Patents by Inventor Matthew Daniel Lopez

Matthew Daniel Lopez 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: 12017668
    Abstract: Techniques for enabling operation of a vehicle after detecting a fault associated with a component of the vehicle are described herein. A vehicle computing system can monitor components of the vehicle and identify a fault associated with a component. Based on the fault, the vehicle computing system can cause the vehicle to cease (e.g., stop) or limit operation in an environment. The vehicle computing system can receive a request to override the fault and continue operation of the vehicle in a recovery mode with limited parameters (e.g., limited speed, acceleration, etc.). Based on a determination that the request to override the fault is valid, the vehicle computing system can cause the vehicle to be controlled, by an operator or an autonomous controller, according to parameters of the recovery mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Zoox, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Daniel Lopez, Collin MacGregor, Udayan Pushparaj Karmarkar, Lilith Rogue Automata, Ganapathy Sankararaman
  • Patent number: 11891078
    Abstract: Techniques for identifying a constraint to apply to an operation of a vehicle are described herein. A vehicle computing system receives diagnostics and constraints associated with components of the vehicle. The vehicle computing system identifies constraints to apply to vehicular operation based on the received diagnostics and constraints. The vehicle computing system may determine whether a received constraint is valid, based on associated diagnostics. Based on a determination that the constraint is valid, the vehicle computing system may include the constraint in vehicle control considerations. Based on a determination that the constraint is invalid, the vehicle computing system may withhold the constraint from vehicle control considerations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: ZOOX, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Daniel Lopez, Collin MacGregor, Darrin Sammons Willis, Udayan Pushparaj Karmarkar, Lilith Rogue Automata
  • Patent number: 11891076
    Abstract: Techniques for determining whether to limit an operation of a vehicle while operating in a manually assisted mode of operation are described herein. A vehicle computing system can monitor components of the vehicle and identify a fault associated with a component. The vehicle computing system can determine whether the fault is associated with a manual operation of the vehicle. Based on a determination that the fault is not associated with the manual operation of the vehicle (e.g., fault associated with an autonomous control component), the vehicle computing system can override the fault and enable continued operation of the vehicle in the manually assisted mode of operation. Based on a determination that the fault is associated with the manual operation of the vehicle, the vehicle computing system can cause the vehicle to cease operating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: ZOOX, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Daniel Lopez, Collin MacGregor, Udayan Pushparaj Karmarkar, Austin Hendrix, Eric Yu-Chieh Shyu
  • Patent number: 11535270
    Abstract: The described techniques relate to coordinating and managing faults of systems of a vehicle, such as an autonomous vehicle, to enable the vehicle to respond safely and appropriately to the faults. In examples, a centralized fault monitor system receives faults from different vehicle systems, maps the received faults to associated fault constraints, prioritizes different and shared parameters between the fault constraints, and communicates the constraint parameters to appropriate vehicle systems accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Zoox, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Daniel Lopez, Collin MacGregor, Radhika Jitendra Patel, Derek Redfern, Kristofer Sven Smeds
  • Patent number: 11180156
    Abstract: The described techniques relate to coordinating and managing faults of systems of a vehicle, such as an autonomous vehicle, to enable the vehicle to respond safely and appropriately to the faults. In examples, a centralized fault monitor system receives faults from different vehicle systems, maps the received faults to associated fault constraints, prioritizes different and shared parameters between the fault constraints, and communicates the constraint parameters to appropriate vehicle systems accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Zoox, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Daniel Lopez, Collin MacGregor, Radhika Jitendra Patel, Derek Redfern, Kristofer Sven Smeds
  • Publication number: 20210179121
    Abstract: The described techniques relate to coordinating and managing faults of systems of a vehicle, such as an autonomous vehicle, to enable the vehicle to respond safely and appropriately to the faults. In examples, a centralized fault monitor system receives faults from different vehicle systems, maps the received faults to associated fault constraints, prioritizes different and shared parameters between the fault constraints, and communicates the constraint parameters to appropriate vehicle systems accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew Daniel Lopez, Collin MacGregor, Radhika Jitendra Patel, Derek Redfern, Kristofer Sven Smeds
  • Publication number: 20210179127
    Abstract: The described techniques relate to coordinating and managing faults of systems of a vehicle, such as an autonomous vehicle, to enable the vehicle to respond safely and appropriately to the faults. In examples, a centralized fault monitor system receives faults from different vehicle systems, maps the received faults to associated fault constraints, prioritizes different and shared parameters between the fault constraints, and communicates the constraint parameters to appropriate vehicle systems accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew Daniel Lopez, Collin MacGregor, Radhika Jitendra Patel, Derek Redfern, Kristofer Sven Smeds