Patents Examined by Mahmoud S Ismail
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Patent number: 11403683Abstract: A transport arrangement system operates to receive a transport request from a user, and to make a selection of a vehicle type for the user based at least in part on a set of criteria associated with the transport request or user information. For example, the determination of whether an autonomous vehicle is to be provided can be based at least in part on the destination specified with the transport request.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2019Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: William Ross, John Bares, David LaRose, Matthew Sweeney
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Patent number: 11403669Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicular advertisement providing device including a processor configured to receive data generated by at least one server, to generate augmented reality (AR) advertisement data that matches the outside of a road in which a vehicle travels based on the data, and to provide a signal for displaying a graphic object based on the advertisement data on at least one display included in the vehicle. The vehicular advertisement providing device is included in an autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle is associated with a robot. The vehicular advertisement providing device is implemented using an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm.Type: GrantFiled: July 4, 2019Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Chan Jaegal
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Patent number: 11400943Abstract: A method for assisting in the driving of a vehicle on a fast road with carriageways separated by a safety rail in which the presence of the safety rail is detected is disclosed. The safety rail is modelled from measurements performed continuously by at least one laser scanner sensor mounted on the motor vehicle, with the determination of a confidence index associated with the detection by the laser scanner sensor, an automatic driving mode is activated when the confidence index ICONF is above a confidence threshold. This mode is maintained as long as a current confidence index associated with the detection is above the confidence threshold, and this mode is deactivated when the current confidence index passes below said confidence threshold. The density of traffic in front of the motor vehicle is estimated from images captured by an embedded camera.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2017Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbHInventors: Thomas Heitzmann, Thomas Liennard, Benazouz Bradai
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Patent number: 11396335Abstract: Presented are flutter countermeasure devices and control logic for active aerodynamic systems, methods for making/using such active aero systems, and vehicles equipped with spoiler flutter countermeasure devices for increasing downforce and decreasing drag. A method of operating an active aerodynamic system of a motor vehicle includes detecting, via a system controller based on sensor data received from one or more sensing devices, a flutter excitation experienced by a spoiler of the active aero system during operation of the motor vehicle. The controller determines a harmonic oscillation amplitude of the flutter excitation experienced by the spoiler, and then determines if this harmonic oscillation amplitude exceeds a vehicle-calibrated threshold amplitude. If so, the system controller determines a damping force sufficient to mitigate or eliminate the harmonic oscillation amplitude.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2019Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Andrew Thomas Cunningham, James C. O'Kane, Robert G. Izak
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Patent number: 11396334Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a deployable fairing system to a tractor trailer. The deployable fairing system includes an actuator used to extend the deployable fairing from an unextended configuration to an extended configuration, for example to occupy a portion of a gap area that exists between a tractor and an attached trailer or to extend from the rear of a trailer. The deployable fairing includes deployable upper and/or lower horizontal assemblies that are pivotally coupled to a frame attached to the tractor/cab, and two side panels that are pivotally coupled to one or both of the upper and lower horizontal assemblies. The deployable upper and lower horizontal assemblies and the two side panels fold in on one another along multiple hinged axes in the unextended configuration, and extend rearward from the top and sides of the tractor in the extended configuration to cover a portion of the gap. The fairing may advantageously flair from front to the rear.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2019Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: TRUCKLABS, INC.Inventors: Daniel Burrows, Burk Kladde, Dagan Trnka, Ada Sierraalta, Roger LeMesurier, Adam Baumgartner, Pratik Bhagwat
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Patent number: 11393349Abstract: A method for air traffic control (ATC) radio communications authentication, includes receiving, by an aircraft, an ATC voice communication from an ATC facility. The method also includes receiving, by the aircraft, authentication data from the ATC facility substantially contemporaneously with the ATC voice communication. The authentication data is associated with the ATC voice communication. The method further includes authenticating the ATC voice communication using the authentication data.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: David S. Mier, Alan G. Tomaszycki
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Patent number: 11386789Abstract: The present application discloses an improved transportation matching system, and corresponding methods and computer-readable media. According to disclosed embodiments, a transportation matching system trains a predictive request model to generate a metric predicted to trigger an increase in transportation provider activity within the geographic area for a given time period. Furthermore, the system determines a predicted gap between expected request activity and expected transportation provider activity for the geographic area during a future time period, utilizes the predictive request model and the predicted gap to generate a metric for the geographic area, and generates an interactive map associated with a customized schedule for the geographic area and the future time period based on the generated metric.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2017Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Lyft, Inc.Inventors: Saurabh Bajaj, Davide Crapis, Eran Davidov, Omar Khalid, Ehud Milo
