Patents Examined by Meibo W Chen
  • Vehicle sharing
    Patent number: 11087393
    Abstract: The systems and methods provided herein are directed to a system for managing a jointly owned autonomous vehicle. The system schedules usage of the vehicle by different owners, makes the vehicle available for rental by third parties when not in use by the owners, and distributes expenses and rental revenue to owners proportional to each owner's ownership interest or in accordance with user behavior and vehicle usage, as appropriate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael T. Sailer, Katie C. Wallace, Annika E Nordlund-Swenson, Alen Simon, James Keen, Spencer L. Mackay, Kimberlee C. Muenzer, Takuya Idehara, David K. B. Lee