Patents by Inventor James Way

James Way 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).

  • Publication number: 20190317526
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling an autonomous vehicle and the service selection for an autonomous vehicle are provided. In one example embodiment, a computing system can obtain data indicative of a plurality of plurality of service entities. The computing system can determine a first service entity of the plurality of service entities for which an autonomous vehicle is to perform a first vehicle service. The computing system can indicate that the autonomous vehicle is available to perform the first vehicle service for the first service entity. In some implementations, this indication can be done while the autonomous vehicle is already providing a vehicle service. The computing system can obtain data indicative of a vehicle service assignment associated with the first service entity and cause the vehicle to travel accordingly. In some implementations, the computing system can select a vehicle service assignment from among a plurality of different vehicle service assignments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Brent Goldman, Leigh Gray Hagestad, Matthew James Way
  • Publication number: 20190318277
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling an autonomous vehicle and the service selection for an autonomous vehicle are provided. In one example embodiment, a computing system can obtain data indicative of a first vehicle service assignment for an autonomous vehicle. The first vehicle service assignment can be associated with a first service entity and indicative of a first vehicle service. The computing system can determine that the autonomous vehicle is available to perform a second vehicle service concurrently with the first vehicle service. The computing system can obtain data indicative of a second vehicle service assignment for the autonomous vehicle. The second vehicle service assignment can be associated with a second service entity that is different than the first service entity and is indicative of the second vehicle service. The computing system can cause the autonomous vehicle to concurrently perform the first vehicle service with the second vehicle service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Brent Goldman, Leigh Gray Hagestad, Matthew James Way
  • Publication number: 20190317525
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling an autonomous vehicle and the service selection for an autonomous vehicle are provided. In one example embodiment, a computing system can obtain data indicative of a plurality of plurality of service entities. The computing system can determine a first service entity of the plurality of service entities for which an autonomous vehicle is to perform a first vehicle service. The computing system can indicate that the autonomous vehicle is available to perform the first vehicle service for the first service entity. In some implementations, this indication can be done while the autonomous vehicle is already providing a vehicle service. The computing system can obtain data indicative of a vehicle service assignment associated with the first service entity and cause the vehicle to travel accordingly. In some implementations, the computing system can select a vehicle service assignment from among a plurality of different vehicle service assignments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Brent Goldman, Leigh Gray Hagestad, Matthew James Way
  • Publication number: 20190317524
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling an autonomous vehicle and the service selection for an autonomous vehicle are provided. In one example embodiment, a computing system can obtain data indicative of a plurality of plurality of service entities. The computing system can determine a first service entity of the plurality of service entities for which an autonomous vehicle is to perform a first vehicle service. The computing system can indicate that the autonomous vehicle is available to perform the first vehicle service for the first service entity. In some implementations, this indication can be done while the autonomous vehicle is already providing a vehicle service. The computing system can obtain data indicative of a vehicle service assignment associated with the first service entity and cause the vehicle to travel accordingly. In some implementations, the computing system can select a vehicle service assignment from among a plurality of different vehicle service assignments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Brent Goldman, Leigh Gray Hagestad, Matthew James Way
  • Publication number: 20190235486
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating communication with autonomous vehicles are provided. In one example embodiment, a computing system (e.g., of a vehicle) can generate a first communication associated with an autonomous vehicle. The computing system can provide the first communication to an application programming interface gateway that is remote from the autonomous vehicle. Another computing system can obtain, via an application programming interface gateway, the first communication associated with the autonomous vehicle. The other computing system can determine a first frontend interface of the application programming interface gateway based at least in part on the first communication associated with the autonomous vehicle. The computing system can provide, via the first frontend interface, the first communication associated with the autonomous vehicle to a first system client associated with the first frontend interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Matthew James Way, Chee Yu, Steve Ayers, Patrick Greaney Willett, Eli Schleifer
  • Publication number: 20190238638
