Patents by Inventor Jonathan Mulligan

Jonathan Mulligan 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: 20250196888
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide controlling an autonomous vehicle. For example, a first trajectory generated by a first planning system may be received. A portion of the first trajectory may be input into a second planning system. A second trajectory generated by the second planning system based on the portion of the first trajectory may be received. The second trajectory may be used to determine whether to validate the first trajectory, and when the second trajectory is determined to be validated, the autonomous vehicle may be enabled to be controlled based on the first trajectory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2025
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: Oskar Sandberg, Daniel Sparks, Shahab Kaynama, Jonathan Mulligan
  • Patent number: 12280797
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide controlling an autonomous vehicle. For example, a first trajectory generated by a first planning system may be received. A portion of the first trajectory may be input into a second planning system. A second trajectory generated by the second planning system based on the portion of the first trajectory may be received. The second trajectory may be used to determine whether to validate the first trajectory, and when the second trajectory is determined to be validated, the autonomous vehicle may be enabled to be controlled based on the first trajectory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: Oskar Sandberg, Daniel Sparks, Shahab Kaynama, Jonathan Mulligan
  • Publication number: 20240017741
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide controlling an autonomous vehicle. For example, a first trajectory generated by a first planning system may be received. A portion of the first trajectory may be input into a second planning system. A second trajectory generated by the second planning system based on the portion of the first trajectory may be received. The second trajectory may be used to determine whether to validate the first trajectory, and when the second trajectory is determined to be validated, the autonomous vehicle may be enabled to be controlled based on the first trajectory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Oskar Sandberg, Daniel Sparks, Shahab Kaynama, Jonathan Mulligan