Patents by Inventor Lawrence P. Leibowitz

Lawrence P. Leibowitz 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).

  • Inductive sensor apparatus and method for deploying
    Patent number: 6771064
    Abstract: An apparatus for sensing variations in an inductive field, or inductive sensor. The inductive sensor is adapted for detecting the lateral offset of a vehicle within a roadway, especially those with multiple traffic lanes, without regard to lane boundaries, which may vary. Lateral offset information is necessary for determining lane usage statistics and is useful in detecting unsafe driving behaviors evidenced by erratic variations in lane position. Such unsafe driving behaviors are indicative of, for example, intoxicated or drowsy drivers, obstacles in the roadway requiring drastic avoidance measures, aggressive driving and other generally unsafe roadway conditions. In addition, lane position information can be passed back to the vehicle to allow for automated lane-keeping or passed to other detectors for self-calibration of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: Inductive Signature Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence P. Leibowitz, Steven R. Hilliard
  • Inductive sensor apparatus and method for deploying
    Publication number: 20030016005
    Abstract: An apparatus for sensing variations in an inductive field, or inductive sensor. The inductive sensor is adapted for detecting the lateral offset of a vehicle within a roadway, especially those with multiple traffic lanes, without regard to lane boundaries, which may vary. Lateral offset information is necessary for determining lane usage statistics and is useful in detecting unsafe driving behaviors evidenced by erratic variations in lane position. Such unsafe driving behaviors are indicative of, for example, intoxicated or drowsy drivers, obstacles in the roadway requiring drastic avoidance measures, aggressive driving and other generally unsafe roadway conditions. In addition, lane position information can be passed back to the vehicle to allow for automated lane-keeping or passed to other detectors for self-calibration of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Applicant: Inductive Signature Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence P. Leibowitz, Steven R. Hilliard