Patents by Inventor Joseph Kae Krause

Joseph Kae Krause 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: 11001142
    Abstract: A system for non-invasively measuring an analyte in a vehicle driver and controlling a vehicle based on a measurement of the analyte. At least one solid-state light source is configured to emit different wavelengths of light. A sample device is configured to introduce the light emitted by the at least one solid-state light source into tissue of the vehicle driver. One or more optical detectors are configured to detect a portion of the light that is not absorbed by the tissue of the vehicle driver. A controller is configured to calculate a measurement of the analyte in the tissue of the vehicle driver based on the light detected by the one or more optical detectors, determine whether the measurement of the analyte in the tissue of the vehicle driver exceeds a pre-determined value, and provide a signal to a device configured to control the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Automotive Coalition For Traffic Safety, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Ver Steeg, Trent Ridder, Len Cech, Joseph Kae Krause
  • Publication number: 20190275886
    Abstract: A system for non-invasively measuring an analyte in a vehicle driver and controlling a vehicle based on a measurement of the analyte. At least one solid-state light source is configured to emit different wavelengths of light. A sample device is configured to introduce the light emitted by the at least one solid-state light source into tissue of the vehicle driver. One or more optical detectors are configured to detect a portion of the light that is not absorbed by the tissue of the vehicle driver. A controller is configured to calculate a measurement of the analyte in the tissue of the vehicle driver based on the light detected by the one or more optical detectors, determine whether the measurement of the analyte in the tissue of the vehicle driver exceeds a pre-determined value, and provide a signal to a device configured to control the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Benjamin Ver Steeg, Trent Ridder, Len Cech, Joseph Kae Krause
  • Patent number: 10099554
    Abstract: A system for non-invasively measuring an analyte in a vehicle driver and controlling a vehicle based on a measurement of the analyte. At least one solid-state light source is configured to emit different wavelengths of light. A sample device is configured to introduce the light emitted by the at least one solid-state light source into tissue of the vehicle driver. One or more optical detectors are configured to detect a portion of the light that is not absorbed by the tissue of the vehicle driver. A controller is configured to calculate a measurement of the analyte in the tissue of the vehicle driver based on the light detected by the one or more optical detectors, determine whether the measurement of the analyte in the tissue of the vehicle driver exceeds a pre-determined value, and provide a signal to a device configured to control the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Ver Steeg, Trent Ridder, Len Cech, Joseph Kae Krause
  • Publication number: 20170050518
    Abstract: A system for non-invasively measuring an analyte in a vehicle driver and controlling a vehicle based on a measurement of the analyte. At least one solid-state light source is configured to emit different wavelengths of light. A sample device is configured to introduce the light emitted by the at least one solid-state light source into tissue of the vehicle driver. One or more optical detectors are configured to detect a portion of the light that is not absorbed by the tissue of the vehicle driver. A controller is configured to calculate a measurement of the analyte in the tissue of the vehicle driver based on the light detected by the one or more optical detectors, determine whether the measurement of the analyte in the tissue of the vehicle driver exceeds a pre-determined value, and provide a signal to a device configured to control the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Benjamin Ver Steeg, Trent Ridder, Len Cech, Joseph Kae Krause
  • Publication number: 20130110311
    Abstract: A system for non-invasively measuring an analyte in a vehicle driver and controlling a vehicle based on a measurement of the analyte. At least one solid-state light source is configured to emit different wavelengths of light. A sample device is configured to introduce the light emitted by the at least one solid-state light source into tissue of the vehicle driver. One or more optical detectors are configured to detect a portion of the light that is not absorbed by the tissue of the vehicle driver. A controller is configured to calculate a measurement of the analyte in the tissue of the vehicle driver based on the light detected by the one or more optical detectors, determine whether the measurement of the analyte in the tissue of the vehicle driver exceeds a pre-determined value, and provide a signal to a device configured to control the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Inventors: Benjamin Ver STEEG, Trent RIDDER, Len CECH, Joseph Kae KRAUSE
  • Publication number: 20120150387
    Abstract: A system and method configured to receive and improve the quality of image data used to determine the condition of a vehicle driver is provided. The system and method includes a camera positioned to detect image data of the vehicle driver, a lighting system positioned to illuminate an interior of the vehicle, and a controller configured to receive the detected image data and to make a determination of the quality of the image data, alter the lighting system based on the determined image data quality, and determine a condition of the driver based on the received image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: William Todd Watson, Adrian Valentin Muresan, Joseph Kae Krause, Yipeng Tang
  • Publication number: 20040044452
    Abstract: To manage a fleet of vehicles efficiently, data is obtained concerning vehicle condition; some of this data is recorded in a data packet format on a vehicle and transmitted by radio from the vehicles to a base station, and under some circumstances, transmitted by the internet to a central data station where it is used to determine what should be done with the vehicles, such as for example to determine if the battery of a vehicle must be charged. The data may be transmitted from one vehicle to another vehicle before reaching the base station or the central data station. The data packets can indicate the vehicle to which the data applies, if the battery needs to be charged or replaced and can establish a priority schedule for the charging or replacement of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Applicant: Lester Electrical of Nebraska, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark T. Bauer, David E. Merchant, Dennis Fremont Beame, James L. Carrier, John H. Stokes, Joseph Kae Krause, Charles R. Langston, Mark Kevin Woehrer, Michael L. Schukar, Richard D. Hartz