Patents by Inventor A. Preston

A. Preston has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20250236174
    Abstract: An interactive vehicle safety system having capabilities to improve peripheral vision, provide warning, and improve reaction time for operators of vehicles. For example, the interactive vehicle safety system may have capabilities for portraying objects, which are being blocked by any of the structural pillars and/or mirrors of a vehicle (such as a truck, van, train, etc.). The interactive vehicle safety system disclosed may comprise one or more image capturing devices (such as camera, sensor, laser), distance and object sensors (such as ultrasonic sensor, LIDAR radar sensor, photoelectric sensor, and infrared sensor), a real-time image processing of an object, and one or more display systems (such as LCD or LED displays). The interactive vehicle safety system may give a seamless 360-degree front panoramic view to a driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2024
    Publication date: July 24, 2025
    Applicant: Railserve, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy J. BENJAMIN, Peter M. BARTEK, Jon A. PRESTON, Jeff CHASTINE, Joseph L. CALABRESE, Corey DASH
  • Patent number: 12350206
    Abstract: A cushion has at least one fluid chamber and at least one cushion conduit to enable fluid to be added to or removed from the at least one fluid chamber of the cushion. A management system for the cushion has a pressure sensor to measure a pressure of fluid in the at least one fluid chamber of the cushion and to transmit a sensor report with the measured pressure, a tube having a first end connecting to the cushion conduit, a second end leading to the pressure sensor, and a valve to enable fluid to be added to or removed from the at least one fluid chamber of the cushion through the cushion conduit and a processor to receive the sensor report, determine a pressure value of the at least one fluid chamber of the cushion based on the measured pressure in the sensor report, and generate a status indicative of the pressure value of the fluid chamber of the cushion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Luci Mobility, Inc.
    Inventors: Jered H. Dean, Karl A. Grueschow, Dan A. Preston, Jean L. Minkel
  • Publication number: 20250044795
    Abstract: A processing system is for a motorized mobile system that provides powered mobility to one or more users. The motorized mobile system may consist, for example, of one or more of a mobile chair, a mobility scooter, an electronic conveyance vehicle, a riding lawn mower, a grocery cart, an all-terrain vehicle, an off-road vehicle, and a golf cart. The processing system comprises at least one sensor to measure one or more kinematic states of an object proximate to the motorized mobile system and at least one processor to use at least one object kinematic model as at least one state estimator. The at least one processor predicts a first kinematic state estimate of the object at a first time based on a prior knowledge of state for the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Jered H. DEAN, Barry G. DEAN, Dan A. PRESTON
  • Patent number: 12158758
    Abstract: A processing system is for a motorized mobile system that provides powered mobility to one or more users. The processing system comprises at least one sensor to measure one or more kinematic states of an object proximate to the motorized mobile system and at least one processor to use at least one object kinematic model as at least one state estimator. The at least one processor predicts a first kinematic state estimate of the object at a first time based on a prior knowledge of state for the object and a measured kinematic state observed by the sensor at a second time to determine a second kinematic state estimate of the object at the second time. The at least one processor outputs the first kinematic state estimate at the first time from the object kinematic model for use by at least one other process of the motorized mobile system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Luci Mobility, Inc.
    Inventors: Jered H. Dean, Barry G. Dean, Dan A. Preston
  • Publication number: 20240307239
    Abstract: A cushion has at least one fluid chamber and at least one cushion conduit to enable fluid to be added to or removed from the at least one fluid chamber of the cushion. A management system for the cushion has a pressure sensor to measure a pressure of fluid in the at least one fluid chamber of the cushion and to transmit a sensor report with the measured pressure, a tube having a first end connecting to the cushion conduit, a second end leading to the pressure sensor, and a valve to enable fluid to be added to or removed from the at least one fluid chamber of the cushion through the cushion conduit and a processor to receive the sensor report, determine a pressure value of the at least one fluid chamber of the cushion based on the measured pressure in the sensor report, and generate a status indicative of the pressure value of the fluid chamber of the cushion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Jered H. DEAN, Karl A. Grueschow, Dan A. Preston, Jean L. Minkel
  • Patent number: 12077046
    Abstract: An interactive vehicle safety system having capabilities to improve peripheral vision, provide warning, and improve reaction time for operators of vehicles. For example, the interactive vehicle safety system may have capabilities for portraying objects, which are being blocked by any of the structural pillars and/or mirrors of a vehicle (such as a truck, van, train, etc.). The interactive vehicle safety system disclosed may comprise one or more image capturing devices (such as camera, sensor, laser), distance and object sensors (such as ultrasonic sensor, LIDAR radar sensor, photoelectric sensor, and infrared sensor), a real-time image processing of an object, and one or more display systems (such as LCD or LED displays). The interactive vehicle safety system may give a seamless 360-degree front panoramic view to a driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Railserve, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy J. Benjamin, Peter M. Bartek, Jon A. Preston, Jeff Chastine, Joseph L. Calabrese, Corey Dash
  • Publication number: 20240280988
    Abstract: A processing system is for a motorized mobile system that provides powered mobility to one or more users. The processing system comprising at least one sensor that is operably configured to generate a point cloud of objects in a field-of-view of the sensors, wherein the object is identified and removed to enhance navigation or operation of the MMS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Jered H. DEAN, Barry G. DEAN, Dan A. PRESTON, Rupak DASGUPTA
  • Patent number: 12059380
    Abstract: An upgrade system upgrades a motorized mobile chair to a smart motorized mobile chair. The motorized mobile chair has a processing system comprising at least two processors. The upgrade system comprises a plurality of object detection sensors and at least one processing unit connected between at least a first one of the at least two processors of the processing system and at least a second one of the at least two processors of the processing system. The processing unit receives sensor data from at least one of the plurality of object detection sensors, receives at least one control signal transmitted from the first processor, the control signal comprising data, modifies or does not modify the data of the control signal based on at least the sensor data, and transmits the modified or not modified control signal, the transmitted control signal to be received by the second processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Luci Mobility, Inc.
