Patents Examined by Rufus C Point
  • Patent number: 12780234
    Abstract: A driving assistance device mounted on a vehicle capable of communicating with another vehicle, comprising a calculation unit configured to calculate a travel route of the other vehicle based on a result of the communication with the other vehicle, and an arithmetic unit configured to determine whether the self-vehicle interferes with the other vehicle traveling on the calculated travel route, and generate a notification signal for notifying that the self-vehicle interferes with the other vehicle when it is determined that the self-vehicle interferes with the other vehicle, wherein the arithmetic unit is deactivated when a preceding vehicle traveling in a direction equivalent to a direction of the self-vehicle is within a range of a predetermined distance from the self-vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2026
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Taku Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 12784574
    Abstract: A false alarm Artificial Intelligence (AI) Model is trained using metadata associated with alarms classified as false alarms and a true alarm Artificial Intelligence (AI) Model is trained using metadata associated with alarms classified as true alarms. An incoming alarm is received. The false alarm AI Model and the true alarm AI Model are both applied to the incoming alarm and both models classify the incoming alarm as either a false alarm classification or a true alarm classification. When the false alarm AI model and the true alarm AI Model agree, the incoming alarm is automatically classified accordingly. When the models do not agree, the incoming alarm is presented to an operator console of the BMS, and a manual classification of the incoming alarm is received from the operator console.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2026
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Indranil Datta, Jitendra S. Chaurasia, Mourian Balasubramanian, Jareesh C. Myladan
  • Patent number: 12762933
    Abstract: An electronic device, method and computer program product monitor accumulated usage of connected audio wearable devices and employ digital wellbeing policies responsive the accumulated usage. The electronic device includes an audio driver configured to communicatively couple and transmit audio output to at least one wearable audio output device. A controller of the electronic device is communicatively coupled to the audio driver. The controller monitors presentation of audio output via each of the at least one wearable audio output device. The controller compares a total time of audio exposure to a user via each of the at least one wearable audio output device presenting the audio output with a corresponding audio exposure threshold within an exposure period of time. The controller presents an alert via an output device in response to the total time of audio exposure exceeding the audio exposure threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2026
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Amit Kumar Agrawal, Krishnan Raghavan
  • Patent number: 12752935
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide techniques for generating validated operational efficiency reports. The techniques may include receiving operational data associated with at least one vehicle operation; generating, based on the operational data and using a machine learning efficiency framework, one or more initial operational efficiency reports comprising one or more efficiency-based modification parameters configured for adjusting one or more operational parameters associated with a subsequent vehicle operation; generating one or more validated efficiency reports based on the one or more initial operational efficiency reports and using one or more simulation engines; and initiating performance of one or more prediction-based actions based on the validated efficiency reports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2026
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Kirupakar J, Kalimulla Khan, Ramkumar Rajendran, Srilakshmi Kurudi, Sai Keshav Gaba
  • Patent number: 12754303
    Abstract: A method for activating a vehicle function using an activation device, having at least two transceivers communicating with a portable user appliance and communicating with each other via ultra-wideband communication. The method includes: transmitting using a first transceiver; computing a radius of a circle centered around the first transceiver as a function of the time of flight of the waves reflected by the portable appliance, and determining a perimeter of the circle; comparing a profile of received reflected waves originating from the second transmitter with a predetermined received wave profile; detecting a presence as a function of the result of the comparison; computing, if a presence is detected, a distance between the second transceiver and the presence; locating the portable appliance by computing an intersection between the distance and the perimeter; and activating the vehicle function as a function of the location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2026
    Assignee: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Stéphane Billy, Sylvain Godet
  • Patent number: 12743946
    Abstract: Systems and methods for using a remote-control device to determine whether a user is in need of assistance are provided herein. A remote-control device may include at least one health data sensor. The remote-control device may be configured to receive health data regarding a user operating the remote-control device via the health data sensor and determine whether the user is in need of assistance based on the health data. The remote-control device may transmit an indication that the user is in need of assistance to a computing device based on a determination that the user is in need of assistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2026
    Assignee: DISH NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
    Inventors: Srinidhi A N, PraveenKumar G, Sreevastav Anupuru, Ramegowda Thimmegowda
  • Patent number: 12738160
