Patents Examined by Yonel Beaulieu
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Patent number: 12214877Abstract: An autonomous drone is provided. When a remote control circuit of a remote controller is triggered to output a remote control signal, a main controller of a drone records the remote control signal and a flight control panel of the drone controls the drone to fly according to the remote control signal. When the remote controller is triggered to output an automatic flight signal, a signal receiver of the drone receives and transmits the automatic flight signal to the main controller. At this time, the main controller instructs the flight control panel to control the drone to fly according to movement instruction messages of the remote control signal previously recorded.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2022Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: PSJ INTERNATIONAL LTD.Inventors: Ruey-Beei Wu, Yu-Er Chen
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Patent number: 12214895Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) system for energy transport includes a UAV having an energy tank configured to transport energy, a processor, and a memory. The memory includes instructions which, when executed by the processor, may cause the system to receive a first location for collecting or releasing the energy, determine an energy level of the energy tank, and transport the energy by the UAV to or from the first location based on the determined energy level.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2022Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Inventor: Kevin Godin
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Patent number: 12211327Abstract: An inspection apparatus, which inspects a CAN communication function of an ECU to be inspected, comprises: a connection unit configured to connect a communication circuit of the ECU and the inspection apparatus on a one-to-one basis; an inspection message creation unit configured to create an inspection message in which a predetermined signal level indicating a higher priority of communication arbitration than the message received from the ECU to be inspected is set in an identifier field of a data format corresponding to the message; a transmission unit configured to transmit the inspection message to the ECU; a reception unit configured to receive a message transmitted from the ECU; and a reception function determination unit configured to determine whether a reception function of the ECU is normal based on whether the reception unit has received the message from the ECU after transmission of the inspection message.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2023Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsuyoshi Imoto, Naoki Kawahara, Daiki Yagihara, Taketoshi Uno
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Patent number: 12208803Abstract: A method (700) for determining the value of a size of an object (150) is described. The method (710) comprises determining (711) an occupancy grid (200) indicating evidence that individual cells (201) are vacant or occupied by the object (150). Further, the method (710) comprises determining (712) a subset of cells (201) associated with the object (150). Further, the method (710) comprises detecting (713) two opposing bounding edges of the object (150), and determining (714) a measurement value of the size of the object (150) based on the distance between the detected edges of the object (150). The method (710) further comprises determining (715) a quality measure indicating how well the two opposing edges of the object (150) could be detected, and determining (716) a measurement probability distribution of the size of the object (150) dependent on the quality measure.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2020Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: Bayerische Motorenwerke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Sascha Steyer, Dominik Kellner, Georg Tanzmeister
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Patent number: 12210357Abstract: An apparatus and a method of a wireless communication system, and a computer-readable storage medium are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to configure, directly or indirectly on the basis of one or more height thresholds for user equipment and a current height of the user equipment, operation of the user equipment. According to at least one aspect of the embodiments of the disclosure, configuring, on the basis of a height threshold, operation of a user equipment optimizes communication performance in an unmanned aerial vehicle communication scenario.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2023Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Wenbo Zhang, Penshun Lu, Chen Sun
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Patent number: 12208788Abstract: A hybrid vehicle control method for a hybrid vehicle having a drive motor, a battery supplying electric power to the drive motor, and an engine for power generation configured to supply electric power to the battery and the drive motor includes operating the engine at a higher engine rotation speed in an operating state in which a fuel consumption device that contributes to improved fuel consumption performance does not operate than in an operating state in which the fuel consumption device operates.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2020Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hidekatsu Akiyama
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Patent number: 12205479Abstract: A method for controlling secure delivery of a medication package includes receiving a medication delivery request to deliver a medication package to a first delivery location. The method also includes identifying one or more authenticated delivery locations corresponding to a recipient and determining whether the one or more authenticated delivery locations includes the first delivery location and, in response to a determination that the one or more authenticated delivery locations includes the first delivery location, instructing an unmanned aerial vehicle to transport the medication package from a starting location to the first delivery location. The method also includes, in response to the unmanned aerial vehicle communicating authentication data, determining whether the authentication data corresponds to the recipient.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2023Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.Inventors: Ankur Kaneria, Timothy B. Clise