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Patent number: 11385646Abstract: This description provides an autonomous or semi-autonomous earth shaping vehicle that is capable of cooperatively executing an earth shaping routine in a dig site with other earth shaping vehicles. A first earth shaping vehicle configured with a tool for excavating earth navigates to a dig location containing earth to be excavated. The first earth shaping vehicle identifies a loading location where the first vehicle may transfer earth to a second earth shaping vehicle configured with a tool for hauling earth between locations. Upon navigating to the loading location and detecting the second earth shaping vehicle at the loading location, the first earth shaping vehicle transfers earth from its excavation tool to the hauling tool of the second earth shaping vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2019Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Built Robotics Inc.Inventors: Noah Austen Ready-Campbell, Andrew Liang, Evan West, Lucas Bruder, Gaurav Jitendra Kikani, Pradeesh Suganthan, James Emerick, Ammar Kothari, Alan Argondizza, Sarah Thornton, Hee Gu Yea, Thomas Pech
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Patent number: 11370408Abstract: A control apparatus is used with a vehicle including an engine, a storage battery, and an electrical load. The control apparatus works as an automatic engine stop and restart system and calculates a SOC lower limit that is a minimum value of state of charge (SOC) of the battery required to continue to stop the engine in an idle stop mode. The control apparatus also calculates an amount of electric power expected to be consumed by the electrical load during the idle stop mode and determines an idle stop enable SOC at which the idle stop mode is entered and which is selected to be the sum of the SOC lower limit and a SOC of the battery which at least compensates for the consumed amount of electric power. This ensures chances to stop the engine in the idle stop mode and improves fuel economy.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2019Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Yoshinori Morita
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Patent number: 11370519Abstract: A method for performing a sideway displacement of a marine vessel. The marine vessel includes a first and a second propulsion unit, a first and a second rudder respectively associated with the first and the second propulsion units, and a bow thruster. The first and the second propulsion units, the first and the second rudders and the bow thruster are operable via a single driver interface. The method includes the steps of; via the single driver interface operate the first and the second propulsion units and the bow thruster so as to provide a total thrust and set the rudder angles of the first and the second rudders, to thereby steer the displacement of the marine vessel during the sideway displacement.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2016Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: VOLVO PENTA CORPORATIONInventors: Marcus Pettersson, Petter Andolf, Anders Thorin
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Patent number: 11369055Abstract: A method of improving sustainable agriculture includes collecting machine data, determining a sustainability measure, and providing a sustainability recommendation. A computing system includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the computing system to collect machine data; determine a sustainability measure; and provide a sustainability recommendation. A non-transitory computer readable medium contains program instructions that when executed, cause a computer to collect machine data; determine a sustainability measure; and provide a sustainability recommendation.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2021Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: ADVANCED AGRILYTICS HOLDINGS, LLCInventors: William Kess Berg, Jon J. Fridgen
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Patent number: 11372404Abstract: A method performed by an apparatus is described. The method includes receiving remote data. The method also includes adapting model processing based on the remote data. The method further includes determining a driving decision based on the adapted model processing. In some examples, adapting model processing may include selecting a model, adjusting model scheduling, and/or adjusting a frame computation frequency.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2019Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Seungwoo Yoo, Jimin Jeon, Hyun-Mook Cho
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Patent number: 11363754Abstract: Systems and methods for vehicle controllers for agricultural and industrial applications are described. For example, a method includes accessing a map data structure storing a map representing locations of physical objects in a geographic area; accessing current point cloud data captured using a distance sensor connected to a vehicle; detecting a crop row based on the current point cloud data; matching the detected crop row with a crop row represented in the map; determining an estimate of a current location of the vehicle based on a current position in relation to the detected crop row; and controlling one or more actuators to cause the vehicle to move from the current location of the vehicle to a target location.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2019Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: Bear Flag Robotics, Inc.Inventors: David E. Bertucci, Igino C. Cafiero, Aubrey C. Donnellan, Thuy T. Nguyen, Vaibhav K. Viswanathan
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Patent number: 11368329Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device and method for dividing a field boundary of a CAN trace. The method for dividing a field boundary of a CAN trace according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: collecting a CAN trace of a CAN bus; dividing the CAN trace into multiple blocks including multiple frames of the CAN trace; performing first static field division to each of the multiple blocks; and performing second static field division based on the result of the first static field division to divide a final field boundary of the CAN trace.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2018Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: AJOU UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATIONInventors: Man Pyo Hong, Cheong Min Ji, Ji Min Kim
