Patents by Inventor David Michael Herman
David Michael Herman 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: 11555728Abstract: A system includes a computer having a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to determine a first temperature of a fluid stored by a fluid storage device and then actuate a fluid heating device to add heat energy to the fluid. The instructions include instructions to determine an amount of the heat energy added to the fluid. The instructions include instructions to determine a second temperature of the fluid stored by the fluid storage device after adding the heat energy to the fluid. The instructions include instructions to determine a quantity of the fluid stored by the fluid storage device based on the amount of the heat energy added to the fluid by the fluid heating device and a difference between the first temperature and the second temperature.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2019Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: David Michael Herman, Ashwin Arunmozhi
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Patent number: 11524647Abstract: A computer comprises a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to, upon detecting an airbag deployment in a vehicle, determine an airbag inflation state based on vehicle sensor data, to adjust a calibration parameter of a vehicle radar sensor based on the determined airbag inflation state, to operate the vehicle radar sensor based on the adjusted calibration parameter, and to update an output characteristic of the radar sensor for operating the vehicle based on the determined airbag inflation state.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: David Michael Herman, Brian Quinn Kettlewell
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Patent number: 11519840Abstract: A system includes a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to actuate a component upon determining that a hydrophobic coating of a surface is degraded based on a comparison of a characteristic of a liquid droplet with a threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2019Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: David Michael Herman, Ashwin Arunmozhi, Venkatesh Krishnan, Sunil Reddy Patil
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Publication number: 20220382903Abstract: Removal of PII is provided. Sensor data is captured using sensors of a vehicle. Object detection is performed on the sensor data to create a sematic labeling of objects in the sensor data. A model is utilized to classify regions of the sensor data with a public or private labeling according to the sematic labeling and a PII filter corresponding to a jurisdiction of a current location of the vehicle. The sensor data is utilized in accordance with the public or private labeling.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2021Publication date: December 1, 2022Inventors: David Michael HERMAN, Gregg William BYRNE, Akshay VAIDYA
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Patent number: 11509875Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for enhancing color consistency in images are disclosed. A method may include activating, by a device, a camera to capture first image data; while the camera is capturing the first image data, activating of a first light source; receiving the first image data, the first image data having pixels having first color values; identifying first light generated by the first light source while the camera is capturing the first image data; identifying, based on the first image data, second light generated by a second light source; generating, based on the first light, the second light, and a distance between the camera and the vehicle light, second color values for the pixels of the first image data; generating second image data based on the second color values; and presenting the second image data.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2021Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: David Michael Herman, Larry D. Sanders, Jr., Akshay Vaidya
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Publication number: 20220366082Abstract: Use of embedded metadata for data privacy compliance is provided. In a data store, self-managed data is maintained including metadata specifying retention policy data. Responsive to a self-update to scrub PII from the self-managed data being indicated by the retention policy data, the PII is removed from the self-managed data maintained by the data store. Responsive to a self-update to delete the self-managed data from the self-managed data being indicated by the retention policy data, the self-managed data is removed from the data store.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2021Publication date: November 17, 2022Inventors: David Michael HERMAN, Jon SPEIGLE, Brian TAMM
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Patent number: 11499516Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for selectively inhibiting a stop-start controller of a vehicle based on a predicted anxiety of a driver of the vehicle on a road segment that includes one or more road attributes associated with increased levels of anxiety. In one example, selectively inhibiting a stop-start controller of a vehicle based on a predicted anxiety of a driver of the vehicle includes determining a driver classification for a driver operating the vehicle; predicting an anxiety level of the driver at an upcoming traffic condition, based on the driver classification; and selectively inhibiting an upcoming engine idle-stop event based on the predicted anxiety level of the driver.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: David Alfred Ostrowski, Sanjay Abhyankar, Leopoldo Urbina, Sheida Malekpour, Christopher Leon Jones, David Michael Herman
