Patents by Inventor Kunj P. PATEL

Kunj P. PATEL 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 LOCALIZING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20240328792
    Abstract: A system and method for localizing an autonomous vehicle using mapped and real-time data. Mapped data and real-time data are scan matched. Characteristics of the autonomous vehicle such as, but not limited to, linear and angular velocities, heading, and motion prediction are provided to a Bayesian estimation algorithm, and a final pose is computed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Yu-Hsuan CHANG, Kunj P. PATEL, Sai Ravi Teja BOGGAVARAPU
  • Internally tensioned inflatable structure that is posable in multiple positions
    Patent number: 11614083
    Abstract: An inflatable structure includes a top end cap, a bottom end cap, a bladder, a nozzle, a loop, and a first tether. The bladder is attached to the top and bottom end caps and is configured to hold pressurized fluid therebetween. The nozzle is configured to allow fluid to enter and exit the bladder. The loop is attached to one of the top and bottom end caps. A tether is disposed within the bladder, coupled to the other one of the top and bottom end caps, and extends through the at least one loop. The top end cap assumes a first position when the bladder is inflated. When the top end cap is adjusted from the first position to a second position, the first tether is configured to maintain the top end cap in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignees: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
    Inventors: Wonhee M. Kim, Paul W. Alexander, Jonathan E. Luntz, Diann Brei, Laura Alejandra Giner Munoz, Kunj P. Patel, Adeline Emily Wihardja, Noah Luntzlara
  • Internally Tensioned Inflatable Structure That Is Posable In Multiple Positions
    Publication number: 20210071659
    Abstract: An inflatable structure includes a top end cap, a bottom end cap, a bladder, a nozzle, a loop, and a first tether. The bladder is attached to the top and bottom end caps and is configured to hold pressurized fluid therebetween. The nozzle is configured to allow fluid to enter and exit the bladder. The loop is attached to one of the top and bottom end caps. A tether is disposed within the bladder, coupled to the other one of the top and bottom end caps, and extends through the at least one loop. The top end cap assumes a first position when the bladder is inflated. When the top end cap is adjusted from the first position to a second position, the first tether is configured to maintain the top end cap in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Wonhee M. KIM, Paul W. ALEXANDER, Jonathan E. LUNTZ, Diann BREI, Laura Alejandra GINER MUNOZ, Kunj P. PATEL, Adeline Emily WIHARDJA, Noah LUNTZLARA