, an optical cover defining an interior chamber of the optical chamber assembly, and an intermediate component disposed between the light ring and the optical cover. The intermediate component optically couples the at least one light device with the interior chamber. The light ring is formed from a first material, the intermediate component is formed from a second material, and the optical cover is formed from a third material, the first material, the second material, and the third material being different.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2019Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATIONInventors: Dennis Michael Gadonniex, Vipul Patel
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Patent number: 11881109Abstract: An approach is provided for in-parking navigation based on mobile device sensor data, the resulted semantic events, and an estimated parking occupancy level. The approach, for example, involves receiving parking information from in-parking navigation system(s) of vehicle(s) and/or mobile device(s) associated with the vehicle(s) traveling in a parking facility with no or a positioning satellite coverage below a threshold. The parking information indicates parking spot location(s) occupied by the vehicle(s). The in-parking navigation system(s) determines the at least one parking spot location based on tracking multi-modal trajectories of the mobile device(s). The multi-modal trajectories comprise vehicle trajectory segment(s) traveling within the parking facility and pedestrian trajectory segment(s) traveling to/from pedestrian entry or exit point(s) of the parking facility. The approach also involves determining an occupancy level of the parking facility based on the parking information.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2021Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: HERE Global B.V.Inventors: Silviu Zilberman, Harel Primack, Ofri Rom, Ron Begleiter