Patents by Inventor Bo Bao

Bo Bao 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).

  • Publication number: 20240408596
    Abstract: A microfluidic device includes a substrate having a first fluid inlet/outlet system, a second fluid inlet/outlet system, and a fluidic network between the first fluid inlet/outlet system and the second fluid inlet/outlet system and in fluid communication with the first fluid inlet/outlet system and the second fluid inlet/outlet system. The fluidic network includes a microfluidic channel network that is in fluid communication with the first fluid inlet/outlet system and spaced from the second fluid inlet/outlet system, a nanofluidic channel network fluidly connecting the microfluidic channel network and the second fluid inlet/outlet system, and a plurality of pores in fluid communication with the microfluidic channel network and the nanofluidic channel network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: INTERFACE FLUIDICS LTD.
    Inventors: ALI ABEDINI, ADAM PETTIGREW, BO BAO, THOMAS DE HAAS, STUART KINNEAR, SCOTT PIEROBON
  • Patent number: 12151614
    Abstract: A vehicle hitching assistance system includes a controller acquiring image data from the vehicle and deriving a vehicle path to align a center of a hitch ball of the vehicle with a centerline of a trailer coupler within the image data. The controller also outputs a video image including a representation of a simplified path from the hitch ball to the coupler and outputs a steering signal to cause the vehicle to steer along the vehicle path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Li Xu, Kyle Simmons, Shannon Brooks-Lehnert, Katherine Rouen, Roger Arnold Trombley, Bo Bao, Seyed Armin Raeis Hosseiny
  • Patent number: 12151620
    Abstract: A system for assisting in aligning a vehicle for hitching with a trailer includes a controller that identifies at least one of the trailer or a coupling feature of the trailer within image data and determines that the at least one of the trailer or the coupling feature is outside of a target position area relative to the vehicle and outputs an instruction for movement of the vehicle determined to position the one of the trailer or the coupling feature within the target position area in response to identifying at least one indication of a user difficulty in positioning the one of the trailer or the coupling feature within the target position area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Seyed Armin Raeis Hosseiny, Bo Bao, Luke Niewiadomski, Roger Arnold Trombley
  • Patent number: 12093037
    Abstract: A mobile device for remotely controlling the movement of a vehicle and trailer is provided. The mobile device provides a user engagement input for display and use of a control input. The control input may be used to generate a signal for controlling the movement of the vehicle and trailer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Erick Lavoie, Hamid Golgiri, Bo Bao, Siyuan Ma, Hemanth Yadav Aradhyula, Seyed Armin Raeis Hosseiny
  • Patent number: 12070749
    Abstract: A microfluidic device includes a substrate having a first fluid inlet/outlet system, a second fluid inlet/outlet system, and a fluidic network between the first fluid inlet/outlet system and the second fluid inlet/outlet system and in fluid communication with the first fluid inlet/outlet system and the second fluid inlet/outlet system. The fluidic network includes a microfluidic channel network that is in fluid communication with the first fluid inlet/outlet system and spaced from the second fluid inlet/outlet system, a nanofluidic channel network fluidly connecting the microfluidic channel network and the second fluid inlet/outlet system, and a plurality of pores in fluid communication with the microfluidic channel network and the nanofluidic channel network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: INTERFACE FLUIDICS LTD.