    Inventors: Jered H. Dean, Dan A. Preston, Kenneth Schofield, Kevin J. Lannen, Karl A. Grueschow
  • Patent number: 12048658
    Abstract: A cushion has at least one fluid chamber and at least one cushion conduit to enable fluid to be added to or removed from the at least one fluid chamber of the cushion. A management system for the cushion has a pressure sensor to measure a pressure of fluid in the at least one fluid chamber of the cushion and to transmit a sensor report with the measured pressure, a tube having a first end connecting to the cushion conduit, a second end leading to the pressure sensor, and a valve to enable fluid to be added to or removed from the at least one fluid chamber of the cushion through the cushion conduit and a processor to receive the sensor report, determine a pressure value of the at least one fluid chamber of the cushion based on the measured pressure in the sensor report, and generate a status indicative of the pressure value of the fluid chamber of the cushion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Luci Mobility, Inc.
    Inventors: Jered H. Dean, Karl A. Grueschow, Dan A. Preston, Jean L. Minkel
  • Publication number: 20240118713
    Abstract: A system and method for providing precise navigation for a motorized mobile system (MMS) in data deprived environments, the system comprising at least one camera that is operably configured to generate one or more of an image of objects in a field-of-view of the sensors, wherein the object is identified and used to enhance navigation or operation of the MMS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Jered H. DEAN, Barry G. DEAN, Dan A. PRESTON, Christian PRATHER, Alexandra ERNST, Rupak DASGUPTA
  • Patent number: 11730645
    Abstract: An upgrade system upgrades a motorized mobile chair to a smart motorized mobile chair. The motorized mobile chair has a processing system comprising at least two processors. The upgrade system comprises a plurality of object detection sensors and at least one processing unit connected between at least a first one of the at least two processors of the processing system and at least a second one of the at least two processors of the processing system. The processing unit receives sensor data from at least one of the plurality of object detection sensors, receives at least one control signal transmitted from the first processor, the control signal comprising data, modifies or does not modify the data of the control signal based on at least the sensor data, and transmits the modified or not modified control signal, the transmitted control signal to be received by the second processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Patroness, LLC
    Inventors: Jered H. Dean, Dan A. Preston, Kenneth Schofield, Kevin J. Lannen, Karl A. Grueschow
  • Publication number: 20230052890
    Abstract: An interactive vehicle safety system having capabilities to improve peripheral vision, provide warning, and improve reaction time for operators of vehicles. For example, the interactive vehicle safety system may have capabilities for portraying objects, which are being blocked by any of the structural pillars and/or mirrors of a vehicle (such as a truck, van, train, etc.). The interactive vehicle safety system disclosed may comprise one or more image capturing devices (such as camera, sensor, laser), distance and object sensors (such as ultrasonic sensor, LIDAR radar sensor, photoelectric sensor, and infrared sensor), a real-time image processing of an object, and one or more display systems (such as LCD or LED displays). The interactive vehicle safety system may give a seamless 360-degree front panoramic view to a driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: Focused Technology Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy J. BENJAMIN, Peter M. BARTEK, Jon A. PRESTON, Jeff CHASTINE, Joseph L. CALABRESE, Corey DASH
  • Publication number: 20230018842
    Abstract: In one example, a workpiece support structure of a plasma treatment chamber has upper and lower ends, and first and second support members that extend between the upper and lower ends. The support members are electrically isolated from one another and offset from one another along a horizontal direction so as to define a cavity therebetween. The first and second support members support electrodes within the cavity such that (1) the electrodes are offset from one another along the vertical direction, (2) the electrodes extend between the first and second support members along the first horizontal direction, (3) a first set of the electrodes are electrically coupled to the first support member and electrically isolated from the second support member, and (4) a second set of the electrodes, different from the first set, are electrically coupled to the second support member and electrically isolated from the first support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Zhao JIANGANG, Robert S. CONDRASHOFF, James HARROUN, David A. PRESTON
  • Publication number: 20220334580
    Abstract: A processing system is for a motorized mobile system that provides powered mobility to one or more users. The motorized mobile system may consist, for example, of one or more of a mobile chair, a mobility scooter, an electronic conveyance vehicle, a riding lawn mower, a grocery cart, an all-terrain vehicle, an off-road vehicle, and a golf cart. The processing system comprises at least one sensor to measure one or more kinematic states of an object proximate to the motorized mobile system and at least one processor to use at least one object kinematic model as at least one state estimator. The at least one processor predicts a first kinematic state estimate of the object at a first time based on a prior knowledge of state for the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Jered H. Dean, Barry G. Dean, Dan A. Preston
