Patents by Inventor Marshall Sosland

Marshall Sosland 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING FUEL LEVEL BASED ON FUEL CONSUMPTION AND REFILL DATA
    Publication number: 20200347808
    Abstract: Embodiments include systems and methods of reporting the fuel level in a fuel tank of a vehicle. The method includes receiving a fuel consumption curve and a fuel refill curve, receiving a first fuel level value and a second fuel level value from a fuel level sensor; and determining whether the vehicle is consuming fuel or receiving fuel based on a change between the first fuel level value and the second fuel level value. In response to determining that the vehicle is consuming fuel, the method further includes determining a fuel gauge display value based on the second fuel level value and the fuel consumption curve. In response to determining that the vehicle is receiving fuel, the method further includes determining a fuel gauge display value based on the second fuel level value and the fuel refill curve. The fuel gauge display value is presented on a fuel gauge display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA CONNECTED NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Raja Shekar Kilaru, Karthik Kaja, Marshall Sosland, Randall Mason Harris
  • Systems and methods for determining fuel level based on fuel consumption and refill data
    Patent number: 10823125
    Abstract: Embodiments include systems and methods of reporting the fuel level in a fuel tank of a vehicle. The method includes receiving a fuel consumption curve and a fuel refill curve, receiving a first fuel level value and a second fuel level value from a fuel level sensor, and determining whether the vehicle is consuming fuel or receiving fuel based on a change between the first fuel level value and the second fuel level value. In response to determining that the vehicle is consuming fuel, the method further includes determining a fuel gauge display value based on the second fuel level value and the fuel consumption curve. In response to determining that the vehicle is receiving fuel, the method further includes determining a fuel gauge display value based on the second fuel level value and the fuel refill curve. The fuel gauge display value is presented on a fuel gauge display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA CONNECTED NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Raja Shekar Kilaru, Karthik Kaja, Marshall Sosland, Randall Mason Harris