    Inventors: Ali Abedini, Adam Pettigrew, Bo Bao, Thomas De Haas, Stuart Kinnear, Scott Pierobon
  • Publication number: 20240239408
    Abstract: A vehicle hitching assistance system includes a controller executing an initial alignment process including searching for a trailer within a specified area of image data that is less than a total field of the image data in directions corresponding with both a longitudinal distance between the vehicle and the trailer and a lateral direction perpendicular to the longitudinal distance, presenting an indication to a driver of the vehicle to reposition the vehicle when the trailer is not identified within the specified area, and removing the indication when the trailer is identified within the specified area. The controller further executes an automated backing process upon identifying the trailer within the specified area, including identifying a coupler of the trailer and outputting a steering signal to the vehicle to cause the vehicle to steer to align a hitch ball of the vehicle with the coupler of the trailer during reversing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Luke Niewiadomski, Douglas Rogan, Shannon Brooks-Lehnert, Chen Zhang, Roger Arnold Trombley, Peter Ling, Kenneth Michael Mayer, Seyed Armin Raeis Hosseiny, Bo Bao, Steven Wayne Friedlander
  • Patent number: 11964692
    Abstract: A vehicle hitching assistance system includes a controller executing an initial alignment process including searching for a trailer within a specified area of image data that is less than a total field of the image data in directions corresponding with both a longitudinal distance between the vehicle and the trailer and a lateral direction perpendicular to the longitudinal distance, presenting an indication to a driver of the vehicle to reposition the vehicle when the trailer is not identified within the specified area, and removing the indication when the trailer is identified within the specified area. The controller further executes an automated backing process upon identifying the trailer within the specified area, including identifying a coupler of the trailer and outputting a steering signal to the vehicle to cause the vehicle to steer to align a hitch ball of the vehicle with the coupler of the trailer during reversing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Luke Niewiadomski, Douglas Rogan, Shannon Brooks-Lehnert, Chen Zhang, Roger Arnold Trombley, Peter Ling, Kenneth Michael Mayer, Seyed Armin Raeis Hosseiny, Bo Bao, Steven Wayne Friedlander
  • Patent number: 11945335
    Abstract: A method and system for characterizing an energy consumption indicator of an electric vehicle (EV) is provided. The method includes performing a cyclic energy consumption test on the EV to acquire a time-speed curve, a time-direct current (DC) energy consumption curve, and a total alternating current (AC) energy consumption in the test cycle. A DC energy consumption rate and an AC energy consumption rate of the EV is determined in each of test sub-cycles. A driving feature is determined in each of the test sub-cycles and a normalized driving feature is determined in each of the test sub-cycles according to the driving feature in each of the test sub-cycles and a base driving feature. A DC energy consumption indicator and an AC energy consumption indicator of the EV are extracted according to DC energy consumption rates, AC energy consumption rates and normalized driving features of the EV in all test sub-cycles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: JILIN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Xinmei Yuan, Bo Bao, Dongyu Zhang, Jingfei Jiang, Fanzhuo Meng
  • Publication number: 20230415648
    Abstract: A system for assisting in aligning a vehicle for hitching with a trailer includes a controller that identifies at least one of the trailer or a coupling feature of the trailer within image data and determines that the at least one of the trailer or the coupling feature is outside of a target position area relative to the vehicle and outputs an instruction for movement of the vehicle determined to position the one of the trailer or the coupling feature within the target position area in response to identifying at least one indication of a user difficulty in positioning the one of the trailer or the coupling feature within the target position area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Seyed Armin Raeis Hosseiny, Bo Bao, Luke Niewiadomski, Roger Arnold Trombley
  • Patent number: 11787336
    Abstract: A system for assisting in aligning a vehicle for hitching with a trailer includes a first camera and a second camera and outputting image data to the rear of the vehicle and a controller identifying at least one of the trailer or a coupling feature of the trailer within the image data and assigning a trailer type to the trailer identified within the image data, the trailer type including a first trailer type and a second trailer type. The controller further causes a portion of the image data to be presented on a display within the vehicle, the portion of the image data corresponding with the first camera in response to the trailer being assigned the first trailer type and corresponding with the second camera in response to the trailer being assigned the second trailer type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES , LLC
