Patents by Inventor Andy Szybalski

Andy Szybalski 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).

  • Transitioning a mixed-mode vehicle to autonomous mode
    Patent number: 9383749
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and devices for transitioning a mixed-mode autonomous vehicle from a human driven mode to an autonomously driven mode. Transitioning may include stopping a vehicle on a predefined landing strip and detecting a reference indicator. Based on the reference indicator, the vehicle may be able to know its exact position. Additionally, the vehicle may use the reference indictor to obtain an autonomous vehicle instruction via a URL. After the vehicle knows its precise location and has an autonomous vehicle instruction, it can operate in autonomous mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Luis Ricardo Prada Gomez, Nathaniel Fairfield, Andy Szybalski, Philip Nemec, Christopher Urmson
  • Transitioning a Mixed-Mode Vehicle to Autonomous Mode
    Publication number: 20140358331
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and devices for transitioning a mixed-mode autonomous vehicle from a human driven mode to an autonomously driven mode. Transitioning may include stopping a vehicle on a predefined landing strip and detecting a reference indicator. Based on the reference indicator, the vehicle may be able to know its exact position. Additionally, the vehicle may use the reference indictor to obtain an autonomous vehicle instruction via a URL. After the vehicle knows its precise location and has an autonomous vehicle instruction, it can operate in autonomous mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Luis Ricardo Prada Gomez, Nathaniel Fairfield, Andy Szybalski, Philip Nemec, Christopher Urmson
  • Transitioning a mixed-mode vehicle to autonomous mode
    Patent number: 8849493
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and devices for transitioning a mixed-mode autonomous vehicle from a human driven mode to an autonomously driven mode. Transitioning may include stopping a vehicle on a predefined landing strip and detecting a reference indicator. Based on the reference indicator, the vehicle may be able to know its exact position. Additionally, the vehicle may use the reference indictor to obtain an autonomous vehicle instruction via a URL. After the vehicle knows its precise location and has an autonomous vehicle instruction, it can operate in autonomous mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Inventors: Luis Ricardo Prada Gomez, Nathaniel Fairfield, Andy Szybalski, Philip Nemec, Christopher Urmson
  • Transitioning a Mixed-Mode Vehicle to Autonomous Mode
    Publication number: 20140018992
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and devices for transitioning a mixed-mode autonomous vehicle from a human driven mode to an autonomously driven mode. Transitioning may include stopping a vehicle on a predefined landing strip and detecting a reference indicator. Based on the reference indicator, the vehicle may be able to know its exact position. Additionally, the vehicle may use the reference indictor to obtain an autonomous vehicle instruction via a URL. After the vehicle knows its precise location and has an autonomous vehicle instruction, it can operate in autonomous mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Luis Ricardo Prada Gomez, Nathaniel Fairfield, Andy Szybalski, Philip Nemec, Christopher Urmson
  • Transitioning a mixed-mode vehicle to autonomous mode
    Patent number: 8321067
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and devices for transitioning a mixed-mode autonomous vehicle from a human driven mode to an autonomously driven mode. Transitioning may include stopping a vehicle on a predefined landing strip and detecting a reference indicator. Based on the reference indicator, the vehicle may be able to know its exact position. Additionally, the vehicle may use the reference indictor to obtain an autonomous vehicle instruction via a URL. After the vehicle knows its precise location and has an autonomous vehicle instruction, it can operate in autonomous mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Luis Ricardo Prada Gomez, Nathaniel Fairfield, Andy Szybalski, Philip Nemec, Christopher Urmson
  • Transitioning a mixed-mode vehicle to autonomous mode
    Patent number: 8078349
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and devices for transitioning a mixed-mode autonomous vehicle from a human driven mode to an autonomously driven mode. Transitioning may include stopping a vehicle on a predefined landing strip and detecting a reference indicator. Based on the reference indicator, the vehicle may be able to know its exact position. Additionally, the vehicle may use the reference indictor to obtain an autonomous vehicle instruction via a URL. After the vehicle knows its precise location and has an autonomous vehicle instruction, it can operate in autonomous mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Luis Ricardo Prada Gomez, Nathaniel Fairfield, Andy Szybalski, Philip Nemec, Christopher Urmson