Patents by Inventor John Weizhong LUO

John Weizhong LUO 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: 11900309
    Abstract: A system for delivering items or packages to an unattended vehicle after receiving an order for delivery of an item or package to a vehicle is disclosed. The system determines identifying information for the vehicle, where the identifying information includes a wireless identifier of the vehicle. The system determines a delivery location of the vehicle. The system transmits a request to dispatch a delivery vehicle to deliver a package to the vehicle, wherein the request comprises the identifying information and the delivery location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Aysha Habbaba, John Weizhong Luo, Lynn Valerie Keiser, Hyung Min Baek, Sudipto Aich, Simon Murtha Smith, Alexander Silvio Muller, Jennifer L. Brace
  • Patent number: 11455593
    Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for delivering items to unattended vehicles. In general, aspects of the invention facilitate controlled access to one or more portions of a vehicle for item deliver. A vehicle is configured with partitions. The partitions can be deployed to close off portions of the vehicle from an area used to accept a delivered item. Partitions may be automatically deployed when a delivery arrives (from a delivery person or robot) to section off a compartment of the vehicle to limit access to the sectioned compartment. Partitions can be re-configured to prevent external access to the sectioned off compartment after a delivery is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: John Weizhong Luo, Lynn Valerie Keiser, Hyung Min Baek, Aysha Habbaba
  • Publication number: 20200090117
    Abstract: Example delivery systems and methods are described. In one implementation, a method identifies multiple items for delivery to a vehicle and determines whether any of the items are temperature-sensitive. If any of the items are temperature-sensitive, the method determines whether the vehicle has a variable-temperature compartment to receive the temperature-sensitive items. If the vehicle has a variable-temperature compartment, the vehicle is notified of an estimated delivery time for the temperature-sensitive items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: John Weizhong LUO, Sudipto AICH, Simon Murtha SMITH, Alexander Silvio MULLER, Jennifer L. BRACE, Hyung Min BAEK, Lynn Valerie KEISER, Aysha HABBABA
  • Publication number: 20200019924
    Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for delivering items to unattended vehicles. In general, aspects of the invention facilitate controlled access to one or more portions of a vehicle for item deliver. A vehicle is configured with partitions. The partitions can be deployed to close off portions of the vehicle from an area used to accept a delivered item. Partitions may be automatically deployed when a delivery arrives (from a delivery person or robot) to section off a compartment of the vehicle to limit access to the sectioned compartment. Partitions can be re-configured to prevent external access to the sectioned off compartment after a delivery is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: John Weizhong LUO, Lynn Valerie KEISER, Hyung Min BAEK, Aysha HABBABA
  • Publication number: 20190311327
    Abstract: A system for delivering items or packages to an unattended vehicle after receiving an order for delivery of an item or package to a vehicle is disclosed. The system determines identifying information for the vehicle, where the identifying information includes a wireless identifier of the vehicle. The system determines a delivery location of the vehicle. The system transmits a request to dispatch a delivery vehicle to deliver a package to the vehicle, wherein the request comprises the identifying information and the delivery location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Aysha HABBABA, John Weizhong LUO, Lynn Valerie KEISER, Hyung Min BAEK, Sudipto AICH, Simon Murtha SMITH, Alexander Silvio MULLER, Jennifer L. BRACE