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Patent number: 11358581Abstract: A control system for a hybrid vehicle configured to reduce fuel consumption. A controller is configured to execute a first determination to determine that a required power is less than a reference power, and a second determination to determine that a condition to start an engine is satisfied. If the answers of the first determination and the second determination are YES, a target power of the engine is set to a predetermined power which is greater than the required power, and which can be generated by consuming smaller amount of fuel. Then, the generator is driven by the engine being operated to achieve the predetermined power, and an electric power generated by the generator to be accumulated in a battery is set to a value calculated based on a difference between the target power and the required power.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2019Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Eiji Maeda
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Patent number: 11351978Abstract: A system and method for actuating a vehicle operation power mode that include receiving sensor data from at least one sensor of a vehicle. The system and method also include determining if at least one vehicle operation requirement is met based on analysis of the sensor data and actuating an electric powered operation mode of the vehicle based on determining that the at least one operation requirement is met. The system and method further include controlling the vehicle to be powered by electrical power supplied by an electric battery of the vehicle based on the actuation of the electric powered operation mode.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2019Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Robert Uyeki
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Patent number: 11351867Abstract: A vehicle electrical power supply arrangement includes a towing vehicle, a primary power supply source position within the towed vehicle, a towed vehicle operably coupled to the towing vehicle for towing behind the towing vehicle, wherein the towed vehicle is configured to be electrically coupled and uncoupled from the towing vehicle, an auxiliary power supply source positioned within the towed vehicle and configured to store an electronic charge, a sensor arrangement attached to the towed vehicle and configured to monitor a vehicle operating parameter, and an electronic control unit operably coupled to the sensor arrangement, wherein the electronic control unit is configured to receive an electrical charge from at least one of the primary power source and the auxiliary power source when the towed vehicle is electrically coupled to the towing vehicle, and from the auxiliary power source when the towed vehicle is electrically uncoupled from the towing vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2019Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: SAF-Holland, Inc.Inventors: Randy L. Schutt, Ahmad Nizam Mohamad Jembari, Thomas D. Stoll
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Patent number: 11351982Abstract: Provided are a driving force control method and device for a hybrid vehicle, each capable of effectively absorbing torque fluctuation of an engine while suppressing deterioration in energy efficiency. The driving force control device for a hybrid vehicle comprises a PCM configured to: identify a speed reduction ratio in a driving force transmission mechanism; estimate an average torque output by an engine; estimate a torque fluctuation component of the torque output by the engine; set a countertorque for suppressing the estimated torque fluctuation component; and control an electric motor to output the set countertorque, wherein the PCM is operable, under a condition that the average torque output by the engine and an engine speed are constant, to set the countertorque such that, as the speed reduction ratio becomes smaller, the absolute value of the countertorque becomes larger.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2018Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Wataru Yamamoto, Hirofumi Nishimura, Tsuyoshi Goto, Kentaro Furusho, Yuta Enokizono
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Patent number: 11338824Abstract: A surrounding situation display method of detecting a surrounding situation around a host vehicle with an autonomous driving function and displaying the detected surrounding situation, includes displaying, in a varying display bar that has a prescribed display frame and displays an indication position within the display frame in synchronization with movement of an attention target, the indication position having moved to one endpoint of the varying display bar as a timing when an action of the host vehicle is changed by the autonomous driving function.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2017Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshinori Kusayanagi, Seigo Watanabe, Takura Yanagi
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Patent number: 11338734Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method performed by an intention indicating system of a vehicle, for indicating to a potential vehicle occupant thereof an ongoing or impending autonomous kinematic action of the vehicle. The intention indicating system determines an ongoing or impending autonomous kinematic action of the vehicle. The intention indicating system further provides, with support from a light providing device including one or more light sources adapted to emit light, which light providing device is provided continuously and/or intermittently along a majority of a horizontal circumference of the vehicle, a visual light output visible at least from an inside of said vehicle representing the autonomous kinematic action. The disclosure also relates to an intention indicating system in accordance with the foregoing, and further to a vehicle including such an intention indicating system.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2019Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: Volvo Car CorporationInventors: Mikael Ljung Aust, Trent Victor, Mikael Gordh, Tomas Omasta, Fredrik Folkestad