Patents by Inventor Blane Frye

Blane Frye 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).

  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HAPTIC CALIBRATION
    Publication number: 20260145724
    Abstract: A switchpack for a vehicle is provided that includes a haptic motor configured to provide haptic feedback to a user in a first mode of operation and provide haptic feedback to at least one sensor in a second mode of operation. The switchpack includes at least one sensor adapted to generate electric signals in response to force applied on the at least one sensor by the user during the first mode of operation. The at least one sensor is further configured to sense the haptic feedback provided by the haptic motor during the second mode of operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2026
    Publication date: May 28, 2026
    Inventors: Michael Kessler, Blane Frye, Tyler Sawatzky
  • VEHICLE SUSPENSION CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20260131614
    Abstract: Systems and methods for vehicle suspension control. An example method includes obtaining a road roughness map associated with a geographic area in which the vehicle is located, the road roughness map reflecting road condition metrics for road segments that form roads included in the geographic area. Based on the road roughness map, it is determined that a threshold percentage of road segments along an upcoming threshold distance of a navigable route exceed a threshold road condition metric. Suspension of the vehicle is adjusted, with the suspension being adjusted to reduce the effects of road roughness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2026
    Publication date: May 14, 2026
    Inventors: Blane Frye, Soroush Mohammadjafaryvahed, Aleksei Potov, Julian Pitt, Harris Yong, Oruganti Prashanth Sharma
  • Vehicle suspension control system
    Patent number: 12594806
    Abstract: Systems and methods for vehicle suspension control. An example method includes obtaining a road roughness map associated with a geographic area in which the vehicle is located, the road roughness map reflecting road condition metrics for road segments that form roads included in the geographic area. Based on the road roughness map, it is determined that a threshold percentage of road segments along an upcoming threshold distance of a navigable route exceed a threshold road condition metric. Suspension of the vehicle is adjusted, with the suspension being adjusted to reduce the effects of road roughness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: Tesla, Inc.
    Inventors: Blane Frye, Soroush MohammadJafaryvahed, Aleksei Potov, Julian Pitt, Harris Yong, Oruganti Prashanth Sharma
  • System and method for haptic calibration
    Patent number: 12576901
    Abstract: A switchpack for a vehicle is provided that includes a haptic motor configured to provide haptic feedback to a user in a first mode of operation and provide haptic feedback to at least one sensor in a second mode of operation. The switchpack includes at least one sensor adapted to generate electric signals in response to force applied on the at least one sensor by the user during the first mode of operation. The at least one sensor is further configured to sense the haptic feedback provided by the haptic motor during the second mode of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2026
    Assignee: Tesla, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Kessler, Blane Frye, Tyler Sawatzky
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HAPTIC CALIBRATION
    Publication number: 20250074496
    Abstract: A switchpack for a vehicle is provided that includes a haptic motor configured to provide haptic feedback to a user in a first mode of operation and provide haptic feedback to at least one sensor in a second mode of operation. The switchpack includes at least one sensor adapted to generate electric signals in response to force applied on the at least one sensor by the user during the first mode of operation. The at least one sensor is further configured to sense the haptic feedback provided by the haptic motor during the second mode of operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Michael Kessler, Blane Frye, Tyler Sawatzky
  • VEHICLE SUSPENSION CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240294048
    Abstract: Systems and methods for vehicle suspension control. An example method includes obtaining a road roughness map associated with a geographic area in which the vehicle is located, the road roughness map reflecting road condition metrics for road segments that form roads included in the geographic area. Based on the road roughness map, it is determined that a threshold percentage of road segments along an upcoming threshold distance of a navigable route exceed a threshold road condition metric. Suspension of the vehicle is adjusted, with the suspension being adjusted to reduce the effects of road roughness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventors: Blane Frye, Soroush MohammadJafaryvahed, Aleksei Potov, Julian Pitt, Harris Yong, Oruganti Prashanth Sharma