Patents by Inventor Josh Fodale

Josh Fodale 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: 12119123
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems and methods using blockchain for in-vehicle health and wellness tracking. An example method may include receiving a request for a vehicle from a mobile device of a user. The example method may also include receiving, from a pathogen detector device within a first vehicle, an indication that a number of pathogens within the first vehicle is less than a threshold amount. The example method may also include assigning the first vehicle to the user based on the indication that the number of pathogens within the first vehicle is less than a threshold amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jay Z. Chen, Matthew Cassoli, Pramita Mitra, Josh Fodale, Spencer White, John Wayne Jaranson
  • Patent number: 12017649
    Abstract: A system comprises a computer including a processor and a memory. The memory storing instructions executable by the processor to cause the processor to receive a blockchain including a record of a vehicle status, wherein the vehicle status comprises at least an intended vehicle operation of a first vehicle; determine a path recommendation for the first vehicle based on at least a vehicle trajectory of a second vehicle; and transmit the path recommendation to the first vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Pramita Mitra, Josh Fodale, Archak Mittal, Eric H. Wingfield
  • Patent number: 11865938
    Abstract: A charging system for a battery powered vehicle may include a memory configured to maintain customer accounts, and a processor configured to receive requests from a first customer at a charging station for an increased rate of charge, transmit the request to at least one other customer at the charging station in response to verification of the customer account associated with the first customer; and instruct the charging station to increase the rate of charge for the first customer and decrease the rate of charge for the at least one other customer in response to the at least one other customer accepting the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Sujitha Krishna Devaraj, Josh Fodale, Robert Hinh, Adrian Kalinowski, Rafi Odisho
  • Patent number: 11812451
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a first data block including an identifier for a component, receiving a second data block including usage data for the component and a link to the first data block, storing the first and second data blocks in a blockchain, and allocating respective usage tokens to each of a plurality of entities based on the usage data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Clifford Anthony Bailey, Sujitha Krishna Devaraj, Josh Fodale, Robert Hinh, Adrian Kalinowski, Rafi Odisho
  • Publication number: 20230231716
    Abstract: A computer is configured to receive a request from an autonomous machine to perform an action, authenticate the autonomous machine according to a smart contract blockchain program, generate encrypted commands to actuate one or more components of the autonomous machine to perform the action in response to authenticating the autonomous machine, transmit the encrypted commands to an external server configured to authenticate the request according to a blockchain program, receive decrypted commands from the external server based on authentication of the request, and actuate the one or more components of the autonomous machine to perform the action according to the decrypted commands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Pramita Mitra, Hadi Atwi, Spencer White, Matthew Cassoli, Josh Fodale
  • Publication number: 20230111974
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems and methods using blockchain for in-vehicle health and wellness tracking. An example method may include receiving a request for a vehicle from a mobile device of a user. The example method may also include receiving, from a pathogen detector device within a first vehicle, an indication that a number of pathogens within the first vehicle is less than a threshold amount. The example method may also include assigning the first vehicle to the user based on the indication that the number of pathogens within the first vehicle is less than a threshold amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jay Z. Chen, Matthew Cassoli, Pramita Mitra, Josh Fodale, Spencer White, John Wayne Jaranson
  • Publication number: 20220292617
    Abstract: Blockchain-enabled advanced shipment notice for additive manufacturing supply chain is disclosed herein. An example method includes generating a digital supply item associated with a product model for a part, encrypting the digital supply item, generating an additive manufacturing policy for the part, and adding the digital supply item and the additive manufacturing policy to a blockchain ledger. A supplier can authorize a print job for the part, decrypt the digital supply item from the blockchain ledger, and print the part using the digital supply item on a three-dimensional printer, according to the additive manufacturing policy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Cassoli, Pramita Mitra, Spencer White, Josh Fodale, Evan Squires
  • Publication number: 20220097695
    Abstract: A system comprises a computer including a processor and a memory. The memory storing instructions executable by the processor to cause the processor to receive a blockchain including a record of a vehicle status, wherein the vehicle status comprises at least an intended vehicle operation of a first vehicle; determine a path recommendation for the first vehicle based on at least a vehicle trajectory of a second vehicle; and transmit the path recommendation to the first vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Pramita Mitra, Josh Fodale, Archak Mittal, Eric H. Wingfield
  • Publication number: 20210049712
    Abstract: A charging system for a battery powered vehicle may include a memory configured to maintain customer accounts, and a processor configured to receive requests from a first customer at a charging station for an increased rate of charge, transmit the request to at least one other customer at the charging station in response to verification of the customer account associated with the first customer; and instruct the charging station to increase the rate of charge for the first customer and decrease the rate of charge for the at least one other customer in response to the at least one other customer accepting the request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Sujitha Krishna DEVARAJ, Josh FODALE, Robert HINH, Adrian KALINOWSKI, Rafi ODISHO
  • Publication number: 20200413408
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a first data block including an identifier for a component, receiving a second data block including usage data for the component and a link to the first data block, storing the first and second data blocks in a blockchain, and allocating respective usage tokens to each of a plurality of entities based on the usage data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Clifford Anthony Bailey, Sujitha Krishna Devaraj, Josh Fodale, Robert Hinh, Adrian Kalinowski, Rafi Odisho