Patents by Inventor David McNabb
David McNabb 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: 11645731Abstract: A key and an advertisement identifier are received from a share server responsive to a request for a ride. The advertisement identifier is utilized to execute a share application installed to the memory. A local connection is established to a vehicle sending an advertisement that matches the advertisement identifier. Access is gained to the vehicle for the ride using the local connection.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2018Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventor: David McNabb
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Patent number: 10974696Abstract: A vehicle includes a transceiver and a processor. The processor is programmed to generate a user identifier responsive to receipt of authentication rights to the vehicle via the transceiver, and responsive to occurrence of a scheduled time and location specified by the authentication rights, activate a phone key of the authentication rights corresponding to the user identifier with a key manager and activate a passcode of the authentication rights corresponding to the user identifier with a passcode manager.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2018Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: David McNabb, Shubham Sharma
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Patent number: 10647289Abstract: A vehicle may include: a motor, nodes, sensors, puddle lights, and processor(s) configured to: command the nodes to produce high power signal patterns to link with a mobile device; command at least some of the nodes to produce low power signal patterns to link with the mobile device based detecting the high power link; activate at least some of the puddle lights based on the low power link. The vehicle may activate at least some of the puddle lights based on the low power link by running processing software on measurements captured by the nodes based on the low power link.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2016Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: David McNabb, Vivekanandh Elangovan, Erick Michael Lavoie, John Robert Van Wiemeersch
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Publication number: 20200031314Abstract: A vehicle includes a transceiver and a processor. The processor is programmed to generate a user identifier responsive to receipt of authentication rights to the vehicle via the transceiver, and responsive to occurrence of a scheduled time and location specified by the authentication rights, activate a phone key of the authentication rights corresponding to the user identifier with a key manager and activate a passcode of the authentication rights corresponding to the user identifier with a passcode manager.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2018Publication date: January 30, 2020Inventors: David McNABB, Shubham SHARMA
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Patent number: 10536815Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for tracking a wireless device using a seamless handoff between a vehicle and a mobile device. An example vehicle includes internal and external antennas, a sensor, and an infotainment head unit with a display. The infotainment head unit tracks, using the external antenna, a wireless-enabled object exterior to the vehicle. The infotainment head unit also determines a location of the mobile device associated with the vehicle based on the sensor and the internal and external antennas. Additionally, when the mobile device exits the vehicle, the infotainment head unit automatically transitions tracking information to the mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2017Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: David McNabb, John Robert Van Wiemeersch
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Publication number: 20190311452Abstract: A key and an advertisement identifier are received from a share server responsive to a request for a ride. The advertisement identifier is utilized to execute a share application installed to the memory. A local connection is established to a vehicle sending an advertisement that matches the advertisement identifier. Access is gained to the vehicle for the ride using the local connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2018Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventor: David McNABB
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Patent number: 10384641Abstract: A vehicle may include: a motor, nodes, sensors, puddle lights, and processor(s) configured to: command the nodes to produce high power signal patterns to link with a mobile device; command at least some of the nodes to produce low power signal patterns to link with the mobile device based detecting the high power link; activate at least some of the puddle lights based on the low power link. The vehicle may activate at least some of the puddle lights based on the low power link by running processing software on measurements captured by the nodes based on the low power link.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2017Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: David McNabb, Vivekanandh Elangovan, Erick Michael Lavoie, John Robert Van Wiemeersch
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Patent number: 10280196Abstract: In one aspect, affinity tags for recombinant protein purification are described herein which, in some embodiments, can mitigate or overcome disadvantages of prior affinity tag systems. In some embodiments, for example, affinity tags described herein permit efficient elution of desired recombinant proteins with simplified solution systems, such as alkali metal salt solutions. An affinity tag described herein comprises an amino acid sequence including a repeating amino acid unit of BXXXBXX, wherein B is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of histidine, lysine and arginine and X is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of amino acids other than histidine, lysine and arginine.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2015Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSASInventors: Suresh Kumar Thallapuranam, Srinivas Jayanthi, Jacqueline Morris, Alicia Brown, David McNabb, Ralph Henry
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Patent number: 10257730Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for status tests of wireless communication nodes of vehicles. An example vehicle includes communication nodes including a first node and a second node. The first node is to send a first of test signals to and receive a second of the test signals from the second node. The example vehicle also includes a controller to determine signal strengths of the test signals and at least partially disable passive entry passive start responsive to determining one or more of the communication nodes is impaired based upon the signal strengths.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2017Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: John Robert Van Wiemeersch, David McNabb, Kevin Thomas Hille, Vivekanandh Elangovan, Timothy Thivierge, Jr.
