Patents by Inventor Laura MacLean Ochsner

Laura MacLean Ochsner 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).

  • Automatic interior protection
    Patent number: 12187097
    Abstract: Illustrative examples of a vehicle system and associated methods may be directed to monitoring one or more vehicle components to prevent excess temperatures or heat. A thermal controller may be configured to determine a timer based on a predicted thermal input, and based on the timer, compare a temperature of the vehicle component to a temperature threshold. The thermal controller may be further configured to send an instruction to reduce the temperature of the vehicle component based on the comparison of the temperature to the temperature threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Laura MacLean Ochsner, Ajay Panekkad, Ean Joshua Hall
  • AUTOMATIC INTERIOR PROTECTION
    Publication number: 20240017583
    Abstract: Illustrative examples of a vehicle system and associated methods may be directed to monitoring one or more vehicle components to prevent excess temperatures or heat. A thermal controller may be configured to determine a timer based on a predicted thermal input, and based on the timer, compare a temperature of the vehicle component to a temperature threshold. The thermal controller may be further configured to send an instruction to reduce the temperature of the vehicle component based on the comparison of the temperature to the temperature threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Laura MacLean Ochsner, Ajay Panekkad, Ean Joshua Hall