Patents by Inventor Benjamin Solomon Richer

Benjamin Solomon Richer 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).

  • Ridehail seat reservation enforcement systems and methods
    Patent number: 11847712
    Abstract: Ridehail seat reservation enforcement and user direction systems and methods are disclosed herein. An example method can include receiving a ridehail request that includes a seat selection of a first seat of a ridehail vehicle, the first seat being access through a first door of the ridehail vehicle, activating an external notification feature of the vehicle prior to a user entering the ridehail vehicle when the user attempts to enter the ridehail vehicle on a side of the vehicle associated with the first seat, and activating an internal notification feature of the ridehail vehicle when the user attempts to sit in a second seat that is not the first seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Adam Carlson, Benjamin Solomon Richer, Peter Phung, Annette Lynn Huebner
  • Ridehail Seat Reservation Enforcement Systems And Methods
    Publication number: 20220108228
    Abstract: Ridehail seat reservation enforcement and user direction systems and methods are disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Adam Carlson, Benjamin Solomon Richer, Peter Phung, Annette Lynn Huebner
  • VEHICLE COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210276575
    Abstract: A vehicle component is identified based on a gaze direction of an occupant in a vehicle seat. A first direction of the vehicle seat is determined relative to a forward-facing direction of a vehicle. A second direction is determined from the vehicle seat to the vehicle component. Then, the vehicle seat is rotated based on an angle between the first direction and the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Benjamin Solomon Richer, Adam Carlson, Peter Phung, Hussein H. Berry