Patents by Inventor Joan R. Smith

Joan R. Smith 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: 20210335060
    Abstract: A system and method for processing a reliability report associated with a vehicle that include receiving vehicle utilization data associated with dynamic operation, safe operation, and maintenance of the vehicle and assigning reliability scores to utilization categories of the vehicle based on the vehicle utilization data. The system and method also include processing reliability rankings that are associated with each of the utilization categories based on a comparison of the reliability scores to reliability scores that are associated with utilization categories of a plurality of vehicles that are available for resale. The system and method further include processing the reliability report of the vehicle that includes reliability rankings that are associated with each of the utilization categories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Eric C. Bauer, Areeb Ahmed, Tyler Liam Baratz, Joan R. Smith
  • Patent number: 11061226
    Abstract: A vehicle head up display system includes a transparent window assembly and an ultraviolet or infrared light source. The light source is used to irradiate transparent photovoltaic converters in the window assembly so that the photovoltaic converters produce an electric current. The electric current is transmitted to electrochromic pixels in the window assembly and actuates the electrochromic pixels in the window assembly to switch between having a transparent appearance and having an opaque appearance. Visual contrast between transparent pixels and opaque pixels provide indicia on the window assembly. The indicia can be removed from the window assembly by actuating the opaque pixels to have the transparent appearance by a subsequent application of electric current exceeding the threshold voltage. An electronic control unit can be including in the system for controlling operation of the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Duane Trent Detwiler, Nichole A. Verwys, Joan R. Smith, Carter Hurd, Erin Clepper
  • Patent number: 10493923
    Abstract: A vehicle seat having a vehicle seat hook assembly for hanging an associated object on the vehicle seat includes a seat back having a front side, a rear side, and an upper distal portion and a headrest moveably secured to the upper distal portion for movement between a headrest retracted position and a headrest extended position. A seat hook is disposed on the seat back and is moveable between a seat hook retracted or collapsed position and a seat hook extended or sprung position. Movement of the headrest from the headrest retracted position to the headrest extended position causes movement of the seat hook from the seat hook retracted position to the seat hook extended position and movement of the headrest from the headrest extended position to the headrest retracted position causes movement of the seat hook from the seat hook extended position to the seat hook retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Frank D. Moburg, Yuri A. Starik, Joan R. Smith, Andrew E. Barrow, Jeffrey H. Scheurer, II, Adam M. Parker, Andrea S. Martin, Samuel D. Goodrow
  • Publication number: 20190258055
    Abstract: A vehicle head up display system includes a transparent window assembly and an ultraviolet or infrared light source. The light source is used to irradiate transparent photovoltaic converters in the window assembly so that the photovoltaic converters produce an electric current. The electric current is transmitted to electrochromic pixels in the window assembly and actuates the electrochromic pixels in the window assembly to switch between having a transparent appearance and having an opaque appearance. Visual contrast between transparent pixels and opaque pixels provide indicia on the window assembly. The indicia can be removed from the window assembly by actuating the opaque pixels to have the transparent appearance by a subsequent application of electric current exceeding the threshold voltage. An electronic control unit can be including in the system for controlling operation of the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Duane Trent Detwiler, Nichole A. Verwys, Joan R. Smith, Carter Hurd, Erin Clepper