Patents by Inventor Brett HUTTON

Brett HUTTON 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: 12767138
    Abstract: A method and vehicle for external actor acknowledgment for automated vehicles is disclosed. In an example, a method comprises determining, by a processor, to control a vehicle to switch into a lane adjacent to the vehicle; monitoring, by the processor, a speed or a location of a second vehicle, the second vehicle in the lane adjacent to the vehicle; determining, by the processor, the speed or the location of the second vehicle satisfies a condition; controlling, by the processor, the vehicle to switch into the lane adjacent to the vehicle; and activating, by the processor, an acknowledgment sequence responsive to determining the vehicle has switched into the lane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2026
    Assignee: Torc Robotics, Inc.
    Inventor: Brett Hutton
  • Publication number: 20250117006
    Abstract: An autonomous vehicle is provided. The autonomous vehicle includes one or more sensors and an autonomous driving computing device. The autonomous driving computing device includes at least one processor in communication with at least one memory device. The at least one processor is programmed to process sensor data received from the one or more sensors, render the processed sensor data into 3D images, convert the 3D images into a video stream, and transmit, via mobile communication, the video stream to a remote user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventor: Brett Hutton
  • Publication number: 20240317231
    Abstract: A method and vehicle for external actor acknowledgment for automated vehicles is disclosed. In an example, a method comprises determining, by a processor, to control a vehicle to switch into a lane adjacent to the vehicle; monitoring, by the processor, a speed or a location of a second vehicle, the second vehicle in the lane adjacent to the vehicle; determining, by the processor, the speed or the location of the second vehicle satisfies a condition; controlling, by the processor, the vehicle to switch into the lane adjacent to the vehicle; and activating, by the processor, an acknowledgment sequence responsive to determining the vehicle has switched into the lane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: TORC Robotics, Inc.
    Inventor: Brett HUTTON