Patents by Inventor James Kelly

James Kelly 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).

  • Controller and method for controlling a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 10196064
    Abstract: A motor vehicle controller that carries out a method which includes: receiving a signal indicative of a surface friction parameter, surface_friction, the surface friction parameter corresponding to a coefficient of friction between a road wheel and a driving surface; receiving a signal indicative of a position of an accelerator control with respect to an allowable range of positions, accel_ctrl_pos; determining a critical powertrain torque limit value PT_TQ_CRIT in dependence at least in part on the value of surface_friction; and providing a traction warning indication to a driver in dependence on the value of accel_ctrl_pos and PT_TQ_CRIT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED
    Inventors: Charlotte Cooke, Paul Beever, Jon Parr, Andrew Fairgrieve, Nick Brockley, James Kelly
  • Vehicle speed control
    Patent number: 10196059
    Abstract: A speed control system for a vehicle includes an electronic controller configured to automatically cause a vehicle to operate in accordance with a target speed value. The electronic controller is further configured to receive information relating to movement of at least a portion of a vehicle body or at least a portion of a body of an occupant relative to a vehicle, and to automatically adjust the value of the target speed value in dependence on the received information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Jaguar Land Rover Limited
    Inventors: James Kelly, Saleem Zuberi, Andrew Fairgrieve
  • System and method for controlling vehicle speed to enhance occupant comfort
    Patent number: 10173677
    Abstract: A method for operating a speed control system of a vehicle is provided. The method comprises receiving one or more electrical signals representative of vehicle-related information. The method further comprises determining, based on the signals representative of vehicle-related information, whether one or more predetermined conditions are met. The method still further comprises automatically determining a baseline set-speed for the speed control system when it is determined that at least certain of the one or more predetermined conditions are met. The method yet still further comprises adjusting the baseline set-speed to determine an instantaneous set-speed of the speed control system based on a signal indicative of a desired comfort level. A speed control system comprising an electronic control unit configured to perform the above-described methodology is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Jaguar Land Rover Limited
    Inventors: Andrew Fairgrieve, James Kelly, Daniel Woolliscroft
  • Controlling the deceleration of a vehicle
    Patent number: 10160431
    Abstract: A method of controlling the deceleration of a vehicle to account for an increase in friction in the vehicle brake system as the vehicle decelerates. The method comprises receiving a signal indicative of a value of the speed of the vehicle and a signal indicative of a value of a brake pressure in the vehicle brake system. The method further comprises comparing the vehicle speed value and the brake pressure value to respective thresholds. The method still further comprises increasing the drive torque applied to one or more wheels of the vehicle when the vehicle speed value falls below the threshold to which it was compared and the brake pressure value exceeds the threshold to which it was compared, such that the increased drive torque acts against the braking of the vehicle as the vehicle is decelerated to a stop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Jaguar Land Rover Limited
    Inventors: James Kelly, David Armstrong
  • Vehicle speed control system and method
    Patent number: 10155516
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a vehicle speed control system operable to cause a vehicle to operate in accordance with a target speed value by controlling an amount of brake torque applied by a braking system and an amount of drive torque applied by a powertrain to one or more wheels of the vehicle, the system being operable to detect a leading wheel step event in which a leading wheel encounters an abrupt increase in surface gradient, the system being operable in dependence on the detection of a leading wheel step event to cause brake torque to be applied against drive torque in anticipation of a trailing wheel step event corresponding to the leading wheel step event, the system being operable to cause the application of brake torque at least until a trailing wheel has travelled a sufficient distance to reach the location at which a leading wheel experienced the leading wheel step event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Jaguar Land Rover Limited
    Inventor: James Kelly
  • Vehicle speed control system
    Patent number: 10144421
    Abstract: A vehicle speed control system is configured to automatically control the speed of the vehicle in dependence on an input set-speed. The system receives a user input of a target set-speed at which the vehicle is intended to travel. The system includes an input device to enable the user to incrementally increase and/or decrease the target set-speed upon each actuation of the input device by an incremental value. Torque is applied to at least one of the vehicle's wheels for propelling the vehicle at the vehicle control speed. The control system is configured to determine the incremental value in dependence upon at least one of: the instantaneous vehicle speed; the target set-speed; or the terrain over which the vehicle is travelling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Jaguar Land Rover Limited
    Inventors: Andrew Fairgrieve, James Kelly
  • SYSTEMS FOR REVERSE SHOULDER IMPLANTS
    Publication number: 20180325687
