Patents by Inventor Brian D. McFarland

Brian D. McFarland 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).

  • Approximating a time of an issue
    Patent number: 11794764
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining, by a transport, that an issue will soon occur, determining, by the transport, a time the issue will occur, and displaying, by the transport, the time the issue will occur. The issue is based on sensor data approaching a threshold within a period of time that is faster than an average period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen Paul McFarland, Jr., Satyajit P. Patne, Edward Allen Cain, Jr., Brian D. McFarland
  • Transport data display cognition
    Patent number: 11554671
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of displaying, on a transport display, first data from a device detachably attached to a transport and displaying, on the transport display, second data from a device affixed to the transport. The second data is overlaid on the display proximate to the first data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen Paul McFarland, Jr., Satyajit P. Patne, Edward Allen Cain, Jr., Brian D. McFarland
  • APPROXIMATING A TIME OF AN ISSUE
    Publication number: 20220194403
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining, by a transport, that an issue will soon occur, determining, by the transport, a time the issue will occur, and displaying, by the transport, the time the issue will occur. The issue is based on sensor data approaching a threshold within a period of time that is faster than an average period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Stephen Paul McFarland, JR., Satyajit P. Patne, Edward Allen Cain, JR., Brian D. McFarland
  • PROCESSING DATA FROM ATTACHED AND AFFIXED DEVICES ON TRANSPORT
    Publication number: 20220198838
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving, by a transport, first data from a first device, wherein the first device is affixed to the transport, receiving, by the transport, second data from a second device, wherein the second device is detachably attached to the transport and wherein the first data and the second data constitute a same unit of measure, and displaying, by the transport, a value based on the first data and the second data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Stephen Paul McFarland, Jr., Satyajit P. Patne, Edward Allen Cain, Jr., Brian D. McFarland
  • TRANSPORT DATA DISPLAY COGNITION
    Publication number: 20220194229
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of displaying, on a transport display, first data from a device detachably attached to a transport and displaying, on the transport display, second data from a device affixed to the transport. The second data is overlaid on the display proximate to the first data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Stephen Paul McFarland, JR., Satyajit P. Patne, Edward Allen Cain, JR., Brian D. McFarland