Patents by Inventor Albert Shane

Albert Shane 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).

  • Patent number: 12782936
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a vehicle for maneuvering a passenger to a destination autonomously. The vehicle includes one or more computing devices and a set of user input buttons for communicating requests to stop the vehicle and to initiate a trip to the destination with the one or more computing devices. The set of user input buttons consisting essentially of a dual-purpose button and an emergency stopping button different from the dual-purpose button configured to stop the vehicle. The dual-purpose button has a first purpose for communicating a request to initiate the trip to the destination and a second purpose for communicating a request to pull the vehicle over and stop the vehicle. The vehicle has no steering wheel and no user inputs for the steering, acceleration, and deceleration of the vehicle other than the set of user input buttons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2026
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: Philip Nemec, Anne Kristiina Aula, David Tse-Zhou Lu, Brian Douglas Cullinane, Calvin Karl Johnson, Albert Shane, Christopher Kennedy Ludwick, YooJung Ahn
  • Patent number: D1055716
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: AURORA OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Woonghee Han, John Paxton, Albert Shane
  • Patent number: D1056734
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: AURORA OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Woonghee Han, John Paxton, Albert Shane
  • Patent number: D1056735
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: AURORA OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Woonghee Han, John Paxton, Albert Shane
  • Patent number: D1061278
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: AURORA OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Woonghee Han, John Paxton, Albert Shane
  • Patent number: D1061281
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: AURORA OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Woonghee Han, John Paxton, Albert Shane
  • Patent number: D1061362
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: AURORA OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Woonghee Han, John Paxton, Albert Shane
  • Patent number: D1061396
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: AURORA OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Woonghee Han, John Paxton, Albert Shane
  • Patent number: D1062494
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Aurora Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Rich Driscoll, Tristan Paine, Matthew Sellner, Albert Shane, Jon Torrey
  • Patent number: D1072645
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: AURORA OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Woonghee Han, John Paxton, Albert Shane
  • Patent number: D1074543
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: AURORA OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Woonghee Han, John Paxton, Albert Shane
  • Patent number: D1094228
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2025
    Assignee: AURORA OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Woonghee Han, John Paxton, Albert Shane
  • Patent number: D1104794
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2025
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: YooJung Ahn, Joshua Newby, Albert Shane
  • Patent number: D1113485
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignee: AURORA OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Woonghee Han, John Paxton, Albert Shane
  • Patent number: D1113515
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignee: AURORA OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Woonghee Han, John Paxton, Albert Shane
  • Patent number: D1116873
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: YooJung Ahn, Joshua Newby, Albert Shane, Jared Gross, Alexandre Girard
  • Patent number: D1116880
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: YooJung Ahn, Albert Shane, Jared Gross, Alexandre Girard
  • Patent number: D1129285
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignee: AURORA OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Woonghee Han, John Paxton, Albert Shane
  • Patent number: D1133941
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2025
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: YooJung Ahn, Joshua Newby, Albert Shane
  • Patent number: D1138805
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2026
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: Jared Gross, Joshua Newby, Albert Shane, Alexandre Girard