Patents by Inventor Jay Day

Jay Day 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: 12202522
    Abstract: Described are devices, systems and methods for managing power generation, storage and/or distribution in autonomous vehicles. In some aspects, a system for power management in an autonomous vehicle having a main power source and one or more alternators includes a vehicle control unit, a secondary power source, and a power management unit. In some embodiments, the power management unit is configured on an autonomous vehicle having a single alternator-charging system for battery charging and battery power control with different battery packs. In some embodiments, the power management unit is configured on an autonomous vehicle having multiple alternator-charging systems for battery charging and battery power control for different battery packs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: TUSIMPLE, INC.
    Inventors: Xiaoling Han, Kaixin Zheng, Jay Day, Jeffrey Renn, Todd Skinner, Charles A. Price, Zehua Huang
  • Patent number: 12139066
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for controlling an exterior and dashboard lights of an autonomous vehicle are described. One example of a method for controlling one or more exterior lights includes receiving, from an autonomous driving system (ADS) of the vehicle, an input to control one or more exterior lights that are part of a lighting system of the vehicle, and transmitting, based on the input, a message to a controller area network (CAN) bus of the lighting system, the message being further based on a driver command upon a determination that a driver-initiated message is received. In an example, the lighting system of the vehicle further comprises a plurality of dashboard lights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: TUSIMPLE, INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Ju Hsu, Xiaoling Han, Jay Day, Jeffrey Renn, Bret Vanatta
  • Patent number: 11613203
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for controlling an exterior and dashboard lights of an autonomous vehicle are described. One example of a method for controlling one or more exterior lights includes receiving, from an autonomous driving system (ADS) of the vehicle, an input to control one or more exterior lights that are part of a lighting system of the vehicle, and transmitting, based on the input, a message to a controller area network (CAN) bus of the lighting system, the message being further based on a driver command upon a determination that a driver-initiated message is received. In an example, the lighting system of the vehicle further comprises a plurality of dashboard lights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: TUSIMPLE, INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Ju Hsu, Xiaoling Han, Jay Day, Jeffrey Renn, Bret Vanatta
  • Patent number: 10889237
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for controlling an exterior and dashboard lights of an autonomous vehicle are described. One example of a method for controlling one or more exterior lights includes receiving, from an autonomous driving system (ADS) of the vehicle, an input to control one or more exterior lights that are part of a lighting system of the vehicle, and transmitting, based on the input, a message to a controller area network (CAN) bus of the lighting system, the message being further based on a driver command upon a determination that a driver-initiated message is received. In an example, the lighting system of the vehicle further comprises a plurality of dashboard lights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: TUSIMPLE, INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Ju Hsu, Xiaoling Han, Jay Day, Jeffrey Renn, Bret Vanatta