Patents Examined by Wenyuan Yang
  • Patent number: 11450154
    Abstract: A diagnostic tool includes a processor, display, and memory storing instructions to perform scan tool functions (STF) including transmitting a message to a vehicle. The STF include first and second STF for first and second systems of the vehicle. Additional stored instructions are executable to display: a first user-interface screen (UIS) including a first user-selectable control (USC) for a first scanner job performable on the vehicle, and a second UIS in response to selection of the USC of the first UIS. The second UIS includes a first USC including an indicator of the first STF, and a second USC including an indicator of the second STF. In response to a selection of the first USC, a first message addressed to a component of the first system is transmitted. In response to a selection of the second USC, a second message addressed to a component of the second system is transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Snap-on Incorporated
    Inventors: Patrick S. Merg, Jacob G. Foreman, Roy S. Brozovich, Joseph R. Grammatico, Joshua C. Covington
  • Patent number: 11448517
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling multimedia of a vehicle includes: a display to display a route guiding screen or a content screen; and a controller to control the display to display the route guiding screen or the content screen based on an active screen switching manner or a non-switching manner. A driver is prevented from deviating from a route because the driver fails to see the route guiding screen or prevented from inconveniently performing the additional handling of the driver to switch to the route guiding screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jae Yeol Lee, Jea Won Han
  • Patent number: 11447271
    Abstract: A maintenance scheduling system for gas turbine engine components includes a computer system configured to receive a set of measured parameters for each gas turbine engine component in a plurality of substantially identical gas turbine engine components, and determine a variation model based on the set of measured parameters. Each of the gas turbine engine components is a single route component and has been utilized in a substantially identical single route. The computer system includes at least one simulated engine model. The simulated engine model is configured to determine a predicted operation of each gas turbine engine component in the plurality of substantially identical gas turbine engine components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Nagendra Somanath, Kurt R. Heinemann, Evan Selin, Glenn Levasseur
  • Patent number: 11420623
    Abstract: Determining object importance in vehicle control systems can include obtaining, for a vehicle in operation, an image of a dynamic scene, identifying an object type associated with one or more objects in the image, determining, based on the object type and a goal associated with the vehicle, an importance metric associated with the one or more objects, and controlling the vehicle based at least in part on the importance metric associated with the one or more objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ashish Tawari, Sujitha Catherine Martin, Mingfei Gao
  • Patent number: 11390397
    Abstract: A method for monitoring a dual-stage shock strut may include measuring a first primary chamber pressure when the dual-stage shock strut is in a first state, measuring a first secondary chamber pressure when the dual-stage shock strut is in the first state, measuring a shock strut stroke when the dual-stage shock strut is in the first state, measuring a first temperature, measuring a second temperature, measuring a second primary chamber pressure when the dual-stage shock strut is in a second state, measuring a second secondary chamber pressure when the dual-stage shock strut is in the second state, and determining a servicing condition of the shock strut based upon at least the first primary chamber pressure, the first secondary chamber pressure, the shock strut stroke, the first temperature, the second temperature, the second primary chamber pressure, and the second secondary chamber pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: Amir Fazeli, Susanne M Reber, Adnan Cepic
  • Patent number: 11383790
    Abstract: A human-powered vehicle control device includes an electronic controller configured to control a motor that assists in propulsion of a human-powered vehicle in accordance with a human driving force input to the human-powered vehicle. The electronic controller is configured to change a ratio of a power of the motor to a power of the human driving force and control the motor so that a change amount of the travel resistance differs from a change amount of the power of the motor upon determining a travel resistance of the human-powered vehicle has changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Tsuchizawa, Hiroshi Matsuda
  • Patent number: 11299179
    Abstract: A system to enable an automobile vehicle automated driving control includes a quality index of an automated driving control system prior to enablement of an automated driving control function of an automobile vehicle. An adaptive forward propagation horizon and a prediction horizon for assessment of the quality index are computed. Vehicle states and road geometry are propagated over the adaptive forward propagation horizon, and the quality index is assessed based on forward propagated states over the prediction horizon. A first signal permits actuation of the automated driving control function of the automobile vehicle and a second signal precludes actuation of the automated driving control function. One of the first signal or the second signal is elected based on the results of assessing a quality control index trajectory over the adaptive forward propagation horizon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Reza Zarringhalam, Mohammadali Shahriari, Amir Takhmar, Zhi Li
  • Patent number: 11273752
    Abstract: An illumination control system for a mobile machine that operates in coordination with other mobile machines is configured to adjust an illumination lamp disposed on the mobile machine and directed in a travel direction of the machine. The illumination control system includes a positioning/location device that can determine a proximity distance between the mobile machine and a second mobile machine approaching in the travel direction. The illumination control system also includes an electronic controller configured to adjust the illumination device based on the proximity distance as determined. The illumination control system may find particular usefulness in paving and/or milling operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley D. Anderson, Vamsi K. Doddakula
  • Patent number: 11232656
    Abstract: An apparatus for recording an image of a vehicle includes: a processor that determines whether an impact of a reference value or more applied to the vehicle is caused by an accident, by using a signal of an in-vehicle communication network, and performs control to not record a vehicle image for a predetermined exception handling time, when the processor determines that the impact is not caused by the accident; and a storage controlled by the processor to record the vehicle image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Sung Hwan Jun, Kyoung Jun Kim, Dong Hyuk Jeong
  • Patent number: 11220255
    Abstract: System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to improving stability of a trailer being towed by a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes analyzing sensor data from a set of sensors associated with the vehicle to generate a pressure signature that characterizes lateral forces on the trailer resulting from a pressure differential between opposite sides of the trailer. The method includes, in response to determining the pressure signature satisfies criteria indicating an onset of instability in the trailer, generating a control signal based, at least in part, on the pressure signature that activates one or more vehicle systems to mitigate the instability in the trailer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Crawford, Paxton S. Williams, Nicholas S. Sitarski
  • Patent number: 11182985
    Abstract: Provided is a data registration system capable of efficiently registering highly effective data related to a vehicle or the like. The data registration system includes an integration processing server and an integrated database server. The integration processing server creates a data mart having an FCD, weather data, vehicle condition data, fuel economy data, navigation data, a vehicle ID, and a user ID which are linked to one another and creates an encrypted data mart by compressing the data mart by the Lzo algorithm and encrypting the compressed data mart. The integrated database server stores the encrypted data mart in a storage region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignees: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD, JAPAN SYSTEM TECHNIQUES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Sengoku, Shunsuke Kawasaki, Kosuke Arima, Hisao Shukuya, Tomoya Morita
  • Patent number: 11138816
    Abstract: A system for determining a remaining useful life of a component is provided that includes an onboard control unit including a processor, a plurality of sensors to detect a plurality of signals from the component, and a data bus connecting the sensors to the onboard control unit. The processor receives data from the plurality of sensors and determines a plurality of condition indicators for the component, a health indicator from the plurality of condition indicators, and a remaining useful life for the component. An alert or warning may be given if the remaining useful life reaches a certain value provided that certain automated reporting conditions are also met.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: GPMS International, Inc.
    Inventor: Eric R. Bechhoefer
  • Patent number: 11092456
    Abstract: A method of operating as object indicator module includes capturing at least one image, said captured image covers at least a portion of an environment of a subject, determining a location of an object relative to the environment of the subject, in response to determining the location of the object, determining modifications of the at least one captured image to generate a modified image that indicates the location of the object relative to the environment, and causing the modified image to be presented on at least one display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Aptiv Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Nandita Mangal, Michael H. Laur