Patents by Inventor Kelly D. Nichols

Kelly D. Nichols 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).

  • OPERATOR PROTECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20230242075
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a request to assume control of a vehicle generated by a candidate operator via a first communication pathway. The method obtains a key from an onboard controller of the vehicle and communicates the key to the candidate operator via a second communication pathway that is different from the first communication pathway. The method determines the candidate operator to be a confirmed operator based at least in part on obtaining the key from the candidate operator via the first communication pathway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew McClory, Pascal Martin, Kelly D. Nichols, Jeffrey D. Kernwein, Andrew Ryan Staats, Stuart J. Barr, Karen A. Shaw, Thomas Paul Spiegelhalter, JR.