Patents by Inventor David A. LaPorte

David A. LaPorte 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: 20230417857
    Abstract: A computer includes a processor and a memory, and the memory stores instructions executable to receive range data from a plurality of ultrasonic sensors on a vehicle, determine two ellipses from respective pulses of the range datadetermine a plurality of intersections of the two ellipses, exclude a subset of the intersections, and actuate a component of the vehicle based on the nonexcluded intersections. The ultrasonic sensors have respective fields of view, the fields of view overlap, and the range data includes distances traveled by pulses emitted by the ultrasonic sensors and received by the ultrasonic sensors. Each pulse is emitted by a different one of the ultrasonic sensors than received that pulse. Excluding the subset of the intersections is based on the fields of view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Rajiv Sithiravel, Sutharsan Sivagnanam, Douglas James McEwan, David A. LaPorte
  • Publication number: 20230129158
    Abstract: A manually operable disinfection wand provides to a user feedback indicating effectiveness of disinfection during treatment of a target surface. The disinfection wand comprises an illuminator section having an illuminator light source, a handle section, a coupling mechanism, and a position sensor. The coupling mechanism enables a user to rotate an illuminator cover in the illuminator section relative to the handle section to selectively allow passing of light emitted by the illuminator light source for incidence on the target surface. The illuminator cover can be rotated relative to the handle section also to block the light emitted by the illuminator light source. The position sensor is placed in the disinfection wand to produce for observation by the user a signal that is indicative of speed of motion of the disinfection wand and thereby its effectiveness in disinfecting the target surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Wesley David LaPorte, Henry Joseph Howell, Steven James Perry, Preston Evan Price, Daniel Harrison Barnes
  • Publication number: 20230131699
    Abstract: A manually operable disinfection wand provides to a user feedback indicating effectiveness of disinfection during treatment of a target surface. The disinfection wand comprises an illuminator section having an illuminator light source, a handle section, a coupling mechanism, and a position sensor. The coupling mechanism enables a user to rotate an illuminator cover in the illuminator section relative to the handle section to selectively allow passing of light emitted by the illuminator light source for incidence on the target surface. The illuminator cover can be rotated relative to the handle section also to block the light emitted by the illuminator light source. The position sensor is placed in the disinfection wand to produce for observation by the user a signal that is indicative of speed of motion of the disinfection wand and thereby its effectiveness in disinfecting the target surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Wesley David LaPorte, Henry Joseph Howell, Steven James Perry, Preston Evan Price, Daniel Harrison Barnes
  • Patent number: 11087147
    Abstract: A computer, including a processor and a memory, the memory including instructions to be executed by the processor to generate a first map, based on vehicle sensor data, of a free space on a roadway in which a first vehicle can operate without contacting roadway edges and non-stationary objects on the roadway, the first map including roadway lane markings in an environment around the first vehicle, wherein the non-stationary objects include one or more second vehicles and generate a second map of free space in the environment around the first vehicle by determining B-splines corresponding to first roadway lanes based on the roadway lane markings and the roadway edges included in the first map. The instructions include further instructions to determine second roadway lanes based on determining locations of the non-stationary objects, determine combined roadway lanes based on the first roadway lanes and the second roadway lanes and operate the first vehicle based on the combined roadway lanes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Rajiv Sithiravel, David A. LaPorte, Kyle J. Carey, Aakar Mehra
  • Publication number: 20210128762
    Abstract: A sanitization device comprises primary emitters configured to emit sanitizing electro-optical (EO) radiation into an interior compartment. A support member is configured to hold and/or secure a target object within the interior compartment of a sanitization device. An end portion of the support member may extend into a secondary compartment comprising a secondary emitter configured to produce external stimulus adapted to excite and recover primary emitters from dormancy. The support member is configured to transmit EO radiation produced by the secondary emitter into the interior compartment to thereby prevent and/or recover from dormancy conditions of the primary emitters. Detection circuitry can detect activation failures of the primary emitters. Thermal management circuitry can limit certain critical failures of a sanitization device that result from activation failures of primary emitters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Wesley David LaPorte, Daniel Harrison Barnes, Preston Evan Price, Christian Evan Graff
  • Publication number: 20210089791
    Abstract: A computer, including a processor and a memory, the memory including instructions to be executed by the processor to generate a first map, based on vehicle sensor data, of a free space on a roadway in which a first vehicle can operate without contacting roadway edges and non-stationary objects on the roadway, the first map including roadway lane markings in an environment around the first vehicle, wherein the non-stationary objects include one or more second vehicles and generate a second map of free space in the environment around the first vehicle by determining B-splines corresponding to first roadway lanes based on the roadway lane markings and the roadway edges included in the first map. The instructions include further instructions to determine second roadway lanes based on determining locations of the non-stationary objects, determine combined roadway lanes based on the first roadway lanes and the second roadway lanes and operate the first vehicle based on the combined roadway lanes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Rajiv Sithiravel, David A. LaPorte, Kyle J. Carey, Aakar Mehra
  • Publication number: 20200215295
    Abstract: A system for generating ambient conditions to improve sleep comprises an ambient condition controller. The ambient condition controller may control a light, a speaker, and multiple diffusers. The system may include a computer-readable non-transitory storage medium having instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to implement a sleep program. The sleep program may cause the ambient condition controller to be configured in a variety of states over a period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Wesley David LaPorte, Daniel Harrison Barnes
  • Publication number: 20200049511
    Abstract: A computing system can determine a vehicle action based on determining a free space map based on combining video sensor data and radar sensor data. The computing system can further determine a path polynomial based on combining the free space map and lidar sensor data. The computing system can then operate a vehicle based on the path polynomial.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Rajiv Sithiravel, David LaPorte, Kyle J. Carey
  • Patent number: D885195
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Phonesoap LLC
    Inventors: Wesley David LaPorte, Daniel Harrison Barnes
  • Patent number: D925060
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Phonesoap LLC
    Inventors: Wesley David LaPorte, Daniel Harrison Barnes
  • Patent number: D925761
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Phonesoap LLC
    Inventors: Wesley David LaPorte, Daniel Harrison Barnes
  • Patent number: D925762
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Phonesoap LLC
    Inventors: Wesley David LaPorte, Daniel Harrison Barnes
  • Patent number: D925763
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Phonesoap LLC
    Inventors: Wesley David LaPorte, Daniel Harrison Barnes
  • Patent number: D935588
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Phonesoap LLC
    Inventors: Wesley David LaPorte, Hank Howell
  • Patent number: D950031
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Phonesoap LLC
    Inventors: Wesley David LaPorte, Hank Howell
  • Patent number: D964143
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: PHONESOAP LLC
    Inventors: Wesley David LaPorte, Henry Joseph Howell, Steven James Perry, Preston Evan Price
  • Patent number: D964144
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: PHONESOAP LLC
    Inventors: Wesley David LaPorte, Henry Joseph Howell, Steven James Perry, Preston Evan Price
  • Patent number: D978373
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: PHONESOAP LLC
    Inventors: Wesley David LaPorte, Daniel Harrison Barnes
  • Patent number: D979089
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: PHONESOAP LLC
    Inventors: Wesley David LaPorte, Daniel Harrison Barnes
  • Patent number: D987105
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: PHONESOAP LLC
    Inventors: Wesley David LaPorte, Daniel Harrison Barnes