Patents by Inventor James Dunst

James Dunst 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: 9050930
    Abstract: A vehicle collision avoidance signaling method and system are disclosed. The collision signal captures the attention of a distracted driver for the driver to brake appropriately. The vehicle collision warning signal and lighting system automatically alerts an approaching driver of a stopped or slowed vehicle via a strobe or flashing lighting system. An onboard driver is also alerted to the approaching vehicle. Rear vehicle sensors can sense vehicles approaching from the rear and determine the distance, velocity, and the deceleration of the approaching vehicle. A processor processes the signal and integrates with the onboard vehicle's speedometer signal and braking system. If the approaching car's rate of closure is determined to be extreme compared to the vehicle's location, a bright strobe signal along with the brake signal would be automatically given The intensity of the strobe warning can be determined by the rate and distance at which a vehicle is approaching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: James D. Walsh, James Dunst
  • Patent number: 8989956
    Abstract: A system for real-time measurement of vehicle performance. The system can include at least one sensor module mounted on a rotating member of the vehicle and a central module disposed in the vehicle. The sensor module can include a plurality of sensors communicatively coupled to a microcontroller, at least one wireless communications device communicatively coupled to the microcontroller, and a power source. The central module can include a central processor, memory, a central wireless communications device communicatively coupled to the central processor and to the at least one wireless communications device of the sensor module. The rotating member of the vehicle can be a wheel, a brake rotor, or a torsion disc disposed between an axle of the vehicle and a wheel of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Inventors: Bradley James Dunst, Mark Oostdyk
  • Publication number: 20130099918
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for monitoring a child's vitals and transmitting these vitals, through wireless technology, to a portable alert device. The child monitoring device may include a wearable device, a base station, and a portable alert device. The wearable device may record, among other things, a child's pulse oximetry, and send data regarding these readings, via short range transmission, to a base station which may analyze these readings, and transmit data regarding the child's health, via long range transmission, to the portable alert device. This apparatus will enable a caregiver to monitor a child for sign of health problems, including sleep apnea and SIDS, and alert the caregiver at the onset of any such problems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventors: Bradley James DUNST, Mark OOSTDYK
  • Publication number: 20130093582
    Abstract: A vehicle collision avoidance signaling method and system are disclosed. The collision signal captures the attention of a distracted driver for the driver to brake appropriately. The vehicle collision warning signal and lighting system automatically alerts an approaching driver of a stopped or slowed vehicle via a strobe or flashing lighting system. An onboard driver is also alerted to the approaching vehicle. Rear vehicle sensors can sense vehicles approaching from the rear and determine the distance, velocity, and the deceleration of the approaching vehicle. A processor processes the signal and integrates with the onboard vehicle's speedometer signal and braking system. If the approaching car's rate of closure is determined to be extreme compared to the vehicle's location, a bright strobe signal along with the brake signal would be automatically given. The intensity of the strobe warning can be determined by the rate and distance at which a vehicle is approaching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: James D. Walsh, James Dunst
  • Publication number: 20130073140
    Abstract: A system for real-time measurement of vehicle performance. The system can include at least one sensor module mounted on a rotating member of the vehicle and a central module disposed in the vehicle. The sensor module can include a plurality of sensors communicatively coupled to a microcontroller, at least one wireless communications device communicatively coupled to the microcontroller, and a power source. The central module can include a central processor, memory, a central wireless communications device communicatively coupled to the central processor and to the at least one wireless communications device of the sensor module. The rotating member of the vehicle can be a wheel, a brake rotor, or a torsion disc disposed between an axle of the vehicle and a wheel of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventors: Bradley James DUNST, Mark OOSTDYK