Patents by Inventor Dontreal Thomas

Dontreal Thomas 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: 12599519
    Abstract: A wheelchair docking station for a wheelchair in a vehicle includes a first brace including a first brace arm, the first brace being mountable in the vehicle, and a second brace including a second brace arm, the second brace being mountable in the vehicle. The second brace is spaced from the first brace by a gap including a gap axis that is parallel to each of the first brace and the second brace. The first brace arm includes a first brace surface that is selectively shiftable toward the gap axis to engage a first wheel of the wheelchair, and the second brace arm includes a second brace surface that is selectively shiftable toward the gap axis to engage a second wheel of the wheelchair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS
    Inventors: Dontreal Thomas, Mark Edward Montayne, Jeff E. Nasca
  • Publication number: 20250313235
    Abstract: A vehicle system for detecting and mitigating vehicle risks associated with heath conditions of a driver in a vehicle, includes a plurality of sensors configured to monitor a driver in the vehicle, and a control module in communicate with the plurality of sensors. The control module is configured to receive data from at least one of the plurality of sensors indicative of a condition associated with the driver, detect whether a health risk of the driver is present based on the received data, and in response to detecting the health risk of the driver, determine a mitigating response for the vehicle from a plurality of defined mitigating responses based on the detected health risk. Other example vehicle systems and methods for detecting and mitigating vehicle risks associated with heath conditions of a driver in a vehicle are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2024
    Publication date: October 9, 2025
    Inventors: Dontreal THOMAS, Joseph F. SZCZERBA, Kathleen Marie SCHUETZ, Sri Krishna Divya PEMMARAJU, Daniel S. GLASER
  • Publication number: 20240358566
    Abstract: A wheelchair docking station for a wheelchair in a vehicle includes a first brace including a first brace arm, the first brace being mountable in the vehicle, and a second brace including a second brace arm, the second brace being mountable in the vehicle. The second brace is spaced from the first brace by a gap including a gap axis that is parallel to each of the first brace and the second brace. The first brace arm includes a first brace surface that is selectively shiftable toward the gap axis to engage a first wheel of the wheelchair, and the second brace arm includes a second brace surface that is selectively shiftable toward the gap axis to engage a second wheel of the wheelchair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Dontreal Thomas, Mark Edward Montayne, Jeff E. Nasca