Patents by Inventor Matt AMACKER

Matt AMACKER 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).

  • Signaling autonomous vehicles
    Patent number: 11507109
    Abstract: An automotive vehicle receives packets from at least one signaling device. The packets are formatted in accordance with a wireless personal area network and received exclusive of a connection being made in the wireless personal area network. Location and purpose data of the signaling device contained in the packets are analyzed and travel of the vehicle is controlled based on the location and purpose data of the signaling device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventor: Matt Amacker
  • SIGNALING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20200333801
    Abstract: An automotive vehicle receives packets from at least one signaling device. The packets are formatted in accordance with a wireless personal area network and received exclusive of a connection being made in the wireless personal area network. Location and purpose data of the signaling device contained in the packets are analyzed and travel of the vehicle is controlled based on the location and purpose data of the signaling device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventor: Matt AMACKER
  • Dynamically updating ultra-wide band road markers
    Patent number: 10789838
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for dynamically communicating information of an area of interest by way of road marker devices, such as road cones, pucks, barricade, or the like. The apparatus may communication information for areas of interest including road work zones, traffic accidents, disabled vehicles, or other road hazards. The road marker devices include processing circuitry configured to determine a peripheral shape as a boundary indicated by the road marker devices as the information of the area of interest, and communicate the information of the peripheral shape from a marker device to vehicles approaching the area of interest. The road markers may communicate information of the area of interest to autonomous vehicles, or vehicles having certain sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventor: Matt Amacker
  • DYNAMICALLY UPDATING ULTRA-WIDE BAND ROAD MARKERS
    Publication number: 20200118431
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for dynamically communicating information of an area of interest by way of road marker devices, such as road cones, pucks, barricade, or the like. The apparatus may communication information for areas of interest including road work zones, traffic accidents, disabled vehicles, or other road hazards. The road marker devices include processing circuitry configured to determine a peripheral shape as a boundary indicated by the road marker devices as the information of the area of interest, and communicate the information of the peripheral shape from a marker device to vehicles approaching the area of interest. The road markers may communicate information of the area of interest to autonomous vehicles, or vehicles having certain sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventor: Matt AMACKER