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Patent number: 12205461Abstract: Systems and apparatuses for receiving data from a plurality of sensors and using the data, as well as other data, to generate a parking recommendation for an autonomous vehicle and instruct the autonomous vehicle to travel to the recommended parking location are provided. Data may be received from a plurality of sensors within a first autonomous vehicle, as well as from other vehicles and/or structures. Historical parking data associated with the first autonomous vehicle may also be extracted. In some examples, an expected future trip of the first autonomous vehicle may be determined. The system may then evaluate the data to generate a parking recommendation for the first autonomous vehicle. The system may generate and transmit instructions for traveling from a current location to the recommended parking location and may cause the first autonomous vehicle to travel to the recommended parking location.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2023Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: Allstate Insurance CompanyInventors: Howard Hayes, Regina Madigan, Surender Kumar, Mark V. Slusar
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Patent number: 12195004Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining the current angle of lateral inclination (a) of a roadway by means of a vehicle, at least comprising the steps of: a) determining the current radius of curvature (K) of the roadway; b) measuring the current velocities v(1,2) of at least two different wheels of the vehicle, one of the wheels with the velocity v(1) lying closer to the current curve center point of the roadway; c) calculating the current radius of lateral inclination (Q) of the roadway using the current wheel velocity v(1), the wheel distance (d) and the difference between the wheel velocities measured in method step b); d) calculating the current angle of inclination (a) of the vehicle on the roadway using the quotient of the radius of curvature (K) determined in method step a) and the current radius of lateral inclination (Q) calculated in method step c).Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2020Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: VALEO SCHALTER UND SENSOREN GMBHInventor: Eser Uestuenel
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Patent number: 12181872Abstract: A system may include one or more sensors configured to acquire data associated with a driver of a vehicle and a processor. The processor may receive the data and determine whether the data is within a baseline data associated with expected behavior of the driver. The processor may then control one or more operations of the vehicle in response to the data being outside the baseline data.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2023Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Kade L. Scott, Benjamin D. Ethington, Richard Daniel Graham, Matthew T. Flachsbart
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Patent number: 12183212Abstract: A system for electric aircraft navigation includes a sensor configured to detect a navigation signal, a flight controller, wherein the flight controller is configured to receive the navigation signal, identify a navigation status as a function of the navigation signal, and determine an aircraft adjustment as a function of the navigation status, and a pilot display, wherein the pilot display is configured to display the aircraft adjustment to a user, and present an autonomous function configured to enact the aircraft adjustment automatically.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2022Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: BETA AIR LLCInventor: Collin Freiheit
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Patent number: 12172626Abstract: A control device executes: controlling a voltage in a d-axis direction and a voltage in a q-axis direction applied to a rotating electric machine driven by an electric power supplied from an inverter, to which a magnetic pole position detector for detecting a magnetic pole position of the rotor is attached, and which includes a stator for generating a magnetic field using a winding; acquiring q-axis current data indicating a component in the q-axis direction of a current flowing through the rotating electric machine when a component in the d-axis direction of the voltage applied to the rotating electric machine is equal to or less than a predetermined voltage; and determining, based on the q-axis current data, a correction amount of the magnetic pole position satisfying a condition that a current indicated by the q-axis current data is equal to or less than a predetermined current and correcting the magnetic pole position based on the correction amount.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2022Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Masaki Tanaka
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Patent number: 12158755Abstract: An authorization system includes a controller of an external computing device communicatively connected to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The controller obtains a mission kit that includes software for controlling a piece of equipment configured to be assembled on the UAV. The controller receives a license that is associated with a user and determines, based on the license, whether the piece of equipment is authorized for operation on the UAV as controlled by the user. Responsive to determining that the piece of equipment is authorized, the controller initiates transmission of at least some of the software of the mission kit to the UAV for installation by the UAV to allow the user to operate the piece of equipment.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2022Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Darcy Lynn Davidson, Jr., Matthew Jacob Bartow, David B. Rathbun
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Patent number: 12159493Abstract: A cloud computing system for digital twinning a telehandler or a boom lift and a controller. The telehandler or boom lift may include a sensor, a device, and an electronic control system. The cloud computing system is configured to receive multiple datasets, including from at least one of the sensor, the device, or the electronic control system of the telehandler. The cloud computing system is also configured to generate a virtual telehandler or boom lift based on the datasets. The virtual telehandler or boom lift includes a visual representation of the telehandler or boom lift and the datasets. The controller is also configured to operate a display of a user device to provide the visual representation of the telehandler and one or more of the datasets to a user.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2023Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Jeffrey Koga, Cody D. Clifton, Zhenyi Wei, Grant Wildgrube
