Patents by Inventor Chase C. Violetta

Chase C. Violetta 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: 11872985
    Abstract: Based on a model and an identity of an operator of a vehicle, a setting for a cruise control to maintain a distance between the vehicle and a preceding vehicle can be determined. The model can be based on historical distances maintained by the operator. The model can also be based on information about an environment in which the vehicle is operating or information about a state of the operator. The identity can be received from an interface configured to receive information associated with the identity, a cloud computing platform, or a biometric system configured to determine the identity. The cruise control can be caused to operate according to the setting. A rate of energy consumption by the vehicle when the vehicle is controlled by the cruise control can be less than the rate of energy consumption when the vehicle lacks being controlled by the cruise control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyungtae Han, Ziran Wang, Prashant Tiwari, John K Lenneman, Toshinori Esaka, Miles J. Johnson, Chase C. Violetta
  • Publication number: 20220314990
    Abstract: Based on a model and an identity of an operator of a vehicle, a setting for a cruise control to maintain a distance between the vehicle and a preceding vehicle can be determined. The model can be based on historical distances maintained by the operator. The model can also be based on information about an environment in which the vehicle is operating or information about a state of the operator. The identity can be received from an interface configured to receive information associated with the identity, a cloud computing platform, or a biometric system configured to determine the identity. The cruise control can be caused to operate according to the setting. A rate of energy consumption by the vehicle when the vehicle is controlled by the cruise control can be less than the rate of energy consumption when the vehicle lacks being controlled by the cruise control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Kyungtae Han, Ziran Wang, Prashant Tiwari, John K. Lenneman, Toshinori Esaka, Miles J. Johnson, Chase C. Violetta
  • Patent number: 11209280
    Abstract: System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to selecting a route for a vehicle to travel. In one embodiment, the routing system determines a travel route for a vehicle by obtaining usage data for one or more segments of travel, the usage data indicating at least an amount of sensor cleaning fluid used during travel of the vehicle along the one or more segments. The routing system determines a plurality of routes to a destination, and selects a route from among the plurality of routes, the route being selected based at least in part on the usage data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Chase C. Violetta
  • Publication number: 20210033411
    Abstract: System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to selecting a route for a vehicle to travel. In one embodiment, the routing system determines a travel route for a vehicle by obtaining usage data for one or more segments of travel, the usage data indicating at least an amount of sensor cleaning fluid used during travel of the vehicle along the one or more segments, determining a plurality of routes to a destination, and selecting a route from among the plurality of routes, the route being selected based at least in part on the usage data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventor: Chase C. Violetta