Patents by Inventor Lucas Smith

Lucas Smith 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: 12291196
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining, by a server, an event associated with a transport, receiving, by the server, atypical data related to the transport from a plurality of devices over various times prior to the event, analyzing, by the server, the atypical data, forming, by the server, a consensus based on the analyzed atypical data to determine a severity of the event, and determining, by the server, an action to take based on the severity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Lucas Smith, Jay Bartholomew
  • Patent number: 12187139
    Abstract: The present application shows a trolley system for providing electrical power to a vehicle, the trolley system comprising: a trolley line that is at least one out of: a flexible structure to be loosely positioned on a ground surface; and a sealed structure with an insulating housing comprising a sealing arrangement for sealing an opening extending along the trolley line, and a current collector assembly mounted on the vehicle for establishing a sliding electrical contact with a conductor of the trolley line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: LIEBHERR MINING EQUIPMENT NEWPORT NEWS CO.
    Inventors: Joshua Brown, Lucas Smith
  • Publication number: 20240199005
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving data, by a transport, from a device in proximity to the transport, the data comprises one or more of a speed, a direction, and a distance of the device from the transport, determining, by the transport, a dangerous situation based on the data, obtaining consensus, by the transport, to validate the dangerous situation from one or more of: one or more other devices proximate to the transport, and one or more other transports proximate to the transport, and notifying the device, by the transport, based on the consensus, the notification comprises the dangerous situation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2024
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Lucas Smith, Jay Bartholomew
  • Patent number: 11999381
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining, by a transport, a number of items in the transport, determining, by the transport, a position of each of the items, and in response to a dangerous situation associated with the transport occurring, providing, by the transport, a safety notification associated with at least one of the items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Lucas Smith, Jay Bartholomew
  • Publication number: 20230356712
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining, by a server, an event associated with a transport, receiving, by the server, atypical data related to the transport from a plurality of devices over various times prior to the event, analyzing, by the server, the atypical data, forming, by the server, a consensus based on the analyzed atypical data to determine a severity of the event, and determining, by the server, an action to take based on the severity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Lucas Smith, Jay Bartholomew
  • Patent number: 11718288
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining, by a server, an event associated with a transport, receiving, by the server, atypical data related to the transport from a plurality of devices over various times prior to the event, analyzing, by the server, the atypical data, forming, by the server, a consensus based on the analyzed atypical data to determine a severity of the event, and determining, by the server, an action to take based on the severity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Lucas Smith, Jay Bartholomew
  • Publication number: 20230126882
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining, by a transport, a number of items in the transport, determining, by the transport, a position of each of the items, and in response to dangerous situation associated with the transport occurring, providing, by the transport, a safety notification associated with at least one of the items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Lucas Smith, Jay Bartholomew
  • Patent number: 11574543
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving, by a server, first data from a transport experiencing a near accident with a device external to the transport, the first data comprising a location of the transport and information related to a maneuvering of the transport, determining, by the server, that the location of the transport is a dangerous location and the maneuvering of the transport constitutes the near accident based on the first data, and sending a first notification, by the server, to another transport proximate to the dangerous location, the first notification comprises information related to the dangerous location and the near accident.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Lucas Smith, Jay Bartholomew
  • Publication number: 20220396152
    Abstract: The present application shows a trolley system for providing electrical power to a vehicle, the trolley system comprising: a trolley line that is at least one out of: a flexible structure to be loosely positioned on a ground surface; and a sealed structure with an insulating housing comprising a sealing arrangement for sealing an opening extending along the trolley line, and a current collector assembly mounted on the vehicle for establishing a sliding electrical contact with a conductor of the trolley line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Joshua BROWN, Lucas SMITH
  • Patent number: 11364173
    Abstract: A customizable massage device, including a main body to be disposed on at least a portion of a body of a user, a pressure assembly disposed at a center of the main body to provide pressure to the body of the user in response to a rotation of the pressure assembly, and an adhesive surface circumferentially disposed on a perimeter of a top surface of the main body to connect to the body of the user, such that the adhesive surface prevents the main body falling off the body of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Inventor: Lucas Smith
  • Publication number: 20210361518
    Abstract: A customizable massage device, including a main body to be disposed on at least a portion of a body of a user, a pressure assembly disposed at a center of the main body to provide pressure to the body of the user in response to a rotation of the pressure assembly, and an adhesive surface circumferentially disposed on a perimeter of a top surface of the main body to connect to the body of the user, such that the adhesive surface prevents the main body falling off the body of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventor: Lucas Smith
  • Publication number: 20210295701
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving, by a server, first data from a transport experiencing a near accident with a device external to the transport, the first data comprising a location of the transport and information related to a maneuvering of the transport, determining, by the server, that the location of the transport is a dangerous location and the maneuvering of the transport constitutes the near accident based on the first data, and sending a first notification, by the server, to another transport proximate to the dangerous location, the first notification comprises information related to the dangerous location and the near accident.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Lucas Smith, Jay Bartholomew
  • Publication number: 20210291819
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving data, by a transport, from a device in proximity to the transport, the data comprises one or more of a speed, a direction, and a distance of the device from the transport, determining, by the transport, a dangerous situation based on the data, obtaining consensus, by the transport, to validate the dangerous situation from one or more of: one or more other devices proximate to the transport, and one or more other transports proximate the transport, and notifying the device, by the transport, based on the consensus, the notification comprises the dangerous situation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Lucas Smith, Jay Bartholomew
  • Publication number: 20210291815
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining, by a server, an event associated with a transport, receiving, by the server, atypical data related to the transport from a plurality of devices over various times prior to the event, analyzing, by the server, the atypical data, forming, by the server, a consensus based on the analyzed atypical data to determine a severity of the event, and determining, by the server, an action to take based on the severity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Lucas Smith, Jay Bartholomew
  • Publication number: 20210295459
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving, by a server, primary data related to an event from one or more devices associated with one or more transports, receiving, by the server, secondary data from one or more other devices proximate to the event, analyzing, by the server, the primary data and the secondary data to determine a severity of the event, and sending, from the server, a first notification o the one or more devices associated with the primary data and a second notification to one or more of the other devices associated with the secondary data, based on the severity of the event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Lucas Smith, Jay Bartholomew
  • Publication number: 20210291866
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining, by a transport, a number of items in the transport, determining, by the transport, a position of each of the items, and in response to a dangerous situation associated with the transport occurring, providing, by the transport, a safety notification associated with at least one of the items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Lucas Smith, Jay Bartholomew
  • Patent number: 6820373
    Abstract: A fire protection system that covers and protects a structure from fire and other hazards. The system, which is electronically actuated, comprises primarily poles located on opposite sides of the structure, and a flexible fire retardant cover stored on a reel. Cables attached to the flexible fire retardant cover pull it over the structure, when the system is actuated, to form a protective tent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Inventors: Walter H. Bundy, Jr., Lucas Smith
  • Patent number: 6453621
    Abstract: A wind protection system for covering a structure. The system, which is electronically activated, comprises primarily a pair of extendable poles located on opposite sides of the structure, and a sheet of flexible netting stored on a reel. Cables attached to the netting pull it up and over the tops of the extended poles when the system is activated and when the poles are retracted, pull the netting down and over the structure to form a protective tent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Inventors: Walter H. Bundy, Jr., Lucas Smith
  • Patent number: D911044
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Antomi Productions Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Anthony Neil Lucas-Smith, Naomi Maree Lucas-Smith