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Patent number: 12156100Abstract: A method in a first wireless communication device for displaying current location information representing a current location of a second wireless communication device. The method entails, from within a communication application executing on a processor of the first wireless communication device, receiving the current location information representing the current location of the second wireless communication device, performing a reverse look-up of the received current location of the second wireless communication device to determine address information, displaying a map from within the communication application, and identifying the received current location information on the displayed map with a name associated with the determined address information.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2023Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: Malikie Innovations LimitedInventors: Thomas Carl Sanchez, Piotr Konrad Tysowski
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Patent number: 12153427Abstract: Example embodiments relate to techniques for enabling one or more systems of a vehicle (e.g., an autonomous vehicle) to request remote assistance to help the vehicle navigate in an environment. A computing device may be configured to receive a request for assistance from a vehicle. The request may include an image frame representative of a portion of an environment. The computing device may also be configured to initiate display of a graphical user interface to visually represent the image frame. Further, the computing device may determine a bounding region for the image frame. The bounding region may be associated with one or more objects in the image frame. Additionally, the computing device may be configured to receive, via the GUI, an input that includes an object identifier, and associate the object identifier with each of the one or more objects in the bounding region.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2021Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: Waymo LLCInventors: Collin Winter, Vishay Nihalani
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Patent number: 12154442Abstract: A UAV delivery control system is disclosed. Sensors detect operation parameters associated with the UAV as the UAV maneuvers along an airborne delivery route. A UAV operation controller monitors UAV route parameters as the UAV maneuvers along the airborne delivery route. The UAV route parameters are indicative as to a current environment of the airborne delivery route that the UAV is encountering. The UAV operation controller automatically adjusts the operation of the UAV to maintain the operation of the UAV within an operation threshold based on the operation parameters and the UAV route parameters. The operation threshold is the operation of the UAV that is maintained within an overall airborne operation radius of the UAV from a return destination thereby enabling the UAV to execute the delivery of the package along the airborne delivery route and to return to the return destination.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2023Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: Workhorse Group Inc.Inventors: Jay Ratajczak, Scott Wilson, Wei Wei, Thaddeus M. Bort, Jr.
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Patent number: 12138990Abstract: A system comprising: first and second input reception devices; and a temperature detection unit for detecting a temperature inside a vehicle, wherein the first input reception device includes: a first input reception unit for receiving the input of the operation instruction by being pressed or touched, and including a first display unit for displaying information; and a control unit for controlling the operation of the operation target based on the received input of the operation instruction, a time required to start the second input reception device is longer than a time required to start the first input reception device, and the control unit causes the first display unit to display recommended operation information based on the detected temperature, and performs an operation corresponding to the recommended operation information in response to pressing or touching of the first display unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2022Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hironori Takano, Masayuki Shimada, Hiroyuki Suginaka, Shinji Yasuno, Takashi Horiuchi, Atsuro Kinbara
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Patent number: 12140439Abstract: A method for providing a route in response to a request includes receiving a request for a route, comprising a start location and an end location. The method further includes determining a source based at least in part on the request and obtaining route segments from the source. Additionally, the method includes generating a suggested route, comprising a plurality of the route segments, and transmitting the suggested route in response to the request. The suggested route is generated based at least in part on the start location, the end location, and the route segments. Systems for carrying out the method are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2023Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: Ridecell, Inc.Inventors: Pirasenna Thiyagarajan, Aarjav Trivedi, ArunKumar Elangovan
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Patent number: 12134325Abstract: To provide a fuel cell system configured to charge a battery with maintaining the independence and redundancy of a fuel cell and a battery as power sources. A fuel cell system for air vehicles, wherein the fuel cell system comprises a fuel cell, a battery, a motor and a controller; wherein the fuel cell and the battery are connected to the motor as independent power sources, and the motor includes a double three-phase winding that uses a double inverter; and wherein, when normal output is requested from the motor, the controller operates the motor by a predetermined first output from the fuel cell, and the controller charges the battery by a torque generated in the motor.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2022Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroki Okabe, Kimio Saito