Patents by Inventor Jens Paul Windau

Jens Paul Windau 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: 11967231
    Abstract: A cockpit for a micromobility transit vehicle may include a camera and a cockpit housing. The cockpit housing may be configured to couple to a handlebar of the micromobility transit vehicle. The cockpit housing may include a first portion and a second portion where the second portion extends from the first portion. The first portion of the cockpit housing may include a surface configured to wrap at least partially around the handlebar. The second portion of the cockpit housing may be configured to secure the camera disposed therein such that the camera is oriented to have a field of view in front of the micromobility transit vehicle. The camera may be disposed in the second portion and configured to capture a scene in the field of view in front of the micromobility transit vehicle. Related systems and methods are additionally disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Kelly Erin Johnson, Christopher Paul Merrill, Jens Paul Windau, Edgar-Alison Vasquez Japitana, Garrett Korda Drayna
  • Publication number: 20240119835
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods associated with free lock detection of a micromobility vehicle. Data from one or more sensors of the micromobility vehicle may be received and compared to a threshold stored or determined for the micromobility vehicle. Based on the comparing, an indication of free locking the micromobility vehicle may be determined and one or more notifications of the indication may be generated and sent for display on a mobile device. A parking condition of the micromobility vehicle may also be determined, such as utilizing image data of the micromobility vehicle. The image data may be analyzed to determine whether the micromobility vehicle is parked within a designated parking area distinguished through distinct coloring, patterns, signs, placards, markers, or images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Garrett Korda Drayna, Gary Shambat, Jacqueline Benesch Tandler, Griffin Samuel Valentine Thomson, Jens Paul Windau
  • Patent number: 11842641
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods associated with free lock detection of a micromobility vehicle. Data from one or more sensors of the micromobility vehicle may be received and compared to a threshold stored or determined for the micromobility vehicle. Based on the comparing, an indication of free locking the micromobility vehicle may be determined and one or more notifications of the indication may be generated and sent for display on a mobile device. A parking condition of the micromobility vehicle may also be determined, such as utilizing image data of the micromobility vehicle. The image data may be analyzed to determine whether the micromobility vehicle is parked within a designated parking area distinguished through distinct coloring, patterns, signs, placards, markers, or images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Garrett Korda Drayna, Gary Shambat, Jacqueline Benesch Tandler, Griffin Samuel Valentine Thomson, Jens Paul Windau
  • Publication number: 20220383751
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide a localization mechanism that blends location data collected from hardware sensors equipped with a personal mobile vehicle and location and/or status data collected from external location source other than the personal mobile vehicle to generate adjusted location data for the personal mobile vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Amber L Chen, Garrett Korda Drayna, Martin Douglas Kess, Christopher Paul Merrill, Thien Bao Nguyen, Jens Paul Windau, Yunjie Zhao
  • Publication number: 20210304600
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods associated with free lock detection of a micromobility vehicle. Data from one or more sensors of the micromobility vehicle may be received and compared to a threshold stored or determined for the micromobility vehicle. Based on the comparing, an indication of free locking the micromobility vehicle may be determined and one or more notifications of the indication may be generated and sent for display on a mobile device. A parking condition of the micromobility vehicle may also be determined, such as utilizing image data of the micromobility vehicle. The image data may be analyzed to determine whether the micromobility vehicle is parked within a designated parking area distinguished through distinct coloring, patterns, signs, placards, markers, or images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Garrett Korda Drayna, Gary Shambat, Jacqueline Benesch Tandler, Griffin Samuel Valentine Thomson, Jens Paul Windau
  • Publication number: 20210192229
    Abstract: A cockpit for a micromobility transit vehicle may include a camera and a cockpit housing. The cockpit housing may be configured to couple to a handlebar of the micromobility transit vehicle. The cockpit housing may include a first portion and a second portion where the second portion extends from the first portion. The first portion of the cockpit housing may include a surface configured to wrap at least partially around the handlebar. The second portion of the cockpit housing may be configured to secure the camera disposed therein such that the camera is oriented to have a field of view in front of the micromobility transit vehicle. The camera may be disposed in the second portion and configured to capture a scene in the field of view in front of the micromobility transit vehicle. Related systems and methods are additionally disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Kelly Erin Johnson, Christopher Paul Merrill, Jens Paul Windau, Edgar-Alison Vasquez Japitana, Garrett Korda Drayna
  • Publication number: 20210191424
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods for surface detection and fleet vehicle control. A method for controlling operations for a plurality of fleet vehicles, the method includes receiving, by a fleet vehicle of the plurality of fleet vehicles using camera-sensor fusion module, first image data of an operational surface in a field of view of the camera-sensor fusion module and inertial data of the fleet vehicle, determining, by the fleet vehicle using a fusion algorithm based on a neural network model, a surface classification of the operational surface based on the first image data and the inertial data, determining an operational parameter for the fleet vehicle based, at least in part, on the surface classification, and controlling an operation of the fleet vehicle based, at least in part, on the operational parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Garrett Korda Drayna, Jens Paul Windau
  • Patent number: 10783784
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods associated with free lock detection of a micromobility vehicle. Data from one or more sensors of the micromobility vehicle may be received and compared to a threshold stored or determined for the micromobility vehicle. Based on the comparing, an indication of free locking the micromobility vehicle may be determined and one or more notifications of the indication may be generated and sent for display on a mobile device. A parking condition of the micromobility vehicle may also be determined, such as utilizing image data of the micromobility vehicle. The image data may be analyzed to determine whether the micromobility vehicle is parked within a designated parking area distinguished through distinct coloring, patterns, signs, placards, markers, or images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Garrett Korda Drayna, Gary Shambat, Jacqueline Benesch Tandler, Griffin Samuel Valentine Thomson, Jens Paul Windau