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Publication number: 20220335153Abstract: Handling personally identifiable information (PII) in data streams is provided. Processed sensor data is received, from a plurality of vehicles including sensors capturing raw sensor data, the raw sensor data including captured PII and non-PII. The processed sensor data includes simulated PII created based on the captured PII and one or more layers of the captured PII corresponding to the simulated PII. A request is received from a client device for a portion of the processed sensor data. Access keys corresponding to the request are identified. A result is constructed according to the access keys using the processed sensor data. The constructed result is sent to the client device responsive to the request.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2021Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventors: David Michael HERMAN, Jon SPEIGLE, Brian TAMM, Yashanshu JAIN, Yogendra SINGH
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Publication number: 20220318425Abstract: Ensuring privacy consent for handling of occupant vehicle data is provided. A feature identification vector indicative of an identity of a vehicle occupant of a vehicle is identified. The feature identification vector is used to identify whether consent for use of vehicle data was provided by the vehicle occupant. The consent is requested responsive to the identity of the vehicle occupant not having consented to data collection. Responsive to the consent being given by the vehicle occupant, the consent and the feature identification vector of the vehicle occupant is stored in a storage of the vehicle. The vehicle data is uploaded in accordance with whether the consent was granted for the vehicle occupant.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2021Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: David Michael HERMAN, Yashanshu JAIN
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Patent number: 11450116Abstract: The disclosure is generally directed to systems and methods for sharing a video feed of a camera among multiple image processing components in a vehicle. A first priority may be applied to a first image processing component that performs a first image processing function. A second priority that is lower than the first priority, is applied to a second image processing component that performs a second image processing function. The first function may be deemed more important than the second function due to various reasons. Consequently, the first image processing component is offered priority to apply a first set of camera settings on the camera. The second image processing component may prefer to apply a different set of camera settings for executing the second image processing function. An access arbitrator allows the second image processing component to do so when the first image processing component relinquishes control of the camera.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2020Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Akshay Vaidya, David Michael Herman, Yashanshu Jain, Brian Quinn Kettlewell, Kyle Sorensen, Ali Husain
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Patent number: 11410545Abstract: A vehicle may determine that it is stopped and detect a perimeter-modification event predefined as correlating to a changed vehicle perimeter. The vehicle may further, responsive to the perimeter-modification event, define an expanded vehicle perimeter, larger than a perimeter predefined as representing the vehicle in travel. The perimeter expansion may be done in accordance with a predefined modification associated with the detected perimeter modification event. The vehicle may additionally wirelessly share the expanded vehicle perimeter with at least one other vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2019Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventor: David Michael Herman
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Patent number: 11397913Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for automated multimodal delivery. Example methods may include determining information associated with the delivery; determining, based on at least a first portion of the information, that a first confidence level indicative of a delivery capability using a first vehicle is above a first threshold; and determining, based on at least a second portion of the information, a second confidence level indicative of a delivery preference for delivery using the first vehicle relative to a second vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2019Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Nicholas Colella, Andrea Chowanic, David Michael Herman, Ashwin Arunmozhi
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Patent number: 11367292Abstract: A processing system comprises a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to receive a polarimetric image from a polarimetric camera sensor, and to identify a road surface in the received image based on a vehicle location, an orientation of the camera sensor, and a vehicle pose. The memory stores instructions, upon identifying, in the polarimetric image, polarized light reflections from the identified road surface based on a polarization direction and a polarization degree determined from the polarimetric image, to remove the identified polarized light reflections from the polarimetric image, thereby generating an updated polarimetric image including generating a de-mosaicked imaged based on the identified polarized light reflections, wherein the identified polarized light reflections are ignored at de-mosaicking, and to identify a road feature including a lane marking based on the updated polarimetric image.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2020Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Jon Speigle, David Michael Herman, Kyle B. Sorensen
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Patent number: 11361599Abstract: A damage quantifier for a vehicle component formed of composite material is determined based on vehicle sensor data. The vehicle is operated based on a mission determined according to determined damage quantifier.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2018Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: David Michael Herman, Antonios Koumpias
