Patents by Inventor James Meakin

James Meakin 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: 11745591
    Abstract: A propulsion torque distribution system for a vehicle includes a controller in electronic communication with a plurality of vehicle systems. The controller executes instructions to receive at least one or more computational faults, one or more sensor faults, and a driver torque request. In response to receiving at least one of the one or more computational faults and the one or more sensor faults, the controller determines a fault that affects calculation of a primary torque request has occurred. In response to determining the fault that affects calculation of the primary torque request has occurred, the controller determines a severity of the fault. The controller determines a remedial state based on the severity of the fault. The remedial state indicates a corresponding action that is executed by the propulsion torque distribution system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Marius Bangala, Yiran Hu, Sirui Song, Matthew James Meakin Brymer
  • Publication number: 20220379728
    Abstract: A propulsion torque distribution system for a vehicle includes a controller in electronic communication with a plurality of vehicle systems. The controller executes instructions to receive at least one or more computational faults, one or more sensor faults, and a driver torque request. In response to receiving at least one of the one or more computational faults and the one or more sensor faults, the controller determines a fault that affects calculation of a primary torque request has occurred. In response to determining the fault that affects calculation of the primary torque request has occurred, the controller determines a severity of the fault. The controller determines a remedial state based on the severity of the fault. The remedial state indicates a corresponding action that is executed by the propulsion torque distribution system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Daniel Marius Bangala, Yiran Hu, Sirui Song, Matthew James Meakin Brymer
  • Publication number: 20150309134
    Abstract: A velocity selective preparation method, for Velocity Selective Magnetisation Transfer Insensitive labelling technique (VS-TILT), said VS-TILT method using non-selective RadioFrequency (RF) pulses and magnetic field gradients to modulate the longitudinal magnetization of moving spins in magnetic resonance imaging that is insensitive to diffusion effects, said method comprising the steps of: a) play out two velocity selective pulses: VS-A and VS-B, sequentially without any spoiling between said pulses; b) each individual pulse VS-A and VS-B having half the first gradient moment m1 of the original velocity selective pulse; c) assigning the VS-TILT tag condition gradients to have the same polarity, such that total m1 is perserved; and d) assigning the VS_TILT control condition, negating the n gradients in the first pulse such total m1=0, but the b-value remains unchanged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: James MEAKIN, Peter JEZZARD
  • Publication number: 20140235994
    Abstract: A velocity selective preparation method is disclosed, for velocity selective arterial spin labelling (VSASL), the VSASL method using non-selective radiofrequency pulses and magnetic field gradients to modulate the longitudinal magnetization of the spins as a function of their velocity, wherein said velocity selective preparation method comprises an n-segment B1 insensitive rotation that is resistant to eddy current artifacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: ISIS INNOVATION LTD.
    Inventors: Peter Jezzard, James Meakin