Patents Examined by Marthe Marc-Coleman
  • Patent number: 9457809
    Abstract: A collision possibility determination apparatus includes: an identifying part configured to detect an object and identify a location of the object; a first analysis part configured to predict a future location of the object based on information relating to the object output from the identifying part and generate first information indicating a possibility of colliding with the object based on the predicted future location of the object; a second analysis part configured to generate second information indicating a possibility of colliding with the object based on the location of the object identified by the identifying part; and a determination part configured to determine a possibility of colliding with the object based on both of the first information and the second information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoji Sasabuchi
  • Patent number: 9460423
    Abstract: A computer identifies a location that is associated with a task, included in a first list of tasks, based on a first information. The computer determines a first travel time from a second location that is associated with a mobile device to the first location based on a second information. The second information indicates an amount of travel time that is associated with a route from the second location to the first location. The computer generates a plurality of permutations of the tasks included in the first list of tasks. The computer selects a permutation from the plurality of permutations based on the first travel time. The computer generates a second list of tasks using the selected permutation. The organization of the tasks included in the second list of tasks reduces the travel time that is required to complete those tasks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory P. Fitzpatrick, Ramya Hari Hara Prasad, Girish Sundaram
  • Patent number: 9459626
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses are disclosed for identifying road signs along a roadway segment from vehicle probe data. Probe data is received from vehicle sensors at a road segment, wherein the probe data includes observed static objects along the road segment. Road signs are identified within the observed static objects of the probe data using a logistic regression algorithm. The geographic location of the identified road signs are determined using a linear regression algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventors: Xin Chen, Di Ma, Xiang Ma, Roman Ostrovskiy, Vlad Zhukov, Xiaotao Zou
  • Patent number: 9457753
    Abstract: A device for a vehicle, particularly a motor vehicle, includes an environment sensor system which has at least one environment sensor for contactlessly detecting at least one environment region, means for adjusting the environment region to be detected, and a device for determining the environment region to be detected. The device has a position sensor which detects the tilting of the vehicle in respect of a vehicle base, and the means adjust the environment region to be detected depending on the tilt of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Heiko Freienstein, Joerg Moennich
  • Patent number: 9457798
    Abstract: A hybrid vehicle determines whether or not the drive mode thereof is shifted from a series drive to an engine direct coupled drive with a power transmission engaging/disengaging portion applied, derives a rotational speed at a drive wheel side of the power transmission engaging/disengaging portion which corresponds to a driving speed as an applying rotational speed of an internal combustion engine at which the power transmission engaging/disengaging portion is applied, and applies the power transmission engaging/disengaging portion by controlling the operation of the internal combustion engine when a difference in rotational speed between the rotational speed of the internal combustion engine and the applying rotational speed becomes equal to or smaller than a predetermined value after the shift to the engine direct coupled drive is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akio Futatsudera, Youichirou Fukao, Toshimi Kaneko, Masanori Matsushita, Naoyuki Tanaka, Hideaki Tsukahara, Yohei Takeda, Yuichiro Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 9454897
    Abstract: An RV wireless remote control system comprising an HMI including a GUI coupled to an HMI RF transceiver and an HMI dock connector. The HMI RF transceiver receives RV device status signals over an RF fieldbus and the HMI dock connector receives RV device status signals over an RV localbus. The HMI generates control signals in response to the status signals and/or operator input signals. The HMI transmits the control signals to the RV devices over the RF fieldbus via the HMI RF transceiver or over the RV localbus via the HMI dock connector when the HMI dock connector is connected to the RV localbus. The HMI is configured for real time distributive control of the RV devices such that the RV localbus and the RF fieldbus operate in both directions enabling closed-loop control between the HMI and the RV devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Innovative Design Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: David Cattermole, Matt Collin, Robert Ford, John P. Manfreda, Mark Woloszyk
  • Patent number: 9447562
