Patents by Inventor Ashwinkumar V. KUPSAD

Ashwinkumar V. KUPSAD 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).

  • Control of street lights to indicate priority routes in smart cities
    Patent number: 12361824
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate to methods and systems of using street lights to indicate emergency or other priority routes along a route in a network of streets. In one example, a central controller receives a request to indicate a priority route, for use by one or more vehicles. The central controller queries a database of street lights to select a plurality of street lights that are located along the priority route. The central controller transmits, to respective controllers associated with the selected plurality of street lights, respective indications to operate the selected plurality of street lights in a priority route mode. Embodiments further include updating an operating mode of the selected street lights based on position updates for the one or more vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: ITRON, INC.
    Inventors: Rajeshkumar Vallabhbhai Viradia, Prasad Deshpande, Ashwinkumar V. Kupsad
  • CONTROL OF STREET LIGHTS TO INDICATE PRIORITY ROUTES IN SMART CITIES
    Publication number: 20250037578
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate to methods and systems of using street lights to indicate emergency or other priority routes along a route in a network of streets. In one example, a central controller receives a request to indicate a priority route, for use by one or more vehicles. The central controller queries a database of street lights to select a plurality of street lights that are located along the priority route. The central controller transmits, to respective controllers associated with the selected plurality of street lights, respective indications to operate the selected plurality of street lights in a priority route mode. Embodiments further include updating an operating mode of the selected street lights based on position updates for the one or more vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Rajeshkumar Vallabhbhai VIRADIA, Prasad DESHPANDE, Ashwinkumar V. KUPSAD