Patents by Inventor Matthew Atwood
Matthew Atwood 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).
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Publication number: 20240125546Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method, device and system to efficiently liquefy and isolate a gas from a gaseous mixture. In an embodiment of the present invention, separation of gasses from the atmosphere can be carried out using a cooled surface to separate the gasses from the atmosphere. In an alternative embodiment of the present invention, removal of CO2 from the atmosphere can be carried out by using the method, device and system to efficiently cryogenically separate CO2 from air and capture the CO2 from a gaseous mixture using a surface and release the ‘CO2 lean air’ into the atmosphere and store the captured liquefied CO2.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: AirCapture LLCInventors: Matthew Atwood, Christopher Douglas, Scott Green, Dakota Black
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Publication number: 20220414567Abstract: A vehicle scheduling system includes a server that, responsive to receiving a charge request for a vehicle, generate output identifying a list of business entities within a predefined maximum distance of a target charging station that are ranked according to a match with a user profile associated with the vehicle and an incentive offer from at least one of the business entities. The server also, responsive to receiving input selecting one of the business entities, place a reservation with the one of the business entities according to an estimated time of arrival of the vehicle at the one of the business entities.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2021Publication date: December 29, 2022Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Matthew Atwood WHITAKER, John Houman KOUHSARI
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Publication number: 20220379262Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method, device and system to capture carbon dioxide in air using solid amine sorbents and using a radio frequency and/or microwave generator to desorb the carbon dioxide by directly exciting the amine-carbon bond thereby significantly reducing the energy cost of releasing the carbon dioxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2021Publication date: December 1, 2022Inventor: Matthew Atwood
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Patent number: 11175150Abstract: A system includes a computer that includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to receive an input route from a user device, wherein the input route is determined by user input tracing the input route on a display of a map on the user device, to specify a travel route for a vehicle, including a direction of movement of the vehicle, based on the input route received from the user device, and upon determining that the vehicle specified travel route is within a specified distance of the input route, to adjust the travel route based on vehicle sensor data, a destination of the input route, and a time of day, thereby outputting an adjusted travel route.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2020Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Subhransu Mishra, Matthew Atwood Whitaker
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Publication number: 20210215490Abstract: A system includes a computer that includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to receive an input route from a user device, wherein the input route is determined by user input tracing the input route on a display of a map on the user device, to specify a travel route for a vehicle, including a direction of movement of the vehicle, based on the input route received from the user device, and upon determining that the vehicle specified travel route is within a specified distance of the input route, to adjust the travel route based on vehicle sensor data, a destination of the input route, and a time of day, thereby outputting an adjusted travel route.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2020Publication date: July 15, 2021Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Subhransu Mishra, Matthew Atwood Whitaker
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Patent number: 10939296Abstract: A vehicle includes a controller, programmed to responsive to wirelessly connecting to a mobile device using a mobile credential issued from a server within a time frame specified in the mobile credential, issue an access token to the mobile device, and responsive to receiving a command authorized by the access token from the mobile device, route the command to a vehicle subsystem for execution.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2018Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Matthew Atwood Whitaker, Patrick Ellis, Henry Salvatore Savage, Christopher Weir, Subhransu Mishra, Andreas Arvanitis, Lionel Ronald Sequeira, Anuja Anil Shirsat, Hansel Mauricio Monroy, Owen Carpenter
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Publication number: 20200059787Abstract: A vehicle includes a controller, programmed to responsive to wirelessly connecting to a mobile device using a mobile credential issued from a server within a time frame specified in the mobile credential, issue an access token to the mobile device, and responsive to receiving a command authorized by the access token from the mobile device, route the command to a vehicle subsystem for execution.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2018Publication date: February 20, 2020Inventors: Matthew Atwood Whitaker, Patrick Ellis, Henry Salvatore Savage, Christopher Weir, Subhransu Mishra, Andreas Arvanitis, Lionel Ronald Sequeira, Anuja Anil Shirsat, Hansel Mauricio Monroy, Owen Carpenter
