Patents by Inventor Kevin S. Oshiro

Kevin S. Oshiro 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).

  • System and method for generating vehicle drive cycle profiles
    Patent number: 9239995
    Abstract: A system and method for generating vehicle drive cycles. Information describing a path of travel and a vehicle are received from a user. A detailed representation of the path of travel is obtained. Road condition information for segments of the path of travel is obtained, and the path of travel is verified as being traversable by the described vehicle. This information is used to generate a drive cycle profile, which contains at least the simulated path traversed by the vehicle, the speed of the vehicle along segments of the path, and any ambient conditions taken into account when predicting the speed of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: PACCAR INC
    Inventors: Kevin S. Oshiro, John D. Duffy
  • IN-TRUCK FUEL ECONOMY ESTIMATOR
    Publication number: 20140277971
    Abstract: A system and method for generating vehicle fuel economy estimates. Information describing a path of travel and a vehicle are received from a user. A detailed representation of the path of travel is obtained. Road condition information for segments of the path of travel is obtained, and the path of travel is verified as being traversable by the described vehicle. This information is used to generate a drive cycle profile, which contains at least the simulated path traversed by the vehicle, the speed of the vehicle along segments of the path, and any ambient conditions taken into account when predicting the speed of the vehicle. One or more drive cycle profiles are used to generate a fuel economy estimate for the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: PACCAR Inc
    Inventors: Kevin S. Oshiro, John D. Duffy, Christopher Balton
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING VEHICLE DRIVE CYCLE PROFILES
    Publication number: 20120330479
    Abstract: A system and method for generating vehicle drive cycles. Information describing a path of travel and a vehicle are received from a user. A detailed representation of the path of travel is obtained. Road condition information for segments of the path of travel is obtained, and the path of travel is verified as being traversable by the described vehicle. This information is used to generate a drive cycle profile, which contains at least the simulated path traversed by the vehicle, the speed of the vehicle along segments of the path, and any ambient conditions taken into account when predicting the speed of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: PACCAR INC
    Inventors: Kevin S. Oshiro, John D. Duffy