Patents by Inventor Christopher KLAUS
Christopher KLAUS 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).
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Patent number: 11837984Abstract: A system for an inverter includes a first integrated circuit configured to: provide power to a first set of switches, and selectively control the first set of switches and a second set of switches; a second integrated circuit configured to provide power to the second set of switches; and an electric motor being connected to the first set of switches and the second set of switches, wherein, the second integrated circuit is further configured to: in response to an a fault detected in the first integrated circuit, selectively control the first set of switches and the second set of switches, and, in response to at least one voltage value corresponding to a voltage of the first set of switches being outside of a threshold, performing a safe state operation.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Delphi Technologies IP LimitedInventors: Mark W. Gose, Mitchell Cohen, Tushar Nachnani, Christopher Klaus
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Publication number: 20220368268Abstract: A system for an inverter includes a first integrated circuit configured to: provide power to a first set of switches, and selectively control the first set of switches and a second set of switches; a second integrated circuit configured to provide power to the second set of switches; and an electric motor being connected to the first set of switches and the second set of switches, wherein, the second integrated circuit is further configured to: in response to an a fault detected in the first integrated circuit, selectively control the first set of switches and the second set of switches, and, in response to at least one voltage value corresponding to a voltage of the first set of switches being outside of a threshold, performing a safe state operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2021Publication date: November 17, 2022Inventors: Mark W. GOSE, Mitchell COHEN, Tushar NACHNANI, Christopher KLAUS
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Patent number: 10921822Abstract: Controllers, control architectures, systems and methods are described for controlling a host vehicle's participation in a platoon. Described vehicle platooning control systems may include a platoon controller and a vehicle interface controller. The platoon controller is configured to determine torque and braking requests for at least partially automatically controlling the host vehicle to platoon with a platoon partner. The vehicle interface controller manages communications between the platoon controller and one or more host vehicle control units. The vehicle interface controller may also include a safety monitor including one or more safety monitoring algorithms In some embodiments, the vehicle interface controller is at least ASIL-C compliant, whereas the platoon controller and an optional gateway processor may be QM rated under ISO 26262. The platoon controller may be configured as a listener capable of receiving but not transmitting messages on the host vehicle's control related communication bus(es).Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2018Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Inventors: Todd Christopher Klaus, Colleen Kelly Twitty, Stephen Michael Erlien, John Connelly Kegelman, Charles A. Price, Austin Bennett Schuh, Brian Jeremy Silverman, Joshua Philip Switkes
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Publication number: 20190146522Abstract: Controllers, control architectures, systems and methods are described for controlling a host vehicle's participation in a platoon. In some embodiments, a vehicle control system includes a vehicle controller configured to determine vehicle control commands for at least partially automatically controlling the host vehicle based at least in part on sensor information. The vehicle control commands are arranged to be directly or indirectly utilized by one or more host vehicle control units resident on the host vehicle. The vehicle control system also includes one or more safety monitoring algorithms that, during at least partially automated driving, verify that selected vehicle control commands received from the vehicle controller meet selected safety criteria. At least some of the safety algorithms utilize sensor data in the verification of the commands received from the vehicle controller. The sensor data used by the safety algorithms may come from the host vehicle and/or a second vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2019Publication date: May 16, 2019Applicant: Peloton Technology, Inc.Inventors: Todd Christopher Klaus, Colleen Kelly Twitty, Stephen Michael Erlien, John Connelly Kegelman, Charles A. Price, Austin Bennett Schuh, Joshua P. Switkes
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Patent number: 10234871Abstract: Controllers, control architectures, systems and methods are described for controlling a host vehicle's participation in a platoon. In some embodiments, a vehicle control system includes a vehicle controller configured to determine vehicle control commands for at least partially automatically controlling the host vehicle based at least in part on sensor information. The vehicle control commands are arranged to be directly or indirectly utilized by one or more host vehicle control units resident on the host vehicle. The vehicle control system also includes one or more safety monitoring algorithms that, during at least partially automated driving, verify that selected vehicle control commands received from the vehicle controller meet selected safety criteria. At least some of the safety algorithms utilize sensor data in the verification of the commands received from the vehicle controller. The sensor data used by the safety algorithms may come from the host vehicle and/or a second vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2018Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: Peloton Technology, Inc.Inventors: Todd Christopher Klaus, Colleen Kelly Twitty, Stephen Michael Erlien, John Connelly Kegelman, Charles A. Price, Austin Bennett Schuh, Joshua Philip Switkes
