Patents by Inventor John E. PANTTILA

John E. PANTTILA 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: 20240011870
    Abstract: An apparatus for testing autonomous vehicle responses is disclosed. The apparatus of an example embodiment comprises: a target object assembled from a plurality of panels, each panel having one or more attach points on an edge or surface of the panel, the attach points enabling removable attachment of the plurality of panels in a form representing the target object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventor: John E. PANTTILA
  • Publication number: 20230049018
    Abstract: Techniques are described for determining visibility conditions of an environment in which an autonomous vehicle is operated and performing driving related operations based on the visibility conditions. An example method of adjusting driving related operations of a vehicle includes determining, by a computer located in an autonomous vehicle, a visibility related condition of an environment in which the autonomous vehicle is operating, adjusting, based at least on the visibility related condition, a set of one or more values of one or more variables associated with a driving related operation of the autonomous vehicle, and causing the autonomous vehicle to be driven to a destination by causing the driving related operation of one or more devices located in the autonomous vehicle based on at least the set of one or more values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: John E. PANTTILA, Zhujia SHI, Riad I. HAMMOUD, Arda KURT
  • Patent number: 11505213
    Abstract: Techniques are described for determining visibility conditions of an environment in which an autonomous vehicle is operated and performing driving related operations based on the visibility conditions. An example method of adjusting driving related operations of a vehicle includes determining, by a computer located in an autonomous vehicle, a visibility related condition of an environment in which the autonomous vehicle is operating, adjusting, based at least on the visibility related condition, a set of one or more values of one or more variables associated with a driving related operation of the autonomous vehicle, and causing the autonomous vehicle to be driven to a destination by causing the driving related operation of one or more devices located in the autonomous vehicle based on at least the set of one or more values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: TUSIMPLE, INC.
    Inventors: John E. Panttila, Zhujia Shi, Riad I. Hammoud, Arda Kurt
  • Publication number: 20220024492
    Abstract: Techniques are described for determining visibility conditions of an environment in which an autonomous vehicle is operated and performing driving related operations based on the visibility conditions. An example method of adjusting driving related operations of a vehicle includes determining, by a computer located in an autonomous vehicle, a visibility related condition of an environment in which the autonomous vehicle is operating, adjusting, based at least on the visibility related condition, a set of one or more values of one or more variables associated with a driving related operation of the autonomous vehicle, and causing the autonomous vehicle to be driven to a destination by causing the driving related operation of one or more devices located in the autonomous vehicle based on at least the set of one or more values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: John E. PANTTILA, Zhujia SHI, Riad I. HAMMOUD, Arda KURT