Patents by Inventor Andrew Malczyk

Andrew Malczyk 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: 11972685
    Abstract: A pollution management method is provided. The method comprises determining a target relating to a level of pollution in an area associated with one or more parking spaces; monitoring a level of pollution in the area; adjusting a parking policy of the one or more parking spaces based on a comparison between the target and the level of pollution, in order to incentivise or disincentivise parking in the area; monitoring vehicles parking in the area; and re-adjusting the parking policy according to the vehicles parking in the area in order to adjust the incentivise or disincentivise to parking in the area and thereby achieve the target relating to the level of pollution in the area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Malczyk, Emily Jackson, Adrian Raisin
  • Patent number: 11022460
    Abstract: A method comprises determining a first location of a vehicle being driven by a road user and retrieving, from a first database, a first set of parking information. Each entry in the first set of parking information is associated with a physical location that is within a first distance of the first location. For each entry in the first set of parking information, the method comprises displaying, on a graphical user interface, a symbol at a virtual location corresponding to the physical location associated with the entry. The method comprises determining a second location of the vehicle and, if the second location is above a first threshold distance away from the first location and retrieving, from the first database, a second set of parking information. Each entry in the second set of parking information being associated with a physical location that is within a second distance of the second location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Malczyk, Matthew Shine, Isabella Williamson, Tom Drake
  • Publication number: 20200410862
    Abstract: A pollution management method is provided. The method comprises determining a target relating to a level of pollution in an area associated with one or more parking spaces; monitoring a level of pollution in the area; adjusting a parking policy of the one or more parking spaces based on a comparison between the target and the level of pollution, in order to incentivise or disincentivise parking in the area; monitoring vehicles parking in the area; and re-adjusting the parking policy according to the vehicles parking in the area in order to adjust the incentivise or disincentivise to parking in the area and thereby achieve the target relating to the level of pollution in the area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Malczyk, Emily Jackson, Adrian Raisin
  • Publication number: 20200278218
    Abstract: A method comprises determining a first location of a vehicle being driven by a road user and retrieving, from a first database, a first set of parking information. Each entry in the first set of parking information is associated with a physical location that is within a first distance of the first location. For each entry in the first set of parking information, the method comprises displaying, on a graphical user interface, a symbol at a virtual location corresponding to the physical location associated with the entry. The method comprises determining a second location of the vehicle and, if the second location is above a first threshold distance away from the first location and retrieving, from the first database, a second set of parking information. Each entry in the second set of parking information being associated with a physical location that is within a second distance of the second location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Malczyk, Matthew Shine, Isabella Williamson, Tom Drake