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).
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Patent number: 12119123Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 8, 2021Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Jay Z. Chen, Matthew Cassoli, Pramita Mitra, Josh Fodale, Spencer White, John Wayne Jaranson
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Patent number: 12017649Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 25, 2020Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Pramita Mitra, Josh Fodale, Archak Mittal, Eric H. Wingfield
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Patent number: 11865938Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 13, 2019Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Sujitha Krishna Devaraj, Josh Fodale, Robert Hinh, Adrian Kalinowski, Rafi Odisho
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Patent number: 11812451Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 25, 2019Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Clifford Anthony Bailey, Sujitha Krishna Devaraj, Josh Fodale, Robert Hinh, Adrian Kalinowski, Rafi Odisho
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Publication number: 20230231716Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2022Publication date: July 20, 2023Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Pramita Mitra, Hadi Atwi, Spencer White, Matthew Cassoli, Josh Fodale
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Publication number: 20230111974Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2021Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Jay Z. Chen, Matthew Cassoli, Pramita Mitra, Josh Fodale, Spencer White, John Wayne Jaranson
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Publication number: 20220292617Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2021Publication date: September 15, 2022Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Matthew Cassoli, Pramita Mitra, Spencer White, Josh Fodale, Evan Squires
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Publication number: 20220097695Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2020Publication date: March 31, 2022Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Pramita Mitra, Josh Fodale, Archak Mittal, Eric H. Wingfield
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Publication number: 20210049712Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2019Publication date: February 18, 2021Inventors: Sujitha Krishna DEVARAJ, Josh FODALE, Robert HINH, Adrian KALINOWSKI, Rafi ODISHO
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Publication number: 20200413408Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2019Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Clifford Anthony Bailey, Sujitha Krishna Devaraj, Josh Fodale, Robert Hinh, Adrian Kalinowski, Rafi Odisho