Patents by Inventor Carter McEathron

Carter McEathron 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).

  • Efficient climate control for multi-user autonomous vehicles
    Patent number: 11801730
    Abstract: There is provided a method comprising: determining an occupancy status of a first region of a vehicle; determining, based at least in part on the occupancy status, a first climate control setting for the first region; controlling a climate control system of the vehicle to adjust a climate of the first region according to the first climate control setting; determining that a second region of the vehicle is unoccupied, wherein the second region is fluidly connected to the first region; determining a second climate control setting, wherein the second climate control setting is based at least in part on the occupancy status of the first region and characteristic data associated with a predicted potential change in occupancy status for the second region; and controlling the climate control system to adjust a climate of the second region according to the second climate control setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Zoox, Inc.
    Inventors: Anup Madhav Vader, Carter McEathron, Paul Raymond Mueller