Patents by Inventor Jon Hankey

Jon Hankey 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).

  • Impaired operation detection method
    Patent number: 8521357
    Abstract: An impaired operation detection method is basically performed by sensing a yaw rate of a vehicle over a time period. Then time points are identified in which the yaw rate changes direction. A linear rate of change in the yaw rate is determined between two of the time points that are sequential in time. An actual rate of change is examined between the two time points. A difference between the actual rate of change and the linear rate of change to obtain a difference value. Then, the operator's impairment condition is determined based on the difference value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignees: Nissan North America, Inc., Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Virginia Tech Intellectual Property, Inc.
    Inventors: Shane McLaughlin, Hiroshi Tsuda, Jon Hankey, Tomohiro Yamamura, Nobuyuki Kuge
  • IMPAIRED OPERATION DETECTION METHOD
    Publication number: 20110264325
    Abstract: An impaired operation detection method is basically performed by sensing a yaw rate of a vehicle over a time period. Then time points are identified in which the yaw rate changes direction. A linear rate of change in the yaw rate is determined between two of the time points that are sequential in time. An actual rate of change is examined between the two time points. A difference between the actual rate of change and the linear rate of change to obtain a difference value. Then, the operator's impairment condition is determined based on the difference value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2010
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: NISSAN TECHNICAL CENTER NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Shane McLaughlin, Hiroshi Tsuda, Jon Hankey, Tomohiro Yamamura, Nobuyuki Kuge