Patents by Inventor Javier Onate

Javier Onate 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: 12007248
    Abstract: Upon determining a mobile object is approaching an ice layer above a body of water, a thermal image of the ice layer is obtained. The thermal image and ambient temperature data are input to a neural network that outputs a plurality of regions of the ice layer and respective estimated thicknesses for the regions. A classification for each region is determined based on its estimated thickness and the mobile object. The classification is one of preferred or nonpreferred. The classifications for the regions are output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Arun Dutta, Nithya Somanath, Colleen Cauvet, Collin Hurley, David Hamilton, Donald Paul Bilger, Javier Onate
  • Publication number: 20230280181
    Abstract: Upon determining a mobile object is approaching an ice layer above a body of water, a thermal image of the ice layer is obtained. The thermal image and ambient temperature data are input to a neural network that outputs a plurality of regions of the ice layer and respective estimated thicknesses for the regions. A classification for each region is determined based on its estimated thickness and the mobile object. The classification is one of preferred or nonpreferred. The classifications for the regions are output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Arun Dutta, Nithya Somanath, Colleen Cauvet, Collin Hurley, David Hamilton, Donald Paul Bilger, Javier Onate
  • Patent number: 11722789
    Abstract: In order to display driving assistance images to a driver in a vehicle, visible light images are captured using a visible light camera mounted for viewing a roadway on which the vehicle travels and infrared images overlapping with the visible light images are captured using an infrared camera mounted for viewing the roadway. The visible light images are normally displayed on a display screen when a visible light brightness around the vehicle is greater than a brightness threshold. Trigger conditions are monitored which are indicative of limitations of a driver visibility when directly viewing the roadway. The trigger conditions include a driver reaction. The monitored trigger condition is classified according to a plurality of predetermined classifications which indicate an occurrence of an impairment event. The infrared images are selected for display on the display screen upon occurrence of the impairment event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Nithya Somanath, Arun Dutta, Colleen M. Cauvet, Collin P. Hurley, Donald P. Bilger, Javier Onate
  • Publication number: 20230247309
    Abstract: In order to display driving assistance images to a driver in a vehicle, visible light images are captured using a visible light camera mounted for viewing a roadway on which the vehicle travels and infrared images overlapping with the visible light images are captured using an infrared camera mounted for viewing the roadway. The visible light images are normally displayed on a display screen when a visible light brightness around the vehicle is greater than a brightness threshold. Trigger conditions are monitored which are indicative of limitations of a driver visibility when directly viewing the roadway. The trigger conditions include a driver reaction. The monitored trigger condition is classified according to a plurality of predetermined classifications which indicate an occurrence of an impairment event. The infrared images are selected for display on the display screen upon occurrence of the impairment event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Nithya Somanath, Arun Dutta, Colleen M. Cauvet, Collin P. Hurley, Donald P. Bilger, Javier Onate