Patents by Inventor Derek HUNTER

Derek HUNTER 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).

  • Patent number: 12643573
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes a transceiver that collects source data from sources. An accessibility module: receives a request for a final destination from a user; determine a route from a current location to the final destination; obtains user criteria information for features of destinations along the route; collects the source data via the transceiver and regarding the features of the destinations; based on the source data and the user criteria information, scores each of the destinations to generate scores; based on the scores, displays a heat map and a recommendation to the user, where the heat map is indicative of the scores respectively of the destinations, and where the scores are specific to the user; and receives an input selecting one of the destinations. A vehicle control module, based on the selected destination, guides the user to or autonomously drives the vehicle to the selected destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Sheryl Boller, Maryssa Lynn Weir, Mary Gilliam, Derek Hunter, Frank Vu
  • Publication number: 20250304116
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes a transceiver that collects source data from sources. An accessibility module: receives a request for a final destination from a user; determine a route from a current location to the final destination; obtains user criteria information for features of destinations along the route; collects the source data via the transceiver and regarding the features of the destinations; based on the source data and the user criteria information, scores each of the destinations to generate scores; based on the scores, displays a heat map and a recommendation to the user, where the heat map is indicative of the scores respectively of the destinations, and where the scores are specific to the user; and receives an input selecting one of the destinations. A vehicle control module, based on the selected destination, guides the user to or autonomously drives the vehicle to the selected destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2024
    Publication date: October 2, 2025
    Inventors: Sheryl BOLLER, Maryssa Lynn WEIR, Mary GILLIAM, Derek HUNTER, Frank VU
  • Publication number: 20250026220
    Abstract: A charging system includes a mobile charging apparatus having a charging plug configured to connect to a charging port of a vehicle for charging a battery in the vehicle, and a control module in communication with the mobile charging apparatus. The control module configured to receive a charging request signal from a vehicle control module of the vehicle or a user device, in response to receiving the charging request signal, determine a location of the charging port of the vehicle, and control the mobile charging apparatus to move adjacent to the charging port of the vehicle based on the determined location of the charging port. Other examples charging systems and methods of controlling mobile charging apparatuses are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2023
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Derek HUNTER, Sheryl BOLLER, Mary GILLIAM, Maryssa Lynn WEIR, Frank VU, Xiang ZHAO, Dalong GAO