Patents by Inventor Joshua Thomas Glazier

Joshua Thomas Glazier 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: 11628806
    Abstract: A method of calibrating a windshield wiper system that includes moving a wiper arm, of the windshield wiper system, within at least a portion of a full range of motion defined by at least one physical boundary, determining a position of the wiper arm when it contacts the at least one physical boundary, defining, based on the determined position of the wiper arm, an operating range of motion for the wiper arm that is shorter than the full range of motion, and setting the wiper arm to operate within the defined operating range of motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Thomas G. Kracker, Joshua Thomas Glazier, Erik F. De Almeida
  • Publication number: 20210155203
    Abstract: A method of calibrating a windshield wiper system that includes moving a wiper arm, of the windshield wiper system, within at least a portion of a full range of motion defined by at least one physical boundary, determining a position of the wiper arm when it contacts the at least one physical boundary, defining, based on the determined position of the wiper arm, an operating range of motion for the wiper arm that is shorter than the full range of motion, and setting the wiper arm to operate within the defined operating range of motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas G. Kracker, Joshua Thomas Glazier, Erik F. De Almeida
  • Patent number: 9212799
    Abstract: A lamp unit for a vehicle lamp can include: a lens having an aspherical shape, including a first lens portion, and a second lens portion disposed adjacent to the first lens portion and forming a concave portion on at least a part of a rear side surface thereof; a first reflective surface disposed rearward of the first lens portion; a second reflective surface disposed rearward of the second lens portion; a first light source configured to emit light to be reflected by the first reflective surface, pass through the first lens portion and be emitted forward; and a second light source configured to emit light to be reflected by the second reflective surface, pass through the second lens portion and be emitted forward. A shape of a rear side surface of the second lens portion can be configured to diffuse the light from the second light source vertically and horizontally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Todaka, Nathan Marion Fisher, Joshua Thomas Glazier, Mitsuaki Kiyota, Robert William Herpy
  • Publication number: 20140321147
    Abstract: A lamp unit for a vehicle lamp can include: a lens having an aspherical shape, including a first lens portion, and a second lens portion disposed adjacent to the first lens portion and forming a concave portion on at least a part of a rear side surface thereof; a first reflective surface disposed rearward of the first lens portion; a second reflective surface disposed rearward of the second lens portion; a first light source configured to emit light to be reflected by the first reflective surface, pass through the first lens portion and be emitted forward; and a second light source configured to emit light to be reflected by the second reflective surface, pass through the second lens portion and be emitted forward. A shape of a rear side surface of the second lens portion can be configured to diffuse the light from the second light source vertically and horizontally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicants: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichi Todaka, Nathan Marion Fisher, Joshua Thomas Glazier, Mitsuaki Kiyota, Robert William Herpy