Patents by Inventor Andrew Knitt

Andrew Knitt 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: 12288459
    Abstract: An emergency response data system (ERDS) provides artificial intelligence (AI)-based emergency notifications to operations centers using radio-based dispatches from emergency communications center (ECC). The ERDS receives audio data of a radio-based dispatch of first responders to a location of an initiated emergency communication. The ERDS provides the audio data to an AI model with a prompt to transcribe the audio data into a radio dispatch transcript. The ERDS provides the radio dispatch transcript to the AI model with a prompt to analyze the radio dispatch transcript to extract a location of the initiated emergency communication from the radio dispatch transcript. The ERDS provides an AI-based emergency notification to an emergency response application that is operable to display the AI-based emergency notification on an operations center computing system. The AI-based emergency notification includes the location of the initiated emergency communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: RAPIDSOS, INC.
    Inventors: Leah Lewy, Conor Fucci, James Patrick Olejar, Jr., Michael Heneka, Andrew Knitt
  • Publication number: 20240359656
    Abstract: Systems and methods for accessing one or more compartments or systems of a non-automotive vehicle. One system includes an electronic communications device including an electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to authenticate an access control system of a non-automotive vehicle using a first wireless communications protocol, determine distance information via ranging between the electronic communications device and the access control system using a second wireless communications protocol, and send the distance information to the access control system, thereby enabling the access control system to selectively unlock a steering mechanism of the non-automotive vehicle based on the distance information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Benjamin Hynes, Andrew Knitt
  • Publication number: 20140175886
    Abstract: A power system includes a prime mover configured to generate a drive force and a generator configured to receive the drive force and be driven by the prime mover to produce electrical power. The power system further includes a connection configured to receive the electrical power from the generator and direct the electrical power to an external load, a power storage device arranged in series with the connection between the generator and the external load, the power storage device configured to store electrical power from the generator or to discharge power to the external load, and a controller to control the power storage device. The Controller configured to determine a supply of electrical power and a demand for electrical power by the external load, the controller being further configured to control the power storage device. A method is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Wellington Kwok, Andrew Knitt, Dachuan Yu
  • Publication number: 20080018442
    Abstract: A particulate trap regeneration system is provided, which may include a particulate trap having a filter medium configured to remove one or more types of particulate matter from an exhaust flow of an engine and a regeneration device configured to reduce an amount of particulate matter in the particulate trap, as well as a radio frequency-based particulate loading monitoring system configured to determine an amount of particulate matter trapped by the filter medium. The particulate loading monitoring system may include at least one radio frequency reader located along the exhaust conduit and outside the particulate trap configured to transmit a first radio frequency signals within the exhaust conduit and at least one radio frequency probe configured to receive the first radio frequency signal and responsively transmit a second radio frequency signal readable by the radio frequency reader.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Inventor: Andrew Knitt
  • Publication number: 20070251221
    Abstract: An engine assembly may include an internal combustion engine configured to combust fuel. The combustion of fuel may produce exhaust and sound waves that may be directed into an exhaust line. A particulate filter may be operatively coupled to the exhaust line, and the particulate filter may be configured to filter the exhaust. The engine assembly may also include a sensor package operatively coupled to the exhaust line. At least a portion of the sensor package may extend into the exhaust line at a location downstream from the particulate filter. The sensor package may be configured to monitor the sound waves passing through the particulate filter and to produce an electrical signal indicative of the intensity of the sound waves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: Kevin Lueschow, Darrel Berglund, Andrew Knitt
  • Publication number: 20070169469
    Abstract: A particulate trap regeneration system is provided, which may include a particulate trap having a filter medium configured to remove one or more types of particulate matter from an exhaust flow of an engine and a regeneration device configured to reduce an amount of particulate matter in the particulate trap, as well as a radio frequency-based particulate loading monitoring system configured to determine an amount of particulate matter trapped by the filter medium. The particulate loading monitoring system may be powered by an energy-harvesting device. The particulate loading monitoring system may include at least one radio frequency probe configured to transmit radio frequency signals of predetermined magnitude and predetermined frequency toward the filter medium and at least one radio frequency probe configured to receive and measure the magnitude of received radio frequency signals that pass through the filter medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Inventor: Andrew Knitt
  • Publication number: 20070101705
    Abstract: A particulate trap regeneration system is provided, which may include a particulate trap having a filter medium configured to remove one or more types of particulate matter from an exhaust flow of an engine and a regeneration device configured to reduce an amount of particulate matter in the particulate trap, as well as a radio frequency-based particulate loading monitoring system configured to determine an amount of particulate matter trapped by the filter medium. The particulate loading monitoring system may include at least one radio frequency probe configured to transmit radio frequency signals of predetermined magnitude and predetermined frequency toward the filter medium and at least one radio frequency probe configured to receive and measure the magnitude of received radio frequency signals that pass through the filter medium. Further, the system may be configured to transmit radio frequency signals along a length of the exhaust conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Inventor: Andrew Knitt
  • Publication number: 20070022746
    Abstract: A particulate trap regeneration system is provided, which may include a particulate trap having a filter medium configured to remove one or more types of particulate matter from an exhaust flow of an engine and a regeneration device configured to reduce an amount of particulate matter in the particulate trap, as well as a radio frequency-based particulate loading monitoring system configured to determine an amount of particulate matter trapped by the filter medium. The particulate loading monitoring system may include at least one radio frequency transmitting probe configured to transmit radio frequency signals of predetermined magnitude and predetermined frequency toward the filter medium and at least one radio frequency receiving probe configured to receive and measure the magnitude of received radio frequency signals that pass through the filter medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Inventors: Mark Decou, Andrew Knitt, Matthew Fike, Brian Huggins, Frank Walton
  • Publication number: 20070024289
    Abstract: A particulate sensing system for a particulate trap including a radio frequency transmit circuit and a radio frequency receive circuit is disclosed. The transmit circuit may include a wideband signal generator configured to produce a wideband radio frequency signal and a wideband radio frequency amplifier, coupled to the wideband signal generator. The transmit circuit may include a transmit antenna coupled to the wideband radio frequency amplifier and configured to propagate the wideband radio frequency signal through a filter medium. The receive circuit may include a receive antenna configured to receive the wideband radio frequency signal that has been propagated through the filter medium, and a bandpass filter coupled to the receive antenna and configured to limit a frequency range of the received wideband radio frequency signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Inventors: Andrew Knitt, Mark DeCou
  • Publication number: 20070000241
    Abstract: A particulate trap regeneration system is provided. The system may include a particulate trap configured to remove one or more types of particulate matter from an exhaust flow of an engine. The system may also include a regeneration device configured to reduce an amount of particulate matter in the particulate trap. The system may further include a controller configured to activate the regeneration device in response to the first to occur of at least three trigger conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventors: Steven Funke, Jason Bloms, Andrew Knitt, Chandini Ammineni, Michael Withrow
  • Publication number: 20060282213
    Abstract: A method to integrate engine and exhaust aftertreatment control may include connecting an engine controller to an aftertreatment controller using a common data link protocol to provide a bidirectional data flow between the engine controller and the aftertreatment controller. The method may also include connecting the engine controller to one or more engine components. The method may also include connecting the aftertreatment controller to one or more aftertreatment components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2005
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Withrow, Ryan Graham, Timothy Grunow, Arvil Wilson, Andrew Knitt