Patents by Inventor Claudia Escobar Yaya

Claudia Escobar Yaya 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).

  • Method and control system for utilizing an autonomous vehicle as shield against meteorological phenomena
    Patent number: 11378976
    Abstract: A method and control system for utilizing an autonomous vehicle as shield against meteorological phenomena above a drivable surface area are provided. The method includes determining if the drivable surface area is to be shielded against the meteorological phenomenon and autonomously driving the vehicle over the drivable surface area to at least partially cover the drivable surface area from the meteorological phenomenon. Additionally, the method includes determining if the drivable surface area is to be uncovered and autonomously driving the vehicle away from the drivable surface area to uncover the drivable surface area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Ingmar Langer, Michael Schreiber, Claudia Escobar Yaya, Margaux Krause
  • METHOD AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR UTILIZING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE AS SHIELD AGAINST METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA
    Publication number: 20200166946
    Abstract: A method and control system for utilizing an autonomous vehicle as shield against meteorological phenomena above a drivable surface area are provided. The method includes determining if the drivable surface area is to be shielded against the meteorological phenomenon and autonomously driving the vehicle over the drivable surface area to at least partially cover the drivable surface area from the meteorological phenomenon. Additionally, the method includes determining if the drivable surface area is to be uncovered and autonomously driving the vehicle away from the drivable surface area to uncover the drivable surface area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Ingmar Langer, Michael Schreiber, Claudia Escobar Yaya, Margaux Krause