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).
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Publication number: 20250236174Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2024Publication date: July 24, 2025Applicant: Railserve, Inc.Inventors: Timothy J. BENJAMIN, Peter M. BARTEK, Jon A. PRESTON, Jeff CHASTINE, Joseph L. CALABRESE, Corey DASH
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Patent number: 12350206Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 15, 2024Date of Patent: July 8, 2025Assignee: Luci Mobility, Inc.Inventors: Jered H. Dean, Karl A. Grueschow, Dan A. Preston, Jean L. Minkel
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Publication number: 20250044795Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2024Publication date: February 6, 2025Inventors: Jered H. DEAN, Barry G. DEAN, Dan A. PRESTON
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Patent number: 12158758Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 21, 2022Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: Luci Mobility, Inc.Inventors: Jered H. Dean, Barry G. Dean, Dan A. Preston
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Publication number: 20240307239Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2024Publication date: September 19, 2024Inventors: Jered H. DEAN, Karl A. Grueschow, Dan A. Preston, Jean L. Minkel
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Patent number: 12077046Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 2, 2022Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: Railserve, Inc.Inventors: Timothy J. Benjamin, Peter M. Bartek, Jon A. Preston, Jeff Chastine, Joseph L. Calabrese, Corey Dash
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Publication number: 20240280988Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2024Publication date: August 22, 2024Inventors: Jered H. DEAN, Barry G. DEAN, Dan A. PRESTON, Rupak DASGUPTA
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Patent number: 12059380Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 6, 2023Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignee: Luci Mobility, Inc.Inventors: Jered H. Dean, Dan A. Preston, Kenneth Schofield, Kevin J. Lannen, Karl A. Grueschow
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Patent number: 12048658Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 6, 2021Date of Patent: July 30, 2024Assignee: Luci Mobility, Inc.Inventors: Jered H. Dean, Karl A. Grueschow, Dan A. Preston, Jean L. Minkel
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Publication number: 20240118713Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Jered H. DEAN, Barry G. DEAN, Dan A. PRESTON, Christian PRATHER, Alexandra ERNST, Rupak DASGUPTA
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Patent number: 11730645Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 26, 2020Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Patroness, LLCInventors: Jered H. Dean, Dan A. Preston, Kenneth Schofield, Kevin J. Lannen, Karl A. Grueschow
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Publication number: 20230052890Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2022Publication date: February 16, 2023Applicant: Focused Technology Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Timothy J. BENJAMIN, Peter M. BARTEK, Jon A. PRESTON, Jeff CHASTINE, Joseph L. CALABRESE, Corey DASH
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Publication number: 20230018842Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2021Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Zhao JIANGANG, Robert S. CONDRASHOFF, James HARROUN, David A. PRESTON
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Publication number: 20220334580Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventors: Jered H. Dean, Barry G. Dean, Dan A. Preston
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Patent number: 11318886Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 15, 2021Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: Focused Technology Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Timothy J. Benjamin, Peter M. Bartek, Jon A. Preston, Jeff Chastine, Joseph L. Calabrese, Corey Dash
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Publication number: 20210339679Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2021Publication date: November 4, 2021Applicant: Focused Technology Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Timothy J. BENJAMIN, Peter M. BARTEK, Jon A. PRESTON, Jeff CHASTINE, Joseph L. CALABRESE, Corey DASH
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Publication number: 20210138960Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2020Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: Timothy J. Benjamin, Peter M. Bartek, Jon A. Preston, Jeff Chastine, Joseph L. Calabrese, Corey Dash
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Patent number: 10981507Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 16, 2020Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: Focused Technology Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Timothy J. Benjamin, Peter M. Bartek, Jon A. Preston, Jeff Chastine, Joseph L. Calabrese, Corey Dash
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Patent number: 10921468Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 28, 2019Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignees: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC, National Security Technologies LLC, Decision Sciences International CorporationInventors: Nedra D. Bonal, Leiph A. Preston, David Schwellenbach, Wendi Dreesen, J. Andrew Green, Michael Sossong
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Patent number: 10864929Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 2, 2020Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: Railserve Inc.Inventors: Jon A. Preston, Chris Burgess, Jeff Chastine, John Roberts