    Abstract: An emergency vehicle detection method includes acquiring, by an acquisition device, sounds of external vehicles including an emergency vehicle and a general vehicle; generating, by a generator, a first spectrogram for an emergency vehicle sound and a second spectrogram for a general vehicle sound; generating, by the generator, first emergency vehicle location information based on the first spectrogram; generating, by the generator, general vehicle location information based on the second spectrogram; acquiring, by the acquisition device, images of the external vehicles; generating, by the generator, second emergency vehicle location information based on the images of the external vehicles; and detecting, by a detector, a location of the emergency vehicle based on a correlation of at least two of the first emergency vehicle location information, the general vehicle location information, or the second emergency vehicle location information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2026
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jung Hyun Lee, Sun Phill Kim
  • Patent number: 12736365
    Abstract: An information output device includes: information reception means for receiving radio wave information about a radio wave present in surroundings being received by radio wave reception means for receiving the radio wave; estimation means for estimating, based on the radio wave information, a movement direction of wireless communication means for performing wireless communication in which an influence of radio wave interference on the wireless communication is reduced; and output means for outputting movement information being information indicating the movement direction, wherein the output means outputs the movement information to display means for displaying an image, the movement information is image information for displaying the image on the display means, and the image is an image in which the movement direction of the wireless communication means is displayed on a map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2026
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohei Sugai, Takashi Kuribara, Masato Kita, Ryosuke Kumagai
  • Patent number: 12735048
    Abstract: Driver insurance and risk management scores are calculated per driver based on vehicle and driver behavior data collected during driving sessions. Often one vehicle is shared by multiple drivers and one driver can drive multiple vehicles. The present disclosure securely tracks the individual drivers, stores, and retrieves associated driver data for analysis on the edge (vehicle) in near real time. Data collected is analyzed at various time intervals (each trip, daily, monthly) to produce the scores. The goal of the proposed solution minimizes cost associated with data transmission and cloud storage, tracks long term driver driving history on the edge for near real time analysis of driver behavior, minimizes driver distraction due to user device while driving, securely stores and retrieves driver driving data on the edge device associated with the driver, restricts access to the driver driving data, and restricts user device access to servers and telematic units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2026
    Assignee: MOTER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Sivashankar Yoganathan, Patrick Heffernan, Pranam Kalla, James Makishima, Kenji Fujii, Craig Lozofsky, Erika Shimojo, Taku Yamane
  • Patent number: 12727596
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pest repelling fan, comprising reflective fan blades, and an ultrasound emitting system configured to produce sound waves that disturb and/or deter pests. In certain embodiments, the targeted pests are flies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2026
    Inventors: Justin Karasek, Jasha Karasek
  • Patent number: 12722649
    Abstract: A vehicle warning apparatus to be applied to a vehicle is configured to give a warning to a driver who drives the vehicle in accordance with a state of the driver and a state of use of a mobile device by the driver in traveling of the vehicle. The vehicle warning apparatus includes: a near-infrared image data obtainer configured to acquire near-infrared image data; a visible light image data obtainer configured to acquire visible light image data; and a warner configured to determine the state of the use of the mobile device by the driver, based on the near-infrared image data and the visible light image data, and give the warning to the driver in accordance with a result of determining the state of the use of the mobile device by the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2026
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tetsuya Takahashi
  • Patent number: 12722488
    Abstract: The vehicle includes a display (navigation screen and HUD) and a processor that causes the display to display panoramic images indicative of the surroundings of the vehicle, such that the vehicle is captured from above the vehicle. The panoramic image includes an icon that is superimposed on the panoramic image and indicates the positions of the plurality of wheels, and a recommended route that is superimposed on the panoramic image and indicates a route through which the plurality of wheels is desired to pass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2026
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Keisuke Komori, Hideki Tamoto, Yusuke Saigo
  • Patent number: 12722880
    Abstract: A storage system for a plane fuselage including at least one storage unit defining an enclosed cargo storage space. At least one monitoring module is disposed proximate the at least one storage unit. The at least one monitoring module is configured to detect a condition within or proximate the at least one storage unit that includes at least one of a temperature, a fire condition, a water leakage, a gas leakage, a chemical leakage, an explosive condition, or a movement of the at least one storage unit. At least one status communication device is in communication with the at least one monitoring module and is configured to alert a user of the detected condition by the at least one monitoring module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2026