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes a boom, an arm, a bucket, an arm cylinder, a direction control valve, a calculation portion, and a speed determination portion. The calculation portion calculates an estimated speed of the arm cylinder based on correlation between an amount of movement of the spool of the direction control valve in accordance with an amount of operation of an arm control lever and a speed of the arm cylinder. The speed determination portion determines a target speed of the boom based on the estimated speed of the arm cylinder. When the amount of operation of the arm control lever is smaller than a prescribed amount, the calculation portion calculates a speed higher than a speed of the arm cylinder in accordance with correlation as the estimated speed of the arm cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Takaura, Yuto Fujii, Yoshiki Kami
  • Patent number: 9442956
    Abstract: Described herein are implementations of various technologies for a method. The method may receive a request to record images. The method may send a trigger to a marine electronics device in response to receiving the request to record images. The method may receive navigational data regarding a location of the marine electronics device. The method may generate a waypoint based on the navigational data in response to the trigger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: NAVICO HOLDING AS
    Inventors: Gregory Konig, Jeremiah Clark
  • Patent number: 9428190
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a powertrain, a cruise control system, and a controller. The controller, in response to a brake temperature being greater than a threshold while the cruise control system is active and the vehicle being coupled to a trailer, operates the powertrain such that a speed of the vehicle decreases to decrease the brake temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Keith Weston
  • Patent number: 9428174
    Abstract: A method of forcibly charging a high-voltage battery using a motor and a Hybrid Starter Generator (HSG) is provided. The method forcibly charges the high-voltage battery with maximum charging power using the motor and the HSG simultaneously. Particularly, the method includes calculating maximum chargeable power for the high-voltage battery using three dimensional (3D) maximum charging power maps of the motor and the HSG and adjusting maximum charging power using energy integration during forced charging using the motor and the HSG simultaneously. Additionally, excessive temperature prevention logics are applied for protecting the motor and the HSG from an excessive temperature in a forced charging mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jae Sang Lim, Gu Bae Kang, Young Un Kim, Kil Young Youn, Jeong Won Roh, Ji Wan Cha, Jin Ho Kim, Seong Yeop Lim
  • Patent number: 9429403
    Abstract: A flight safety assembly onboard an aerial vehicle includes a first sensor configured to sense first information related to flight of the aerial vehicle and a second sensor configured to sense second information related to the flight of the aerial vehicle. A sensor input is adapted to receive third information related to the flight of the aerial vehicle. A processor is operably coupled to the first sensor, the second sensor, and the sensor input. The processor is configured to determine three independent instantaneous impact points for the aerial vehicle by independently analyzing each of the first information, the second information and the third information. The processor is also configured to generate three independent onboard flight termination indicators for each of the three independent instantaneous impact points that intersects with a region to be protected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Orbital ATK, Inc.
    Inventors: George B. Papadopoulos, Derek R. Devries, Steven W. Thomas, Timothy J. Van Dixhorn, Charles L. Weigel, Charles L. Dedon
  • Patent number: 9428220
    Abstract: A method and a device for maneuvering a combination of a towing vehicle and a trailer, wherein the trailer is connected to the towing vehicle by a non-steerable tow-bar, and the towing vehicle observes the rear surroundings, including the trailer, by a rear-view camera. The method includes the steps: a) determining the actual articulation of the trailer relative to the towing vehicle; b) determining the length of the tow-bar and the maximum articulation of the trailer; c) inputting the intended articulation of the trailer; d) reversing the towing vehicle with at least active steering support until the intended articulation of the trailer is reached; e) fixing the direction of travel predetermined by the intended articulation; f) maneuvering the towing vehicle with at least active steering support while maintaining the predetermined direction of travel until an eventual parking position is reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Philipp Hueger, Ulrich Wuttke, Daniel Leuchter
  • Patent number: 9417083
    Abstract: It is an object to provide a technique capable of searching for a route as close to a route intended by a user as possible. A route creation device includes an input unit that accepts a line drawn on a map displayed based on map data, and a link retrieval unit that retrieves corresponding road links that correspond to the line accepted by the input unit from the map data. The route creation device further includes a route searching unit that searches for a route including at least one road link satisfying a predetermined condition among the road links retrieved by the link retrieval unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shuhei Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 9418564
