Patents by Inventor Linda Y. Harkenrider

Linda Y. Harkenrider 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).

  • Robotically operated vehicle charging station
    Patent number: 9266440
    Abstract: A robotic charging station for charging a battery of an electric vehicle includes a base plate, a riser coupled with the base plate and extending substantially transverse to the base plate, and a robotic arm. The robotic arm extends from the riser and supports an end effector. The end effector includes a plurality of electrical contacts configured to couple with a receptacle disposed on the electric vehicle. The robotic arm is configured to move the end effector in three degrees of motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignees: GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Universite Laval
    Inventors: Dalong Gao, Neil David McKay, Matthew J Reiland, Simon Foucault, Marc-Antoine LaCasse, Thierry Laliberte, Boris Mayer-St-Onge, Alexandre Lecours, Clement Gosselin, David E. Milburn, Linda Y. Harkenrider
  • ROBOTICALLY OPERATED VEHICLE CHARGING STATION
    Publication number: 20130076902
    Abstract: A robotic charging station for charging a battery of an electric vehicle includes a base plate, a riser coupled with the base plate and extending substantially transverse to the base plate, and a robotic arm. The robotic arm extends from the riser and supports an end effector. The end effector includes a plurality of electrical contacts configured to couple with a receptacle disposed on the electric vehicle. The robotic arm is configured to move the end effector in three degrees of motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicants: Universite Laval, GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Dalong Gao, Neil David Mc Kay, Matthew J. Reiland, Simon Foucault, Marc-Antoine Lacasse, Thierry Laliberte, Boris Mayer-St-Onge, Alexandre Lecours, Clement Gosselin, David E. Milburn, Linda Y. Harkenrider
  • Establishing wireless networking between a vehicle and dealership using GPS location information
    Patent number: 8326522
    Abstract: A method and apparatus which enables a vehicle to establish a wireless network connection to a dealership. Upon the vehicle discovering a dealership wireless node, the vehicle obtains dealership GPS coordinates and compares them to the vehicle's own GPS data to determine whether the vehicle is on the dealership's premises. If so, a WiFi connection is established. If not, the wireless node is ignored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Linda Y. Harkenrider, Kier M. Mathieson, Craig A. Lambert
  • ESTABLISHING WIRELESS NETWORKING BETWEEN A VEHICLE AND DEALERSHIP USING GPS LOCATION INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20090248302
    Abstract: A method and apparatus which enables a vehicle to establish a wireless network connection to a dealership. Upon the vehicle discovering a dealership wireless node, the vehicle obtains dealership GPS coordinates and compares them to the vehicle's own GPS data to determine whether the vehicle is on the dealership's premises. If so, a WiFi connection is established. If not, the wireless node is ignored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Linda Y. Harkenrider, Kier M. Mathieson, Craig A. Lambert