Patents by Inventor Christopher Hoover

Christopher Hoover 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: 20240111290
    Abstract: A system for detecting and engaging a refuse can includes at least one sensor positioned on a refuse collection vehicle and configured to detect objects on one or more sides of the refuse vehicle, an actuator assembly configured to actuate to engage the refuse can, and a controller configured to detect, using a single-stage object detector, the presence of the refuse can based on first data received from the at least one sensor, determine, based on the first data, a position of the refuse can with respect to the refuse collection vehicle, generate a first trajectory from the refuse collection vehicle to the position of the refuse can, generate a second trajectory for the actuator assembly, and initiate a control action to move at least one of the refuse collection vehicle along the first trajectory or the actuator assembly along the second trajectory to engage the refuse can.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: OSHKOSH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeffrey KOGA, Emily DAVIS, Jerrod KAPPERS, Vince SCHAD, Robert S. MESSINA, Christopher K. YAKES, Joshua D. ROCHOLL, Vincent HOOVER, Clinton T. WECKWERTH, Zachary L. KLEIN, John BECK, Brendan CHAN, Skylar A. WACHTER, Dale MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20240075815
    Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, an energy storage device supported by the chassis and configured to provide electrical power to a prime mover, wherein activation of the prime mover selectively drives the refuse vehicle, a body for storing refuse therein supported by the chassis, a first hydraulic pump configured to convert electrical power into hydraulic power, a second first hydraulic pump configured to convert electrical power into hydraulic power, and a motor coupled to at least one of the body or the chassis and configured to drive the first hydraulic pump and drive the second hydraulic pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Jeffrey Koga, Emily Davis, Jerrod Kappers, Vince Schad, Robert S. Messina, Christopher K. Yakes, Vincent Hoover, Clinton T. Weckwerth, Zachary L. Klein, John Beck, Brendan Chan, Skylar A. Wachter, Nader Nasr, Chad K. Smith, Logan Gary, Derek A. Wente, Shawn Naglik, Mike J. Bolton, Jacob Wallin, Quincy Wittman, Christopher J. Rukas, Dylan Hess, Jason Rice, Zhenyi Wei, Bashar Amin, Catherine Linsmeier, Joshua D. Rocholl, Dale Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 11922736
    Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes multiple systems, each system including a sensor. The refuse vehicle also includes an automated check system. The automated check system includes processing circuitry configured to obtain sensor data from the sensor of each of the multiple systems, determine which of the multiple systems require manual inspection based on the sensor data, and operate a display screen to prompt a technician to manually inspect one or more of the multiple systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Koga, Emily Davis, Jerrod Kappers, Vince Schad, Robert S. Messina, Christopher K. Yakes, Joshua D. Rocholl, Vincent Hoover, Clinton T. Weckwerth, Zachary L. Klein, John Beck, Brendan Chan, Skylar A. Wachter, Dale Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 11675200
    Abstract: Determining a relative location of an object in an environment of a head-mountable device by performing a Wi-Fi round trip time (RTT) process to determine a location of the head-mountable device based on respective round-trip times for a plurality of access points or peer devices, using data generated by an inertial measurement unit as a basis for determining a pose of the head-mountable device, determining a location of a first object in an environment of the head-mountable device, and based at least in part on the location and pose of the head mountable device and the location of the first object, determining a relative location of the first object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Hoover, Jay Kothari, Melvin Chua, Alberto Vidal, Prasad Panchalan
  • Patent number: 11231590
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a frame component of a head-mounted device (HMD), an eyepiece, a battery, a processor, a heat pipe, and a hinge. The frame component includes a first compartment, a second compartment, and a channel connecting the first compartment and the second compartment. The heat pipe may extend from the first compartment to the second compartment through a channel and may be configured to transfer heat from the processor to the battery. A rate of heat transfer through the hinge may be greater than a threshold value when the hinge is in an open conformation that configures the frame component to be positioned along the side of the head. The heat transfer through the hinge may be smaller than the threshold value when the hinge is in a folded conformation that configures the frame component to be positioned for storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Hoover, Jay Kothari, Alberto Vidal, Kenneth Robertson, Jacques Gagne
  • Publication number: 20210080732
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a frame component of a head-mounted device (HMD), an eyepiece, a battery, a processor, a heat pipe, and a hinge. The frame component includes a first compartment, a second compartment, and a channel connecting the first compartment and the second compartment. The heat pipe may extend from the first compartment to the second compartment through a channel and may be configured to transfer heat from the processor to the battery. A rate of heat transfer through the hinge may be greater than a threshold value when the hinge is in an open conformation that configures the frame component to be positioned along the side of the head. The heat transfer through the hinge may be smaller than the threshold value when the hinge is in a folded conformation that configures the frame component to be positioned for storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher Hoover, Jay Kothari, Alberto Vidal, Kenneth Robertson, Jacques Gagne
  • Patent number: 10823969
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a frame component of a head-mounted device (HMD) configured to secure the HMD to a head of a user. The frame component includes therein a first compartment, a second compartment, and a channel connecting the first compartment and the second compartment. The frame component is configured to be positioned along a side of the head with the channel passing over an ear of the head, the first compartment disposed on a first side of the ear, and the second compartment disposed on a second side of the ear. The apparatus also includes a battery disposed within the first compartment, a processor disposed within the second compartment, and a heat pipe extending from the first compartment to the second compartment through the channel. The heat pipe is configured to transfer heat from the processor to the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Hoover, Jay Kothari, Alberto Vidal, Kenneth Robertson, Jacques Gagne
  • Patent number: 10642050
