Patents by Inventor Darin Rosekrans

Darin Rosekrans 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 Systems for Displaying Information and Methods for Operating the Same
    Publication number: 20220016976
    Abstract: A method for displaying information from a vehicle including determining whether an occupant is within the vehicle, determining whether the vehicle is in a disengaged mode, and in response to determining that an occupant is not within the vehicle and determining that the vehicle is in the disengaged mode, directing a display positioned on at least one window of the vehicle to increase an opacity of the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Darin Rosekrans, Derek A. Thompson, Preston Steffey, Sean XU, John C. Rafferty, Krishna Buddharaju
  • VEHICLE SHARING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MATCHING AVAILABLE VEHICLES TO USER REQUESTS
    Publication number: 20210358025
    Abstract: Vehicle sharing systems and methods for permitting vehicles to be used by requesting users when available and facilitating payment transactions between the owners of the vehicles and the requesting users are provided. The vehicle includes one or more processors and one or more memory modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Darin Rosekrans, Mahmoud ElAhdan, Derek Lewis