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include a convertible prosthesis that is capable of conversion from a humeral head replacement to a reverse reconstruction without any removal of parts integrated into the patient's bony anatomy (e.g. implant stems). A desired overall implant inclination angle may be achieved by matching various implant stems with various reverse inserts, thus permitting a resection surface to be matched with an implant stem selection while also permitting a desired overall implant inclination angle to be achieved through the selection of an appropriate insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Pierric Deransart, Vincent Gaborit, Brian Maroney, Brian C. Hodorek, Shawn M. Gargac, Pascal Boileau, Gilles Walch, Luc Favard, Philippe Clavert, François Sirveaux, James Kelly, Sumant Krishnan, Daniel Mole, Cédric Comte, Eric Rundstadler, François Mondi, Christopher R. Chuinard, Thomas Bradley Edwards
  • Devices and methods of cobalt fill metallization
    Patent number: 10128151
    Abstract: Devices and methods of fabricating integrated circuit devices via cobalt fill metallization are provided. A method includes, for instance, providing an intermediate semiconductor device having at least one trench, forming at least one layer of semiconductor material on the device, depositing a first cobalt (Co) layer on the second layer, and performing an anneal reflow process on the device. Also provided are intermediate semiconductor devices. An intermediate semiconductor device includes, for instance, at least one trench formed within the device, the trench having a bottom portion and sidewalls, at least one layer of semiconductor material disposed on the device, a first cobalt (Co) layer disposed on the at least one layer of semiconductor material, wherein the at least one layer of semiconductor material includes at least a first semiconductor material and a second semiconductor material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.
    Inventors: Vimal Kamineni, James Kelly, Praneet Adusumilli, Oscar Van Der Straten, Balasubramanian Pranatharthiharan
  • System and method for controlling the speed of a vehicle using vehicle configuration
    Patent number: 10118615
    Abstract: A method for use with a speed control system of a vehicle is provided. The method comprises receiving readings from one or more vehicle sensors to determine the nature of the terrain over which the vehicle is traveling. The method further comprises gathering information relating to one or more parameters of the vehicle that correspond to the configuration of the vehicle. The method still further comprises determining, based on the nature of the terrain and the gathered information, whether the vehicle is appropriately configured to travel over the terrain. A system comprising an electronic control unit configured to perform the method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Jaguar Land Rover Limited
    Inventors: Andrew Fairgrieve, Daniel Woolliscroft, James Kelly
  • Vehicle controller and method
    Patent number: 10106159
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method of communicating to a user information in respect of a change in activation state of a vehicle speed control system from an inactive state to an active state, the method being implemented by means of a controller, the active state being a state in which the speed control system is operable to control vehicle speed in accordance with a target speed at least in part by causing application of positive powertrain drive torque, the inactive state being a state in which the speed control system does not cause application of positive powertrain drive torque, comprising: causing a transient increase in a speed of a motor of the powertrain prior to the speed control system controlling vehicle speed in accordance with a target speed in the active state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Jaguar Land Rover Limited
    Inventor: James Kelly
  • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20180297595
    Abstract: A vehicle control system having a plurality of speed control systems, each operable to cause the vehicle to operate in accordance with a respective target speed. The system is operable wherein one of the plurality of speed control systems may be selected to control vehicle speed at a given moment in time, wherein when responsibility for speed control is transferred from a first one of the plurality of speed control systems to a second one of the speed control systems, the second one of the speed control systems is operable to set a value of target speed thereof to a value corresponding to that of the target speed of the first.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Andrew Fairgrieve, James Kelly, Simon Gilling, Daniel Woolliscroft
  • Driver advice system for a vehicle
    Patent number: 10093323
    Abstract: A driver advice system for a vehicle having at least one vehicle subsystem comprises a selector for receiving at least one driving condition indicator for the vehicle and for selecting, from a plurality of settings, a preferred setting for the at least one vehicle subsystem in response to the at least one driving condition indicator. The driver advice system includes an indication device for providing to the driver an indication of the preferred setting for one or more of the vehicle subsystems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Jaguar Land Rover Limited
    Inventors: James Kelly, Andrew Fairgrieve, Dan Dennehy, Elliot Hemes
  • System for monitoring physiological characteristics
    Patent number: 10080529
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for medical monitoring physiological characteristics values such as blood glucose levels for the treatment of diabetes, are presented. The apparatuses and methods provide dynamic glucose monitoring functions that perform predictive analysis to anticipate harmful conditions, such as glucose crash and hyperglycemic incidents for a patient. The dynamic functions can also be used to maximize athletic performance and warn of inadequate nocturnal basal rate. Other aspects include advanced alarm and reminder functions, as well as advanced data presentation tools to further facilitate convenient and efficient management of various physiological conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventors: James Kelly Fox, Garry M. Steil, Kerstin Rebrin, Mark C. Estes, Frank Saidara
