Patents by Inventor James N. Gramenos

James N. Gramenos 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: 10726310
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first sensor, a second sensor and a control unit. The first sensor may be configured to perform a vision detection of an interior of a vehicle. The second sensor may be configured to perform a physical detection of the interior of the vehicle. The control unit may comprise an interface configured to receive the vision detection and the physical detection. The control unit may be configured to perform sensor fusion based on the vision detection and the physical detection, generate a mapping of the interior of the vehicle based on the sensor fusion, (c) compare the mapping with event information and (d) determine an arrangement of corrective measures in response to the comparison of the mapping and the event information. The mapping may classify objects, occupants and critical features within the interior of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: VEONEER US INC.
    Inventors: James N. Gramenos, Thomas Herbert
  • Patent number: 10625699
    Abstract: An apparatus including a sensor and a control unit. The sensor may be configured to determine seat orientation information. The control unit may comprise an interface configured to receive the seat orientation information. The control unit may be configured to analyze the seat orientation information, determine when to deploy a corrective measure and modify the corrective measure in response to the seat orientation information. The control unit may deploy the corrective measure using a default arrangement in a first mode. The control unit may deploy the modified corrective measure in a second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: VEONEER US INC.
    Inventor: James N. Gramenos
  • Publication number: 20190299895
    Abstract: An apparatus including a sensor and a control unit. The sensor may be configured to perform a snapshot configured to detect interior information about a vehicle. The control unit may comprise an interface configured to receive an event warning and the snapshot. The control unit may be configured to determine whether an event is imminent based on the event warning, activate the snapshot when the event is imminent, analyze the interior information based on the snapshot corresponding to the imminent event, determine an arrangement of corrective measures to deploy based on the interior information and the event warning and activate the corrective measures based on the arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas Herbert, James N. Gramenos
  • Publication number: 20190299897
    Abstract: An apparatus including a sensor and a control unit. The sensor may be configured to determine seat orientation information. The control unit may comprise an interface configured to receive the seat orientation information. The control unit may be configured to analyze the seat orientation information, determine when to deploy a corrective measure and modify the corrective measure in response to the seat orientation information. The control unit may deploy the corrective measure using a default arrangement in a first mode. The control unit may deploy the modified corrective measure in a second mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventor: James N. Gramenos
  • Publication number: 20190303729
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first sensor, a second sensor and a control unit. The first sensor may be configured to perform a vision detection of an interior of a vehicle. The second sensor may be configured to perform a physical detection of the interior of the vehicle. The control unit may comprise an interface configured to receive the vision detection and the physical detection. The control unit may be configured to perform sensor fusion based on the vision detection and the physical detection, generate a mapping of the interior of the vehicle based on the sensor fusion, (c) compare the mapping with event information and (d) determine an arrangement of corrective measures in response to the comparison of the mapping and the event information. The mapping may classify objects, occupants and critical features within the interior of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: James N. Gramenos, Thomas Herbert