    Abstract: Systems and devices are disclosed herein that provide or relate to modular accessory devices for a wearable device, such as a glasses-style head-mountable device (HMD). Illustrative systems may include a first frame component having an accessory slot accessible via an entry point on a transverse surface of the first frame component, a second frame component movably coupled to the first frame component, and one or more accessory devices that each have a slot-mating feature shaped for insertion into and removal from the accessory slot via the entry point. The second frame component may be movable between a first position in which the second frame component blocks access to the entry point, and a second position in which the second frame component allows access to the entry point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Jay Kothari, Christopher Hoover, Raymond Gradwohl, Kenneth Robertson, Melvin Chua, John Stivoric, Zoey Zweber, Jacques Gagne
  • Patent number: 7415284
    Abstract: In a push-to-talk communications network, a method of transmitting a message from a sending device to a set of receiving devices is disclosed. The method includes selecting the set of receiving devices from a contact list on the sending device, such that each of the receiving devices has an address on the contact list. The method also includes transmitting the message to a message server, wherein the sending device is coupled to the message server; storing the message within the message server; and assigning the message an identifier. The method further includes notifying the set of receiving devices that the message can be retrieved, wherein each of the set of receiving devices is coupled to the message server. Advantages of the invention include a standards-based solution that combines the flexibility of mobile messaging with the ease-of-use of voice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: Sonim Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Hoover, Mohsen Emami-Nouri
  • Patent number: 7324505
    Abstract: A method for logging Voice Over IP (VOIP) calls from a caller client device to a recipient client device. The method includes the steps of generating a VOIP call from the caller client device directed to the recipient client device; storing identification information associated with the caller client device in server call log resident on a hyper text transfer protocol (HTTP) server associated with the recipient client device; generating an update request at the recipient client device requesting updated call log information associated with the server call log from the HTTP server; transmitting the updated call log information from the HTTP server to the recipient client device; and updating a client call log resident on the recipient client device in response to the updated call log information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Inventor: Christopher Hoover
  • Publication number: 20060140173
    Abstract: A method for logging Voice Over IP (VOIP) calls from a caller client device to a recipient client device. The method includes the steps of generating a VOIP call from the caller client device directed to the recipient client device; storing identification information associated with the caller client device in server call log resident on a hyper text transfer protocol (HTTP) server associated with the recipient client device; generating an update request at the recipient client device requesting updated call log information associated with the server call log from the HTTP server; transmitting the updated call log information from the HTTP server to the recipient client device; and updating a client call log resident on the recipient client device in response to the updated call log information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2005
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventor: Christopher Hoover
  • Patent number: 7069204
    Abstract: A method and system for evaluating performance level models of electronic systems having both hardware and software components is provided. The system and method allow for the simplified implementation and testing of several different architectural designs for compliance with the desired operational requirement of a designed electronic system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Cadence Design System, Inc.
    Inventors: Sherry Solden, Edwin A. Harcourt, William W. La Rue, Jr., Douglas D. Dunlop, Christopher Hoover, Qizhang Chao, Poonam Agrawal, Aaron Beverly, Massimiliano L. Chiodo, Neeti K. Bhatnagar, Soumya Desai, Hungming Chou, Michael D. Sholes, Sanjay Chakravarty, Eamonn O'Brien-Strain, Luciano Lavagno
  • Publication number: 20060046758
    Abstract: In a push-to-talk communications network, a method of retrieving a set of messages from a message server to a first receiving device is disclosed. The method includes sending a notification for each of the set of messages to the first receiving device that the set of messages can be retrieved, wherein the first receiving device can display a plurality of notifications, and the first receiving device is coupled to the message server. The method also includes retrieving each of the set of messages from the message server. Advantages of the invention include a standards-based solution that combines the flexibility of mobile messaging with the ease-of-use of voice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2004
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventors: Mohsen Emami-Nouri, Christopher Hoover
  • Publication number: 20060046757
    Abstract: In a push-to-talk communications network, a method of transmitting a message from a sending device to a set of receiving devices is disclosed. The method includes selecting the set of receiving devices from a contact list on the sending device, such that each of the receiving devices has an address on the contact list. The method also includes transmitting the message to a message server, wherein the sending device is coupled to the message server; storing the message within the message server; and assigning the message an identifier. The method further includes notifying the set of receiving devices that the message can be retrieved, wherein each of the set of receiving devices is coupled to the message server. Advantages of the invention include a standards-based solution that combines the flexibility of mobile messaging with the ease-of-use of voice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2004
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventors: Christopher Hoover, Mohsen Emami-Nouri
  • Patent number: 6882965
    Abstract: A method for hierarchical specification and modeling of scheduling in system-level simulations. The invention addresses the specification aspect by introducing an explicit notion of a scheduler that must be designed as part of the system. A scheduler effectively represents a scheduling policy for an architectural resource. A scheduling policy governs how behaviors assigned to a resource, gain access and share the resource. The invention includes a general framework for modeling a scheduling policy, which includes a simple mechanism that covers many common cases. This framework is part of a Virtual Component Codesign (VCC) process, which is targeted at consumer embedded system design. Two orthogonal models, one of a scheduler and one of a schedulable, comprise the overall modeling of scheduling in the invention. The two models interact by sending messages to each other via a simple protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher Hoover