Patents by Inventor Joshua T. Butler

Joshua T. Butler 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: 10369966
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to employing various methods and devices to access a vehicle and controlling a level of access granted based on the device and methods employed. Controlling access to a vehicle can comprise maintaining a plurality of security profiles, each security profile associated with a different access device or type of access device. When the presence of an access device in proximity to the vehicle or a request to access the vehicle is detected, a security profile associated with the detected access device or the request to access the vehicle can be retrieved and used to determine whether to grant access to the vehicle. In response to determining to grant access to the vehicle, access to the vehicle can be provided according to an access level for the detected access device or the request to access the vehicle identified in the retrieved security profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: NIO USA, Inc.
    Inventors: James S. Higgins, Infantdani Abel Rayan, Joshua T. Butler, Rachad Youssef Gamarra, Anthony Tao Liang, Gautam Muralidhar