Patents by Inventor Frankie Reed

Frankie Reed 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: 11285929
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a vehicle makes a determination, during a second ignition-on cycle of the vehicle, that a trailer brake output circuit of the vehicle was operated during a first ignition-on cycle of the vehicle preceding the second ignition-on cycle. In response to making the determination, the vehicle presents a query, via a user interface of the vehicle, whether to operate the trailer brake output circuit according to a previously-used trailer profile according to which the trailer brake output circuit was operated during the first ignition-on cycle preceding the second ignition-on cycle. The vehicle receives a reply, associated with the query, via the user interface and, in response to receiving the reply, operates the trailer brake output circuit based on the reply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey E. Pierfelice, Frankie Reed, Chris Conrad, Coh Yoshizaki
  • Publication number: 20210293565
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating autonomous navigation routes to match user preferences include an autonomous vehicle and a routing system configured to (i) generate a unique route to satisfy driving past at least one user event request to navigate the autonomous vehicle arrive at a destination and (ii) navigate the autonomous vehicle to the destination along the unique route tailored to meet the at least one user event request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Frankie Reed
  • Publication number: 20210053538
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a vehicle makes a determination, during a second ignition-on cycle of the vehicle, that a trailer brake output circuit of the vehicle was operated during a first ignition-on cycle of the vehicle preceding the second ignition-on cycle. In response to making the determination, the vehicle presents a query, via a user interface of the vehicle, whether to operate the trailer brake output circuit according to a previously-used trailer profile according to which the trailer brake output circuit was operated during the first ignition-on cycle preceding the second ignition-on cycle. The vehicle receives a reply, associated with the query, via the user interface and, in response to receiving the reply, operates the trailer brake output circuit based on the reply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey E. Pierfelice, Frankie Reed, Chris Conrad, Coh Yoshizaki