Patents by Inventor Livesey George

Livesey George 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).

  • Methods, systems, and vehicles for providing wind alerts to a driver of a vehicle
    Patent number: 11274937
    Abstract: A method for providing wind alerts to a driver includes detecting, with one or more towable item sensors, that a towable item has been coupled to a hitch of a vehicle, detecting a wind condition with one or more wind sensors in response to detecting that the towable item has been coupled to the hitch, and outputting, with one or more output devices, an alert indicative of a high wind scenario when the wind condition is above a wind threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Livesey George
  • METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND VEHICLES FOR PROVIDING WIND ALERTS TO A DRIVER OF A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20210048310
    Abstract: A method for providing wind alerts to a driver includes detecting, with one or more towable item sensors, that a towable item has been coupled to a hitch of a vehicle, detecting a wind condition with one or more wind sensors in response to detecting that the towable item has been coupled to the hitch, and outputting, with one or more output devices, an alert indicative of a high wind scenario when the wind condition is above a wind threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Livesey George