Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Keating Thompson

Jeffrey Keating Thompson 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: 10430269
    Abstract: Methods and systems for performing root cause analysis for an assembly line including a plurality of nodes using path tracking. One method includes receiving tracking data identifying a subset of the plurality of nodes processing a product produced by the assembly line and receiving approval data associated with the assembly line identifying whether each product produced by the assembly line fails an approval metric. The method also includes enumerating a plurality of paths through the assembly line based on the tracking data and determining a failure rate for each of the plurality of paths based on the approval data. In addition, the method includes identifying a malfunctioning path included in the plurality of paths based on the failure rate for each of the plurality of paths, identifying a malfunctioning node based on the malfunctioning path, and performing an automatic action to address the malfunctioning node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Jeffrey Keating Thompson, Michael Frankmann, Goktug Tankut Cinar, Carlos Eduardo Cunha, Prasanth Lade
  • Patent number: 10360740
    Abstract: Systems and methods for diagnosing a vehicle using sound data. One system includes a server storing a plurality of models and a communication device including a microphone. The communication device is configured to receive sound data received through the microphone associated with the vehicle and wirelessly transmit a diagnosis request to the server. The server is configured to receive the diagnosis request and select a model based on the vehicle data. The server is also configured to apply the selected model to the sound data to generate a response to the diagnosis request and wirelessly transmit the response to the diagnosis request to the communication device. The communication device is further configured to output at least a portion of the response on an output mechanism of the wireless communication device, the response including at least one diagnosis of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Rahul Kapoor, Sascha Vetter, Goktug Tankut Cinar, Carlos Eduardo Cunha, Jeffrey Keating Thompson
  • Publication number: 20170206127
    Abstract: Methods and systems for performing root cause analysis for an assembly line including a plurality of nodes using path tracking. One method includes receiving tracking data identifying a subset of the plurality of nodes processing a product produced by the assembly line and receiving approval data associated with the assembly line identifying whether each product produced by the assembly line fails an approval metric. The method also includes enumerating a plurality of paths through the assembly line based on the tracking data and determining a failure rate for each of the plurality of paths based on the approval data. In addition, the method includes identifying a malfunctioning path included in the plurality of paths based on the failure rate for each of the plurality of paths, identifying a malfunctioning node based on the malfunctioning path, and performing an automatic action to address the malfunctioning node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Jeffrey Keating Thompson, Michael Frankmann, Goktug Tankut Cinar, Carlos Eduardo Cunha, Prasanth Lade
  • Publication number: 20170206718
    Abstract: Systems and methods for diagnosing a vehicle using sound data. One system includes a server storing a plurality of models and a communication device including a microphone. The communication device is configured to receive sound data received through the microphone associated with the vehicle and wirelessly transmit a diagnosis request to the server. The server is configured to receive the diagnosis request and select a model based on the vehicle data. The server is also configured to apply the selected model to the sound data to generate a response to the diagnosis request and wirelessly transmit the response to the diagnosis request to the communication device. The communication device is further configured to output at least a portion of the response on an output mechanism of the wireless communication device, the response including at least one diagnosis of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Rahul Kapoor, Sascha Vetter, Goktug Tankut Cinar, Carlos Eduardo Cunha, Jeffrey Keating Thompson