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating communication with autonomous vehicles are provided. In one example embodiment, a computing system (e.g., of a vehicle) can generate a first communication associated with an autonomous vehicle. The computing system can provide the first communication to an application programming interface gateway that is remote from the autonomous vehicle. Another computing system can obtain, via an application programming interface gateway, the first communication associated with the autonomous vehicle. The other computing system can determine a first frontend interface of the application programming interface gateway based at least in part on the first communication associated with the autonomous vehicle. The computing system can provide, via the first frontend interface, the first communication associated with the autonomous vehicle to a first system client associated with the first frontend interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Matthew James Way, Chee Yu, Steve Ayers, Patrick Greaney Willett, Eli Schleifer
  • Publication number: 20190110174
    Abstract: Systems and methods are directed to communication between a vehicle and an entity infrastructure. In one example, a computer-implemented method for facilitating communication from and to a vehicle includes obtaining, by a computing system comprising one or more computing devices, a request to establish communication from a vehicle computing system. The method further includes establishing, by the computing system, one or more bidirectional communication connections to the vehicle computing system. The method further includes receiving, by the computing system, one or more messages over the one or more communication connections to the vehicle computing system. The method further includes determining, by the computing system, routing for the one or more received messages. The method further includes providing, by the computing system, the one or more messages to one or more clients based at least in part on the determined routing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Matthew James Way, Chee Yu, Steve Ayers
  • Patent number: 9761669
    Abstract: Graphene nanoribbon arrays, methods of growing graphene nanoribbon arrays, and electronic and photonic devices incorporating the graphene nanoribbon arrays are provided. The graphene nanoribbons in the arrays are formed using a seed-mediated, bottom-up, chemical vapor deposition (CVD) technique in which the (001) facet of a semiconductor substrate and the orientation of the seed particles on the substrate are used to orient the graphene nanoribbon crystals preferentially along a single [110] direction of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Michael Scott Arnold, Austin James Way, Robert Michael Jacobberger
  • Publication number: 20050242786
    Abstract: A constant voltage/constant power AC adapter converts AC voltage to DC voltage to provide power to a plurality of loads. The adapter's output characteristic is approximately a constant voltage as long as the output current draw by the loads is less than a threshold (e.g., a safety threshold for the adapter). If, however, the power draw on the adapter is such that the output current exceeds the threshold, the adapter then decreases its output voltage to maintain the power draw at a safe level. One or more loads that draw power from the adapter may be adapted to detect a drop in the AC adapter's output voltage. When such a voltage drop is detected, that information tells the load that too much current is being drawn from the adapter and that the load should throttle back (e.g., reducing battery charge current, CPU clock frequency, display brightness, etc.).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2005
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Thomas Sawyers, James Wai Kok
  • Publication number: 20050131209
    Abstract: A solved three-dimensional crystal structure of an HNF4g ligand binding domain polypeptide is disclosed, along with a crystal form of the HNF4g ligand binding domain. Methods of designing modulators of the biological activity of HNF4g, and other HNF4 ligand binding domain polypeptides are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2002
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Roderick Davis, Robert Johnson, Aaren Miller, James Way, Shawn Williams, Timothy Willson, George Wisely, Ann Kontz
  • Publication number: 20050107441
    Abstract: Methods for identifying agents which alter glucose production by modulating expression and/or activity of the nuclear receptor short heterodimer partner or SHP are provided. Also provided are compositions containing such agents and methods of using such agents to alter glucose production in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Steven Kliewer, Bryan Goodwin, James Way
  • Publication number: 20050024064
    Abstract: A device testing system comprising automated test equipment (ATE) configured to interface to a device under test (DUT) and logic configured to select a test set of data comprising a plurality of test pairs, the test pairs indicative of DUT parameter values, the logic further configured to select a subset of the plurality of test pairs from the test set of data and to test the DUT via the ATE with a portion of the selected subset based upon the test results of at least one of the test pairs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2003
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Inventors: Benjamin Haass, Douglas Stirrett, James Wai
  • Patent number: 4560393
    Abstract: A method of and an arrangement for increasing the enrichment of nitrogen in an effluent gas obtained from a pressure swing adsorption system includes electrostatically negatively charging oxygen molecules in a feed gas such as air, and attracting the negatively charged oxygen molecules to a positively charged molecular sieve coke material employed as adsorbers in the pressure swing adsorption process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1985
    Assignee: Nitrotec Corporation
    Inventor: James Way