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Publication number: 20220176902Abstract: A computer comprises a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to, upon detecting an airbag deployment in a vehicle, determine an airbag inflation state based on vehicle sensor data, to adjust a calibration parameter of a vehicle radar sensor based on the determined airbag inflation state, to operate the vehicle radar sensor based on the adjusted calibration parameter, and to update an output characteristic of the radar sensor for operating the vehicle based on the determined airbag inflation state.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2020Publication date: June 9, 2022Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: David Michael Herman, Brian Quinn Kettlewell
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Publication number: 20220180722Abstract: This disclosure is generally directed to systems and methods for detecting distracted driving. In an example method, a light source identification procedure may be executed for detecting a first device present inside a vehicle and outside a field of view of a driver monitoring camera (such as upon a dashboard). The procedure can include evaluating an image data sample obtained from the driver monitoring camera so as to identify various devices that may be emitting light incident upon the face of the driver. The incident light may include a first pulse pattern corresponding to light emitted by the first device and a second pulse pattern corresponding to light emitted by a second device. The first device can be detected in various ways such as by evaluating a phase relationship between the first pulse pattern and the second pulse pattern and/or by evaluating spectral content present in the image data sample.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2020Publication date: June 9, 2022Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: David Michael Herman, Yashanshu Jain
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Patent number: 11351917Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for vehicle-rendering generation for vehicle display based on short-range communication. An example vehicle includes a communication module configured to wirelessly communicate with remote sensing devices, a display configured to present a vehicle rendering of the vehicle, and a controller. The controller is configured to, in response to detecting an activation event, collect sensing data via the communication module. The controller also is configured to determine whether an object is coupled to the vehicle based on the sensing data and, in response to detecting an object coupled to the vehicle, modify the vehicle rendering to include an object rendering of the object.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2019Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventor: David Michael Herman
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Patent number: 11356617Abstract: A computer includes a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to input strain data measuring mechanical strain on a vehicle camera and operation data of a vehicle component, the operation data describing at least one of an output or a state of the vehicle component, to a machine learning program that outputs a displacement of the vehicle camera from a neutral position based on the strain data and the operation data. The instructions further include instructions to identify a transformation matrix that transforms data from the vehicle camera to a coordinate system of the vehicle camera in the neutral position based on the output displacement of the vehicle camera, to apply the transformation matrix to data collected by the vehicle camera to generate transformed data, and to actuate one of the vehicle component or a second vehicle component based on the transformed data.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: David Michael Herman, Aaron Lesky, Ronald Beras, Ashwin Arunmozhi, Venkatesh Krishnan
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Publication number: 20220136474Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for selectively inhibiting a stop-start controller of a vehicle based on a predicted anxiety of a driver of the vehicle on a road segment that includes one or more road attributes associated with increased levels of anxiety. In one example, selectively inhibiting a stop-start controller of a vehicle based on a predicted anxiety of a driver of the vehicle includes determining a driver classification for a driver operating the vehicle; predicting an anxiety level of the driver at an upcoming traffic condition, based on the driver classification; and selectively inhibiting an upcoming engine idle-stop event based on the predicted anxiety level of the driver.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2020Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventors: David Alfred Ostrowski, Sanjay Abhyankar, Leopoldo Urbina, Sheida Malekpour, Christopher Leon Jones, David Michael Herman
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Publication number: 20220128466Abstract: A system, comprising a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to determine, from an image including a portion of a surface of a human body, a reflected light intensity from the body surface portion, determine, a skin reflectance of the body surface portion based on a location of the body surface, a light source, and an image sensor location, and to determine, for the body surface portion, an incoming radiance, based on the skin reflectance and the reflected light intensity.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2020Publication date: April 28, 2022Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Avrokin Surnilla, David Michael Herman, John Craig Elson, Scott Andrew Amman, Nikhitha Bekkanti, Michael Monforton