Patents by Inventor Allison Morgan

Allison Morgan 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: 20230331240
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for training at least one policy using a framework for encoding human behaviors and preferences in a driving environment. In one example, the method includes the steps of setting parameters of rewards and a Markov Decision Process (MDP) of the at least one policy that models a simulated human driver of a simulated vehicle and an adaptive human-machine interface (HMI) system configured to interact with each other and training the at least one policy to maximize a total reward based on the parameters of the rewards of the at least one policy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicants: Toyota Research Institute, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Jonathan DeCastro, Guy Rosman, Simon A.I. Stent, Emily Sumner, Shabnam Hakimi, Deepak Edakkattil Gopinath, Allison Morgan
  • Patent number: 6427487
    Abstract: A jewelry device having interchangeable ornaments is provided. A main base of the device has a recess adapted to receive a removable ornament. The main base has a flange formed on an interior of the top side within the recess. The flange retains an ornament and prevents it from falling out of the top of the device. A securing door is attached to the bottom side of the main base. The securing door has a top side facing the recess and a bottom side opposite the top side. The securing door is movable between a closed position substantially in contact with the main base and an open position. A leaf spring is attached to the top side of the securing door. The spring is adapted to bias against a removable ornament disposed in the recess when the securing door is in the closed position and thus prevent it from rattling, becoming misaligned, or falling out. The device also contemplates the use of multiple ornamental inserts for disposal within the recess of the main base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Inventor: Allison Morgan