  • Patent number: 11318886
    Abstract: An interactive vehicle safety system having capabilities to improve peripheral vision, provide warning, and improve reaction time for operators of vehicles. For example, the interactive vehicle safety system may have capabilities for portraying objects, which are being blocked by any of the structural pillars and/or mirrors of a vehicle (such as a truck, van, train, etc.). The interactive vehicle safety system disclosed may comprise one or more image capturing devices (such as camera, sensor, laser), distance and object sensors (such as ultrasonic sensor, LIDAR radar sensor, photoelectric sensor, and infrared sensor), a real-time image processing of an object, and one or more display systems (such as LCD or LED displays). The interactive vehicle safety system may give a seamless 360-degree front panoramic view to a driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Focused Technology Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy J. Benjamin, Peter M. Bartek, Jon A. Preston, Jeff Chastine, Joseph L. Calabrese, Corey Dash
  • Publication number: 20210339679
    Abstract: An interactive vehicle safety system having capabilities to improve peripheral vision, provide warning, and improve reaction time for operators of vehicles. For example, the interactive vehicle safety system may have capabilities for portraying objects, which are being blocked by any of the structural pillars and/or mirrors of a vehicle (such as a truck, van, train, etc.). The interactive vehicle safety system disclosed may comprise one or more image capturing devices (such as camera, sensor, laser), distance and object sensors (such as ultrasonic sensor, LIDAR radar sensor, photoelectric sensor, and infrared sensor), a real-time image processing of an object, and one or more display systems (such as LCD or LED displays). The interactive vehicle safety system may give a seamless 360-degree front panoramic view to a driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: Focused Technology Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy J. BENJAMIN, Peter M. BARTEK, Jon A. PRESTON, Jeff CHASTINE, Joseph L. CALABRESE, Corey DASH
  • Publication number: 20210138960
    Abstract: An interactive vehicle safety system having capabilities to improve peripheral vision, provide warning, and improve reaction time for operators of vehicles. For example, the interactive vehicle safety system may have capabilities for portraying objects, which are being blocked by any of the structural pillars and/or mirrors of a vehicle (such as a truck, van, train, etc.). The interactive vehicle safety system disclosed may comprise one or more image capturing devices (such as camera, sensor, laser), distance and object sensors (such as ultrasonic sensor, LIDAR radar sensor, photoelectric sensor, and infrared sensor), a real-time image processing of an object, and one or more display systems (such as LCD or LED displays). The interactive vehicle safety system may give a seamless 360-degree front panoramic view to a driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Timothy J. Benjamin, Peter M. Bartek, Jon A. Preston, Jeff Chastine, Joseph L. Calabrese, Corey Dash
  • Patent number: 10981507
    Abstract: An interactive vehicle safety system having capabilities to improve peripheral vision, provide warning, and improve reaction time for operators of vehicles. For example, the interactive vehicle safety system may have capabilities for portraying objects, which are being blocked by any of the structural pillars and/or mirrors of a vehicle (such as a truck, van, train, etc.). The interactive vehicle safety system disclosed may comprise one or more image capturing devices (such as camera, sensor, laser), distance and object sensors (such as ultrasonic sensor, LIDAR radar sensor, photoelectric sensor, and infrared sensor), a real-time image processing of an object, and one or more display systems (such as LCD or LED displays). The interactive vehicle safety system may give a seamless 360-degree front panoramic view to a driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Focused Technology Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy J. Benjamin, Peter M. Bartek, Jon A. Preston, Jeff Chastine, Joseph L. Calabrese, Corey Dash
  • Patent number: 10921468
    Abstract: A muon detector system capable of determining muon direction and flight trajectory or path is disclosed. The muon detector system includes scintillators for determining muon direction, and an array of muon detectors arranged in orthogonal layers for determining flight trajectory. The system can be used for tomographic and telescopic mode imaging, and may be used for imaging concealed and/or subterranean objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignees: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC, National Security Technologies LLC, Decision Sciences International Corporation
    Inventors: Nedra D. Bonal, Leiph A. Preston, David Schwellenbach, Wendi Dreesen, J. Andrew Green, Michael Sossong
  • Patent number: 10864929
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a smart helmet for use by railyard personnel at a railyard. The smart helmet may utilize many safety features, such as improved visibility, a real-time camera, a Wi-Fi antenna, an environmental monitor, high-accuracy location tracking, tracking the “state” of the railyard crew member, real-time communication, and mobile power. Each of these features may be incorporated with the smart helmet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Railserve Inc.
    Inventors: Jon A. Preston, Chris Burgess, Jeff Chastine, John Roberts