    Inventors: Seyed Armin Raeis Hosseiny, Bo Bao, Luke Niewiadomski, Roger Arnold Trombley
  • Patent number: 11772557
    Abstract: A system for assisting in aligning a vehicle for hitching with a trailer includes an imager outputting image data of a field of view to the rear of the vehicle and a controller identifying at least one of a trailer or a coupler of the trailer within the image data. The controller further determines that the at least one of the trailer or the coupler is outside of a specified area relative to the vehicle and outputs an instruction for movement of the vehicle determined to position the one of the trailer or the coupler within the specified area. Upon determining that the at least one of the coupler and the trailer is within the specified area, the coupler outputs a steering signal to the vehicle to cause the vehicle to steer to align a hitch ball of the vehicle with the coupler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Seyed Armin Raeis Hosseiny, Bo Bao, Luke Niewiadomski
  • Patent number: 11753076
    Abstract: A vehicle hitching assistance system includes a controller acquiring image data from the vehicle and identifying a plurality of trailers within in a specified area of the image data. The specified area is less than a total field of the image data and corresponds at least with left and right steering angle limits of the vehicle. The controller further receives a selection of a subject trailer of the plurality of trailers identified within the specified area, identifies a coupler of the subject trailer, and outputs a steering signal to the vehicle to cause the vehicle to steer to align a hitch ball of the vehicle with the coupler of the subject trailer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth Michael Mayer, Seyed Armin Raeis Hosseiny, Bo Bao, Luke Niewiadomski
  • Patent number: 11733690
    Abstract: The disclosure describes systems and methods including a mobile device for remotely controlling the movement of a vehicle and trailer. The mobile device provides an intuitive interface for controlling the movement of the vehicle and trailer by changing the orientation of a vehicle graphic (e.g., of the vehicle and trailer) according to a position of the mobile device around a periphery of the vehicle and trailer. This allows the user to walk around the vehicle and trailer to determine a best position from which to control the vehicle and trailer depending on a given situation without losing the intuitiveness of the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Seyed Armin Raeis Hosseiny, Bo Bao, Siyuan Ma, Erick Michael Lavoie, Hamid M. Golgiri
  • Patent number: 11697414
    Abstract: A system for assisting in aligning a vehicle for hitching with a trailer includes a vehicle steering system, a wireless communication module, a detection system outputting a signal including scene data of an area to a rear of the vehicle, and a controller. The controller receives, via the wireless communication module, an automated hitching initiation command from an external wireless device, receives the scene data and identifying the trailer within the area to the rear of the vehicle, derives a backing path to align a hitch ball mounted on the vehicle to a coupler of the trailer, and controls the vehicle steering system to maneuver the vehicle including reversing along the backing path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Kyle Simmons, Luke Niewiadomski, Roger Trombley, Frederic Christen, Christoph Kessler, Katherine Rouen, Erick Michael Lavoie, Hamid M. Golgiri, Bruno Sielly Jales Costa, Nikhil Nagraj Rao, Vidya Nariyambut Murali, John Michael Celli, Frank Golub, Seyed Armin Raeis Hosseiny, Bo Bao, Siyuan Ma, Hemanth Yadav Aradhyula
  • Publication number: 20230158845
    Abstract: A vehicle hitching assistance system includes a controller acquiring image data from the vehicle and deriving a vehicle path to align a center of a hitch ball of the vehicle with a centerline of a trailer coupler within the image data. The controller also outputs a video image including a representation of a simplified path from the hitch ball to the coupler and outputs a steering signal to cause the vehicle to steer along the vehicle path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Li Xu, Kyle Simmons, Shannon Brooks-Iehnert, Katherine Rouen, Roger Arnold Trombley, Bo Bao, Seyed Armin Raeis Hosseiny
  • Patent number: D987652
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Luke Niewiadomski, Bo Bao, Seyed Armin Raeis Hosseiny, Katherine Rouen, 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
  • Patent number: D1017626
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Luke Niewiadomski, Bo Bao, Seyed Armin Raeis Hosseiny, Katherine Rouen, Clay Cundiff
  • Patent number: D1043733
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Luke Niewiadomski, Roger Trombley, Seyed Armin Raeis Hosseiny, Bo Bao, Katherine Rouen, Benjamin Dion, Clay Cundiff