Patents by Inventor Benjamin Dion

Benjamin Dion 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: 11945435
    Abstract: An apparatus includes: a first camera configured to view an environment outside a vehicle; a second camera configured to view a driver of the vehicle; and a processing unit configured to receive a first image from the first camera, and a second image from the second camera; wherein the processing unit is configured to determine first information indicating a risk of collision with the vehicle based at least partly on the first image; wherein the processing unit is configured to determine second information indicating a state of the driver based at least partly on the second image; and wherein the processing unit is configured to determine whether to provide a control signal for operating a device or not based on (1) the first information indicating the risk of collision with the vehicle, and (2) the second information indicating the state of the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Nauto, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Oren Alpert, Tahmida Binte Mahmud, Alexander Dion Wu, Piyush Chandra, Jeremy Marschke, Gary Kwan, Stefan Heck, Ruslan Belkin, Ilan Hornstein
  • Patent number: D955404
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Luke Niewiadomski, Roger Trombley, Seyed Armin Raeis Hosseiny, Bo Bao, Katherine Rouen, Benjamin Dion, Clay Cundiff
  • Patent number: D987666
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Luke Niewiadomski, Roger Trombley, Seyed Armin Raeis Hosseiny, Bo Bao, Katherine Rouen, Benjamin Dion, Clay Cundiff
  • Patent number: D1014542
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Luke Niewiadomski, Roger Trombley, Seyed Armin Raeis Hosseiny, Bo Bao, Katherine Rouen, Benjamin Dion, Clay Cundiff