Patents by Inventor John Robert Anschutz

John Robert Anschutz 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).

  • Assistive driving aid
    Patent number: 8314691
    Abstract: One embodiment of such a method of assisting a driver of a vehicle comprises receiving a command from the driver attesting that the driver has performed one of a plurality of driving requisites; in response to receipt of the command, presenting an audible cue commending the driver for performing one of the plurality of driving requisites; tracking an amount of time that elapses before the command attesting to performance of a respective driving requisite is received; and in response to the amount of time exceeding a threshold for the respective driving requisite, presenting an audible cue intending to remind the driver about the respective driving requisite being tracked that has exceeded the respective threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Shepherd Center, Inc.
    Inventors: John Robert Anschutz, Michele Veronica Luther-Krug, Ronald Thomas Seel, Michael Lawrence Jones
  • Assistive Driving Aid
    Publication number: 20110169624
    Abstract: One embodiment of such a method of assisting a driver of a vehicle comprises receiving a command from the driver attesting that the driver has performed one of a plurality of driving requisites; in response to receipt of the command, presenting an audible cue commending the driver for performing one of the plurality of driving requisites; tracking an amount of time that elapses before the command attesting to performance of a respective driving requisite is received; and in response to the amount of time exceeding a threshold for the respective driving requisite, presenting an audible cue intending to remind the driver about the respective driving requisite being tracked that has exceeded the respective threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: SHEPHERD CENTER
    Inventors: John Robert Anschutz, Michele Veronica Luther-Krug, Ronald Thomas Seel, Michael Lawrence Jones