Patents by Inventor Keith A. Fields

Keith A. Fields 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).

  • Publication number: 20250104158
    Abstract: Systems and approaches relate to, inter alia, identifying customer opportunities. The systems and approaches may monitor a plurality of routes traversed by a vehicle. The systems and approaches may then access historical route data for the plurality travel routes. The systems and approaches may further calculate a risk index based on the historical route data, and determine at least one customer opportunity based on the calculated risk index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Brian Mark Fields, Aaron Williams, Kristopher Keith Gaudin
  • Publication number: 20250061522
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described for generating a vehicle-to-vehicle traffic alert and updating a vehicle-usage profile. Various aspects include detecting, via one or more processors associated with a first vehicle, that an abnormal traffic condition exists in an operating environment of the first vehicle. An electronic message is generated and transmitted wirelessly, via a vehicle-mounted transceiver associated with the first vehicle, to alert a nearby vehicle of the abnormal traffic condition and to allow the nearby vehicle to avoid the abnormal traffic condition. The first vehicle receives telematics data regarding operation of the nearby vehicle after the nearby vehicle received the electronic message, and transmits the telematics data to a remote server for updating a vehicle-usage profile associated with the nearby vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: Brian Mark Fields, Steven C. Cielocha, Jacob J. Alt, Laura A. Uphoff, Leo Nelson Chan, Mohamed A. Wazeer, Kristopher Keith Gaudin, Justin Davis, Nathan W. Baumann, Giles Roll
  • Publication number: 20250044794
    Abstract: Vehicles may have the capability to navigate according to various levels of autonomous capabilities, the vehicle having a different set of autonomous competencies at each level. In certain situations, the vehicle may shift from one level of autonomous capability to another. The shift may require more or less driving responsibility from a human operator. Sensors inside the vehicle collect human operator parameters to determine an alertness level of the human operator. An alertness level is determined based on the human operator parameters and other data including historical data or human operator-specific data. Notifications are presented to the user based on the determined alertness level that are more or less intrusive based on the alertness level of the human operator and on the urgency of an impending change to autonomous capabilities. Notifications may be tailored to specific human operators based on human operator preference and historical performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Brian Mark Fields, Kristopher Keith Gaudin, Leo Nelson Chan, Aaron Williams
  • Patent number: 8424268
    Abstract: Grid members, namely a runner (10) and wall angle (400) for suspended ceiling grids, are disclosed. Certain embodiments of the runner and the wall angle have two web portions (28, 30) and at least one distinct indent portion (62) to define a space between the web portions. An adhesive (56) may be disposed within one or more of the indent portions (62) to adhere the two web portions (28, 30) to each other. Certain embodiments of the runner or wall angle have flange portions (32, 34) that may have indent portions as well. One or more of these indent portions may contain adhesive. Some embodiments of the runner or wall angle have overturned cap portions on the flange portions, and an adhesive may be placed between the overturned cap portions and upwardly facing surfaces of the flange portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: USG Interiors, LLC
    Inventors: Graham Keith Field, Thomas Andreas Voigt
  • Publication number: 20110023400
    Abstract: Grid members, namely a runner (10) and wall angle (400) for suspended ceiling grids, are disclosed. Certain embodiments of the runner and the wall angle have two web portions (28, 30) and at least one distinct indent portion (62) to define a space between the web portions. An adhesive (56) may be disposed within one or more of the indent portions (62) to adhere the two web portions (28, 30) to each other. Certain embodiments of the runner or wall angle have flange portions (32, 34) that may have indent portions as well. One or more of these indent portions may contain adhesive. Some embodiments of the runner or wall angle have overturned cap portions on the flange portions, and an adhesive may be placed between the overturned cap portions and upwardly facing surfaces of the flange portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: USG INTERIORS, INC.
    Inventors: Graham Keith Field, Thomas Andreas Voigt
  • Patent number: D502415
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: Functional Movement.com
    Inventors: Samuel L. Burton, Earl G. Cook, Keith A. Fields
  • Patent number: D595630
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Load Rite Trailers, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary M. McPherson, Keith A. Field
  • Patent number: D668352
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: USG Interiors, LLC
    Inventors: Graham Keith Field, Thomas Andreas Voigt
  • Patent number: D672476
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: USG Interiors, LLC
    Inventors: Graham Keith Field, Thomas Andreas Voigt