  • Vehicle control system and method for automatic control of vehicle subsystems
    Patent number: 10053102
    Abstract: A motor vehicle control system for controlling a plurality of vehicle subsystems to operate in a plurality of subsystem control modes in dependence on a driving surface. The system is operable in an automatic control mode selection condition in which the system is configured to determine the driving surface automatically and to cause each of the vehicle subsystems to operate in a predetermined one of the subsystem control modes in dependence on the determined driving surface. The system may be configured to determine if an interruption in powertrain torque occurs and to, in dependence on the identification of a powertrain torque interruption event, temporarily suspend causing an automatic change to the predetermined one of the subsystem control modes in which each subsystem is operating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Jaguar Land Rover Limited
    Inventors: Elliot Hemes, Dan Dennehy, Andrew Fairgrieve, James Kelly, Sam Anker
  • CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20180229727
    Abstract: A speed control system for automatically controlling the speed of a vehicle. The system operates according to a method that includes: causing automatically a vehicle to travel at a predetermined speed value at least in part by controlling an amount of torque applied to one or more wheels of a vehicle; determining a recommended transmission gear ratio for a transmission of the powertrain at a given moment in time; providing an indication of the recommended transmission gear ratio to a user; and receiving a clutch actuation signal indicative of an actuation state of a clutch that is configured to connect the transmission to a torque drive source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: James KELLY, Andrew FAIRGRIEVE
  • ENHANCED BROWSING WITH SECURITY SCANNING
    Publication number: 20180234452
    Abstract: A method securely scans a second web page linked to a first web page being displayed by a browser. The method identifies a target link to a second web page from one or more links contained within a first web page. Prior to receiving a user selection of the target link, the method prefetches content from the second web page and loads the prefetched content from the second web page into a safe cache on the client computing device before receiving the user selection of the target link. The method scans the prefetched content from the second web page for a security threat, within the safe cache, wherein the safe cache is configured to prevent the prefetched content from altering a memory location or storage location external to the safe cache. In response to identifying a security threat within the prefetched content, the method displays a warning to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: Cufer Asset Ltd. L.L.C.
    Inventors: Scott Milener, Wendell Brown, James Kelly
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS RELATED TO LONG HALF-LIFE COAGULATION COMPLEXES
    Publication number: 20180228872
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions related to coagulation factor complexes comprising a coagulation factor; a fusion protein; and a modifying molecule, wherein the modifying molecule is coupled to the coagulation factor in such a way as to allow binding by the fusion protein, thereby creating a modified coagulation factor; wherein the modified coagulation factor and the fusion protein interact in at least two independent sites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: Cell Machines, Inc.
    Inventor: James Kelly
  • Vehicle speed control system and method
    Patent number: 10047854
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a vehicle speed control system operable to cause a vehicle to operate in accordance with a target speed value, the system being operable automatically to perform a direction change operation wherein the system causes a transmission of the vehicle to adopt a configuration corresponding to travel in an opposite direction to the instant configuration when the vehicle speed does not exceed a prescribed transmission direction change speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Jaguar Land Rover Limited
    Inventors: James Kelly, Navid Shamshiri, Edward Rycroft
  • CONTROLLING THE DECELERATION OF A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20180222459
    Abstract: A method of controlling the deceleration of a vehicle to account for an increase in friction in the vehicle brake system as the vehicle decelerates. The method comprises receiving a signal indicative of a value of the speed of the vehicle and a signal indicative of a value of a brake pressure in the vehicle brake system. The method further comprises comparing the vehicle speed value and the brake pressure value to respective thresholds. The method still further comprises increasing the drive torque applied to one or more wheels of the vehicle when the vehicle speed value falls below the threshold to which it was compared and the brake pressure value exceeds the threshold to which it was compared, such that the increased drive torque acts against the braking of the vehicle as the vehicle is decelerated to a stop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: James KELLY, David ARMSTRONG
  • POLYGENERATION PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN FOR USE IN VARIOUS INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES
    Publication number: 20180222752
    Abstract: Provided are processes for production of hydrogen to be used in various industrial processes, including in processes for production of ammonia and urea. Included are polygeneration processes that result in ultra-low emissions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventor: James Kelly Merritt, JR.