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Patent number: 10244476Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for reducing power consumption in a PAAK vehicle system. An example vehicle includes a main BLE module for communication with a mobile device acting as a vehicle key, a plurality of BLE antenna modules (BLEAMs), and a processor. The processor is configured for determining that the mobile device is within a threshold range of the vehicle for a threshold time period, and responsively reducing power consumption of one or more of the plurality of BLEAMs.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2017Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Vivekanandh Elangovan, David McNabb, Hamid M. Golgiri
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Publication number: 20180359611Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for tracking a wireless device using a seamless handoff between a vehicle and a mobile device. An example vehicle includes internal and external antennas, a sensor, and an infotainment head unit with a display. The infotainment head unit tracks, using the external antenna, a wireless-enabled object exterior to the vehicle. The infotainment head unit also determines a location of the mobile device associated with the vehicle based on the sensor and the internal and external antennas. Additionally, when the mobile device exits the vehicle, the infotainment head unit automatically transitions tracking information to the mobile device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2017Publication date: December 13, 2018Inventors: David McNabb, John Robert Van Wiemeersch
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Publication number: 20180302859Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for reducing power consumption in a PAAK vehicle system. An example vehicle includes a main BLE module for communication with a mobile device acting as a vehicle key, a plurality of BLE antenna modules (BLEAMs), and a processor. The processor is configured for determining that the mobile device is within a threshold range of the vehicle for a threshold time period, and responsively reducing power consumption of one or more of the plurality of BLEAMs.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2017Publication date: October 18, 2018Inventors: Vivekanandh Elangovan, David McNabb, Hamid M. Golgiri
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Publication number: 20180137381Abstract: A vehicle may include: a motor, nodes, sensors, puddle lights, and processor(s) configured to: command the nodes to produce high power signal patterns to link with a mobile device; command at least some of the nodes to produce low power signal patterns to link with the mobile device based detecting the high power link; activate at least some of the puddle lights based on the low power link. The vehicle may activate at least some of the puddle lights based on the low power link by running processing software on measurements captured by the nodes based on the low power link.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2016Publication date: May 17, 2018Inventors: David McNabb, Vivekanandh Elangovan, Erick Michael Lavoie, John Robert Van Wiemeersch
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Publication number: 20180134212Abstract: A vehicle may include: a motor, nodes, sensors, puddle lights, and processor(s) configured to: command the nodes to produce high power signal patterns to link with a mobile device; command at least some of the nodes to produce low power signal patterns to link with the mobile device based detecting the high power link; activate at least some of the puddle lights based on the low power link. The vehicle may activate at least some of the puddle lights based on the low power link by running processing software on measurements captured by the nodes based on the low power link.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2017Publication date: May 17, 2018Inventors: David McNabb, Vivekanandh Elangovan, Erick Michael Lavoie, John Robert Van Wiemeersch
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Patent number: 9676816Abstract: In one aspect, affinity tags for recombinant protein purification are described herein which, in some embodiments, can mitigate or overcome disadvantages of prior affinity tag systems. In some embodiments, for example, affinity tags described herein permit efficient elution of desired recombinant proteins with simplified solution systems, such as alkali metal salt solutions. An affinity tag described herein comprises an amino acid sequence including a repeating amino acid unit of BXXXBXX, wherein B is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of histidine, lysine and arginine and X is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of amino acids other than histidine, lysine and arginine.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2014Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: Board of Trustees of the University of ArkansasInventors: Suresh Kumar Thallapuranam, Srinivas Jayanthi, Jacqueline Morris, Alicia Brown, David McNabb, Ralph Henry
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Publication number: 20170029461Abstract: In one aspect, affinity tags for recombinant protein purification are described herein which, in some embodiments, can mitigate or overcome disadvantages of prior affinity tag systems. In some embodiments, for example, affinity tags described herein permit efficient elution of desired recombinant proteins with simplified solution systems, such as alkali metal salt solutions. An affinity tag described herein comprises an amino acid sequence including a repeating amino acid unit of BXXXBXX, wherein B is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of histidine, lysine and arginine and X is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of amino acids other than histidine, lysine and arginine.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2015Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: Suresh Kumar Thallapuranam, Srinivas Jayanthi, Jacqueline Morris, Alicia Brown, David McNabb, Ralph Henry
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Publication number: 20160145597Abstract: In one aspect, affinity tags for recombinant protein purification are described herein which, in some embodiments, can mitigate or overcome disadvantages of prior affinity tag systems. In some embodiments, for example, affinity tags described herein permit efficient elution of desired recombinant proteins with simplified solution systems, such as alkali metal salt solutions. An affinity tag described herein comprises an amino acid sequence including a repeating amino acid unit of BXXXBXX, wherein B is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of histidine, lysine and arginine and X is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of amino acids other than histidine, lysine and arginine.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2014Publication date: May 26, 2016Inventors: Suresh Kumar Thallapuranam, Srinivas Jayanthi, Jacqueline Morris, Alicia Brown, David McNabb, Ralph Henry
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Patent number: 6644716Abstract: A portable external cover apparatus and method includes, in a vehicle with at least one window, a central connection section. A securing device is connected to the central connection section for securing the central connection section to the vehicle. A reinforcement device is provided in the securing device for preventing removal of the securing device from the vehicle. At least one cover extension is connected to the central connection section for covering the at least one window. A collapsible, shape maintaining rim is attached to the cover extension.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2002Date of Patent: November 11, 2003Inventor: James David McNabb