    Abstract: This method for determining an obstacle avoidance guidance law for an aircraft is implemented by a system for determining said guidance law. The aircraft comprises a collision avoidance system adapted to detect a collision risk with the obstacle and said determination system. This method comprises determining one or more set points from among flight path angle and speed set points, at least one set point depending on at least one vertical speed limit value, at least one set point comprising a vertical component in a vertical direction, each limit value being provided by the collision avoidance system following the detection of a collision risk with the obstacle; and computing the avoidance guidance law as a function of the determined set points. During the determination step, at least one determined set point comprises a longitudinal component in a longitudinal direction perpendicular to the vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventors: Matthieu Claybrough, François Colonna, Marc Riedinger
  • Patent number: 9418357
    Abstract: A computer identifies a location that is associated with a task, included in a first list of tasks, based on a first information. The computer determines a first travel time from a second location that is associated with a mobile device to the first location based on a second information. The second information indicates an amount of travel time that is associated with a route from the second location to the first location. The computer generates a plurality of permutations of the tasks included in the first list of tasks. The computer selects a permutation from the plurality of permutations based on the first travel time. The computer generates a second list of tasks using the selected permutation. The organization of the tasks included in the second list of tasks reduces the travel time that is required to complete those tasks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory P. Fitzpatrick, Ramya Hari Hara Prasad, Girish Sundaram
  • Patent number: 9418350
    Abstract: The delivery of goods to a customer comprises a substantial portion of human activity. To correct address errors and/or to more precisely locate delivery locations, systems are provided to assist human, human operated vehicle, or autonomous vehicles to locate a delivery point. Often the location of a delivery point is inaccurate or imprecise. GPS and other coordinate systems often fail or are imprecise without an unobstructed view of the sky. Even with coordinates available, the delivery point may be different from the coordinates or, more commonly, coordinates that are different from some standard point within a postal address associated with the coordinates. Providing a delivery system that utilizes a broadcasted identifier, such as an identifier associated with the order of the item, the delivery of the item may be made proximate to the source of the broadcasted identifier or further refined using the broadcasted identifier as a reference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Avaya Inc.
    Inventors: Valentine C. Matula, David Skiba, George Erhart
  • Patent number: 9416517
    Abstract: Systems, methods, devices, and computer readable media for controlling the operation of an industrial machine including one or more components. A method of controlling the industrial machine includes determining a position of at least one of the one or more components of the industrial machine during a digging operation, determining a hoist bail pull setting based on the position of the at least one of the one or more components and a relationship between component position and hoist bail pull, and setting a level of hoist bail pull to the hoist bail pull setting. The level of hoist bail pull early in the digging operation is greater than the level of hoist bail pull later in the digging operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Harnischfeger Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Colwell, William Powers, John Burant
  • Patent number: 9417079
    Abstract: A navigation apparatus and a method for updating map data thereof are provided. A map database of the navigation apparatus stores data of a plurality of existed roads. When coordinates of the navigation apparatus are not located on any one of the existed roads, a comparison module of the navigation apparatus determines whether the shortest distance between the coordinates and the existed roads exceeds a predetermined threshold. If the shortest distance exceeds the predetermined threshold, a map data adding module updates a traveling path according to a plurality of succeeding coordinates of the navigation apparatus until the navigation apparatus is determined to return on one of the existed roads. When the map data adding module finishes updating the traveling path, the map data adding module stores data of the traveling path in the map database of the navigation apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignees: MITAC INTERNATIONAL CORP., MiTAC Research (Shanghai) Ltd.
    Inventor: Shuang Xie
  • Patent number: 9405445
    Abstract: An electronic navigational system may automatically develop nautical routes, may retrieve previously-developed nautical routes, or may combine previously developed route(s) or route segment(s) with an automatically developed route or route segment(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Navionics Spa
    Inventor: Giuseppe Carnevali
  • Patent number: 9403575
    Abstract: A method for reducing the steering torque of a two-wheeler when negotiating curves. For the case that the front wheel is braked while negotiating a curve, the damping in an adaptive steering stamper is increased as a function of at least one state variable characterizing the negotiation of a curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Hardy Haas, Markus Lemejda, Anja Wahl