Patents by Inventor Hank Sutton

Hank Sutton 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).

  • LANE-CENTRIC ROAD NETWORK MODEL FOR NAVIGATION
    Publication number: 20210004013
    Abstract: A geographic database storing map data is provided. The geographic database is stored in a non-transitory computer readable medium. The geographic database comprises a plurality of records corresponding to drivable surfaces of a road network. The plurality of records comprise a plurality of lane records corresponding to particular lanes of the road network. Each first record of the plurality of records comprises a plurality of instances of adjacency information. Each instance of adjacency information/data (a) links the first record corresponding to a first drivable surface of the road network to a second record of the plurality of records corresponding to a second drivable surface of the road network. The first drivable surface is adjacent to the second drivable surface. Each instance of adjacency information/data indicates crossing parameters between the first drivable surface and the second drivable surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Bin Chen, David Doria, Hank Sutton, Ian Endres
  • Lane-centric road network model for navigation
    Patent number: 10809728
    Abstract: A geographic database storing map data is provided. The geographic database is stored in a non-transitory computer readable medium. The geographic database comprises a plurality of records corresponding to drivable surfaces of a road network. The plurality of records comprise a plurality of lane records corresponding to particular lanes of the road network. Each first record of the plurality of records comprises a plurality of instances of adjacency information. Each instance of adjacency information/data (a) links the first record corresponding to a first drivable surface of the road network to a second record of the plurality of records corresponding to a second drivable surface of the road network. The first drivable surface is adjacent to the second drivable surface. Each instance of adjacency information/data indicates crossing parameters between the first drivable surface and the second drivable surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventors: Bin Chen, David Doria, Hank Sutton, Ian Endres
  • LANE-CENTRIC ROAD NETWORK MODEL FOR NAVIGATION
    Publication number: 20190086928
    Abstract: A geographic database storing map data is provided. The geographic database is stored in a non-transitory computer readable medium. The geographic database comprises a plurality of records corresponding to drivable surfaces of a road network. The plurality of records comprise a plurality of lane records corresponding to particular lanes of the road network. Each first record of the plurality of records comprises a plurality of instances of adjacency information. Each instance of adjacency information/data (a) links the first record corresponding to a first drivable surface of the road network to a second record of the plurality of records corresponding to a second drivable surface of the road network. The first drivable surface is adjacent to the second drivable surface. Each instance of adjacency information/data indicates crossing parameters between the first drivable surface and the second drivable surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Bin Chen, David Doria, Hank Sutton, Ian Endres