Patents by Inventor Daniel James Walter

Daniel James Walter 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).

  • VEHICLE OCCUPANT INTOXICATION DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20250115122
    Abstract: Systems and methods related to intoxication detection of one or more vehicle occupants are provided. A system includes a plurality of sensor assemblies disposed at different locations within a vehicle. The system further includes a controller configured to determine which occupant among a plurality of occupants in the vehicle is intoxicated based on an analysis of sensor signals received from the plurality of sensor assemblies. The controller is further configured to output an alert based on determining that a driver of the vehicle is intoxicated. Associated vehicles, controllers, and methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2023
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Applicants: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Brian A. Mulrooney, Daniel James Walter, Gustavo Muller Nunes, Joshua D. Yaksich, Stuart Wuerthele, William Fanelli, Naohiro Matsumura, Sergei Gage, Pujitha Gunaratne, Jennifer Cohen Lerman, Mike Kushnerik, Schuyler St. Lawrence, Swathi Manoravi, Aarthi Ranganathan, Dharm Sidhu
  • HVAC controller having integrated comfort window display
    Patent number: 9423146
    Abstract: A device configured to control one or more components of an HVAC system. The device includes a display, a controller in communication with the display, and wherein the controller is configured to receive one or more user defined environmental settings. Further, the controller communicates with one or more environmental sensors, wherein the environmental sensors detect one or more environmental conditions. In addition, the controller is further configured to provide a visual indication on the display for the detected environmental conditions with respect to the user defined environmental settings. This visual indication includes one or more bounded region having an interior space indicative of user comfort level, wherein the bounded regions have one or more borders, and wherein the borders at least partially represent the user defined environmental settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Inventors: Bradley Steve Bruce, Daniel James Walter
  • HVAC CONTROLLER HAVING INTEGRATED COMFORT WINDOW DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20140277756
    Abstract: A device configured to control one or more components of an HVAC system. The device includes a display, a controller in communication with the display, and wherein the controller is configured to receive one or more user defined environmental settings. Further, the controller communicates with one or more environmental sensors, wherein the environmental sensors detect one or more environmental conditions. In addition, the controller is further configured to provide a visual indication on the display for the detected environmental conditions with respect to the user defined environmental settings. This visual indication includes one or more bounded region having an interior space indicative of user comfort level, wherein the bounded regions have one or more borders, and wherein the borders at least partially represent the user defined environmental settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Bradley Steve Bruce, Daniel James Walter