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Publication number: 20180143651Abstract: Controllers, control architectures, systems and methods are described for controlling a host vehicle's participation in a platoon. In some embodiments, a vehicle control system includes a vehicle controller configured to determine vehicle control commands for at least partially automatically controlling the host vehicle based at least in part on sensor information. The vehicle control commands are arranged to be directly or indirectly utilized by one or more host vehicle control units resident on the host vehicle. The vehicle control system also includes one or more safety monitoring algorithms that, during at least partially automated driving, verify that selected vehicle control commands received from the vehicle controller meet selected safety criteria. At least some of the safety algorithms utilize sensor data in the verification of the commands received from the vehicle controller. The sensor data used by the safety algorithms may come from the host vehicle and/or a second vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2018Publication date: May 24, 2018Inventors: Todd Christopher KLAUS, Colleen Kelly TWITTY, Stephen Michael ERLIEN, John Connelly KEGELMAN, Charles A. PRICE, Austin Bennett SCHUH, Joshua Philip SWITKES
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Publication number: 20180143650Abstract: Controllers, control architectures, systems and methods are described for controlling a host vehicle's participation in a platoon. Described vehicle platooning control systems may include a platoon controller and a vehicle interface controller. The platoon controller is configured to determine torque and braking requests for at least partially automatically controlling the host vehicle to platoon with a platoon partner. The vehicle interface controller manages communications between the platoon controller and one or more host vehicle control units. The vehicle interface controller may also include a safety monitor including one or more safety monitoring algorithms In some embodiments, the vehicle interface controller is at least ASIL-C compliant, whereas the platoon controller and an optional gateway processor may be QM rated under ISO 26262. The platoon controller may be configured as a listener capable of receiving but not transmitting messages on the host vehicle's control related communication bus(es).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2018Publication date: May 24, 2018Inventors: Todd Christopher Klaus, Colleen Kelly Twitty, Stephen Michael Erlien, John Connelly Kegelman, Charles A. Price, Austin Bennett Schuh, Brian Jeremy Silverman, Joshua Philip Switkes
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Publication number: 20180144640Abstract: Controllers, control architectures, systems and methods are described for controlling a host vehicle's participation in a platoon. Described vehicle platooning control systems may include a platoon controller and a gateway processor. The platoon controller is configured to determine torque and braking requests for at least partially automatically controlling the host vehicle to platoon with a platoon partner. The gateway processor coordinates communications between a host vehicle and the platoon partner and optionally a network operations center. A dedicated communications link may optionally directly connect the platoon controller to the gateway processor, with no other devices being coupled to the dedicated communications link. In some embodiments, the gateway processor is not coupled to any of the host vehicle's control related communication bus(es). In some embodiments, the gateway processor includes a message logger and the platoon controller does not have any logging capabilities.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2018Publication date: May 24, 2018Inventors: Charles A. PRICE, Stephen Michael ERLIEN, John Connelly KEGELMAN, Todd Christopher KLAUS, Austin Bennett SCHUH, Brian Jeremy SILVERMAN, Joshua Philip SWITKES, Colleen Kelly TWITTY
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Patent number: 7200674Abstract: The present invention includes devices and methods to establish networks of communities, route documents among communities having dissimilar interfaces and do so in a trusted and trustworthy manner. Particular aspects of the present invention are described in the claims, specification and drawings.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2002Date of Patent: April 3, 2007Assignee: Open Invention Network, LLCInventors: Raghunath Sapuram, Jayaram Rajan Kasi, Todd Christopher Klaus, Christopher Crall, Joseph Sanfilippo
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Publication number: 20040015596Abstract: The present invention includes devices and methods to establish networks of communities, route documents among communities having dissimilar interfaces and do so in a trusted and trustworthy manner. Particular aspects of the present invention are described in the claims, specification and drawings.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2002Publication date: January 22, 2004Applicant: Commerce One Operations, Inc.Inventors: Raghunath Sapuram, Jayaram Rajan Kasi, Todd Christopher Klaus, Christopher Crall, Joseph Sanfilippo