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Patent number: 10372121Abstract: A system for controlling a vehicle from a remote device, such as a mobile device, is disclosed. In one embodiment, the mobile device includes a mobile phone. In other embodiments, any device capable of receiving user input to control the movement may be used. In one embodiment, the system includes a user input receiving module coupled to a processor and configured to receive variations in user input forces applied to a touch-sensitive user interface over a period of time, wherein the intentional or unintentional variations in user input forces over the period of time are indicative of user intent to control the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2016Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Matthew Atwood Whitaker, John Robert Van Wiemeersch
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Patent number: 10308217Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to receive a request from a mobile device to utilize a vehicle resource. The processor is also configured to determine that a first key has been used to start a vehicle a first time. The processor is further configured to determine that a second key has been used to start the vehicle a second time and approve the request based on the determination that both the first key and the second key were used to start the vehicle a first time and a second time respectively.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2015Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Joseph Paul Rork, Matthew Atwood Whitaker
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Publication number: 20170308075Abstract: A system for controlling a vehicle from a remote device, such as a mobile device, is disclosed. In one embodiment, the mobile device includes a mobile phone. In other embodiments, any device capable of receiving user input to control the movement may be used. In one embodiment, the system includes a user input receiving module coupled to a processor and configured to receive variations in user input forces applied to a touch-sensitive user interface over a period of time, wherein the intentional or unintentional variations in user input forces over the period of time are indicative of user intent to control the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2016Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventors: Matthew Atwood Whitaker, John Robert Van Wiemeersch
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Publication number: 20170080896Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to receive a request from a mobile device to utilize a vehicle resource. The processor is also configured to wirelessly identifying the presence of both a first vehicle key and a second vehicle key, being present at the same time and approve the request based on wireless identification of both the first key and the second key being simultaneously present.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2015Publication date: March 23, 2017Inventors: Matthew Atwood WHITAKER, Joseph Paul RORK
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Publication number: 20160368454Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to receive a request from a mobile device to utilize a vehicle resource. The processor is also configured to determine that a first key has been used to start a vehicle a first time. The processor is further configured to determine that a second key has been used to start the vehicle a second time and approve the request based on the determination that both the first key and the second key were used to start the vehicle a first time and a second time respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2015Publication date: December 22, 2016Inventors: Joseph Paul RORK, Matthew Atwood WHITAKER
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Publication number: 20140275299Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for synthesizing low nitrogen concentration organic liquids from biomass, such as algae, the organic liquids being suitable for refining into fuels and other chemicals. The biomass together with a solvent that is immiscible with water at room temperature are subjected to a subcritical hydrothermal treatment to disrupt cell structure and transform the biomass into a gas phase, a bio-oil phase, an aqueous phase and a solid phase. The aqueous phase contains most of the nitrogen. The resulting multi-phasic mixture can be separated into four phases, including an aqueous phase and the organic liquid which consists of bio-oil dissolved in the solvent. Refined organic liquid can be recycled into the hydrothermal treatment as the solvent. The subcritical hydrothermal treatment can be performed at a generally low temperature and followed by a second hydrothermal treatment at a higher temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Inventors: William Brian Bedwell, Matthew Atwood, Jin-Ping Lim, Esperanza Alvarez, Jordi Perez Mariano
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Publication number: 20130341272Abstract: Ultra-low energy membrane-based dewatering systems and methods are provided herein. Dewatering systems of the invention employ both micro-filtration and forward osmosis, and optionally employ settling, to concentrate biomass at a low concentration, such as about 0.5 g/L, to a concentration of about 50 g/L or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: December 26, 2013Applicant: Algae Systems, LLCInventors: Sherwin Gormly, Matthew Atwood, Andrew Septimus, John Perry Barlow
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Publication number: 20110045842Abstract: A computer-implemented method for automatically updating a social networking system based on vehicle events may include receiving login information at a nomadic device to permit network access to a social networking system. The method may also include wirelessly determining a vehicle operational status. Geographic location information indicating an approximate location of the vehicle may also be received. Based on the vehicle operational status and the location information, one or more messages may be generated. Network access to the social networking system using the login information may be obtained and the one or more messages to the social networking system may be transmitted over the network for updating information on the social networking system.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2009Publication date: February 24, 2011Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Joseph Paul Rork, Matthew Atwood Whitaker