    Assignee: GENTEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuhang Yang, Michael Burns, Bethany D. Van Houten, Thomas S. Wright, Andrew D. Weller, David I. Driscoll, Xiaoxu Niu, Bradley R. Hamlin, Michael F. Behm
  • Patent number: 12709156
    Abstract: A vehicle display control device that displays predetermined information in a display region that is at a periphery of a driver's seat in a case in which at least one travel assist function among acceleration/deceleration or steering operates, the device includes a processor, wherein the processor: displays an image, which expresses a reason why a travel assist function has operated, in the display region; and displays a mark, which corresponds to a type of the travel assist function, in a vicinity of the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2026
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Miki Tsujino, Masashi Hatanaka
  • Patent number: 12711981
    Abstract: Systems and methods of using machine learning for identifying glass breakage events can include (a) accessing or obtaining the machine learning mode, (b) obtaining audio data, (c) determining, by processing the audio data using the machine learning mode, whether a glass breakage event has occurred, and (d) when determined that the glass breakage event has occurred, indicating the glass breakage event has occurred. Methods and instructions for training a machine learning model for identifying a glass breakage event can include (a) obtaining training audio data, (b) classifying the training audio data into a plurality of subsets, and (c) generating the machine learning model for identifying glass breakage events using the classified subsets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2026
    Assignee: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Grant Hosinski, Tyler Bellenfant, Thomas Clark Pearson
  • Patent number: 12712343
    Abstract: Systems and methods of monitoring infrastructure systems. Indications of problem reports are received and analyzed to determine an estimated location of a problem in an infrastructure system. Based on analyzing the indications, a selected drone that is pre-deployed at a location near the estimated location is selected. Operations of the selected drone are remotely control, based on determining the selected drone, to inspect an area or equipment in a vicinity of the estimated location of the problem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2026
    Assignee: Florida Power & Light Company
    Inventors: Kyle A. Bush, Guillermo Aleman, Eric D. Schwartz, Michael L. Wenell, Troy D. Freissle-Lewis, Christopher H. McLemore
  • Patent number: 12696878
    Abstract: An animal data compliance system includes one or more sources of animal data from one or more targeted individuals wherein the animal data is transmitted electronically. A collecting computing device gathers the animal data. One or more rules related to at least a portion of the animal data are created or modified based upon one or more terms. The one or more rules are associated with at least a portion of the animal data. At least a portion of animal data and the one or more rules are provided to one or more receiving computing devices. The one or more rules informs the one or more receiving computing devices of one or more permissions or restrictions related to the animal data. The one or more receiving computing devices take at least one action based upon the one or more rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2026
    Assignee: Sports Data Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Vivek Khare, Mark Gorski, Stan Mimoto
  • Patent number: 12696887
    Abstract: A fishing information processing system includes an acquisition unit that acquires prescribed fishing information, a determination unit that determines an event occurred based on the prescribed fishing information acquired by the acquisition unit, and a first storage control unit that causes a first storage unit to store the prescribed fishing information, from a prescribed time before the time that it is determined by the determination unit that an event has occurred, as event information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2026
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Youhei Toake, Shouji Nakagawa, Shu Kusuda
  • Patent number: 12694798
    Abstract: A system, includes a memory in communication with a processor, the memory storing instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to receive a first location of a real vehicle, receive an updated location of the real vehicle, compute, utilizing at least the first location and the updated location, a future location of the real vehicle at a predetermined time in the future and output data to a display device adapted to display to a user of the display device at the predetermined time a mixed reality representation of an environment surrounding the real vehicle as viewed from the future location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: RED SIX AEROSPACE INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Augustine Robinson, Glenn Thomas Snyder, Nikola Vladimir Bicanic
  • Patent number: 12682730
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method for converting a vibration signal. The system includes a signal acquisition module and a signal conversion module. The signal acquisition module is configured to dock an application to acquire original vibration signal data in the application and to convert the original vibration signal data into preset protocol vibration signal data according to a preset protocol format. The signal conversion module is configured to convert the preset protocol vibration signal data into processed vibration signal data corresponding to a vibration unit according to a preset signal generation method, and to output the processed vibration signal data into the vibration unit to drive the vibration unit to generate vibration. The system can set vibration frequencies according to different applications, so that a user feels a vibration effect satisfying an application scenario from the controller with the vibration unit, the user experience is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiuyue Wang, Zhipeng Ye, Yulei Zhang