Patents by Inventor Liju V. Alex

Liju V. Alex 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).

  • Patent number: 12136346
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to driver assistance systems, such as blind sport detection systems, that integrate driver facing imaging devices. In one form, a system includes an imaging device configured to capture images of a face of a driver; at least one sensor positioned on the vehicle and configured to detect a distance from the vehicle to an object; and at least one processor configured to analyze the images and determine that the driver is in a drowsy state; determine, based on information received from the at least one sensor, that a distance between the vehicle and the object is decreasing or that the distance between the vehicle and the object is less than a threshold; and in response to the determinations, provide an alert to the driver of a potential side collision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC
    Inventors: Liju V. Alex, Mathew J. John, Martin P Franz, Rohan N Nachnolkar, Royal Ricky Rodrigues
  • Publication number: 20240087458
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to driver assistance systems, such as blind sport detection systems, that integrate driver facing imaging devices. In one form, a system includes an imaging device configured to capture images of a face of a driver; at least one sensor positioned on the vehicle and configured to detect a distance from the vehicle to an object; and at least one processor configured to analyze the images and determine that the driver is in a drowsy state; determine, based on information received from the at least one sensor, that a distance between the vehicle and the object is decreasing or that the distance between the vehicle and the object is less than a threshold; and in response to the determinations, provide an alert to the driver of a potential side collision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC
    Inventors: Liju V. Alex, Mathew J. John, Martin P. Franz, Rohan N. Nachnoikar, Royal Ricky Rodrigues
  • Patent number: 10657823
    Abstract: A system and method system for determining when an object detected by a collision avoidance sensor on one member of an articulated vehicle comprises another member of the vehicle are provided. The system includes a collision avoidance sensor disposed on a first member of the vehicle and configured to detect an object within a field of view of the sensor on a side of the first member of the vehicle. The system further includes a controller configured to determine an articulation angle between the first member of the vehicle and a second member of the vehicle and to determine in response to the articulation angle, whether the second member of the vehicle is the object within the field of view of the collision avoidance sensor on the first member of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC
    Inventors: Michael K. Lesher, Martin P. Franz, Liju V. Alex
  • Publication number: 20190130759
    Abstract: A system and method system for determining when an object detected by a collision avoidance sensor on one member of an articulated vehicle comprises another member of the vehicle are provided. The system includes a collision avoidance sensor disposed on a first member of the vehicle and configured to detect an object within a field of view of the sensor on a side of the first member of the vehicle. The system further includes a controller configured to determine an articulation angle between the first member of the vehicle and a second member of the vehicle and to determine in response to the articulation angle, whether the second member of the vehicle is the object within the field of view of the collision avoidance sensor on the first member of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Michael K. Lesher, Martin P. Franz, Liju V. Alex