Patents by Inventor Matthew R. Allen

Matthew R. Allen 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).

  • Publication number: 20240144822
    Abstract: A vehicle may have devices such as knobs, sliders, touch sensors, cameras, and other devices for gathering user input, capturing images, and gathering other information. Control circuitry in the vehicle may display an interactive route map on a display in the vehicle body. The route map may have a route line depicting a route between a starting point and an ending point for a journey. The control circuitry may move a vehicle icon in forward and reverse along the route line in response to the user input to select a vehicle icon location. The control circuitry may display media that corresponds to the selected vehicle icon location. The media may include an image captured by the camera, media retrieved from remote databases, and/or other content associated with the location of the vehicle icon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Daniel De Rocha Rosario, Kurt R Stiehl, Matthew J Allen, David A Krimsley, Kevin M Lynch
  • Patent number: 9683918
    Abstract: A wear detection system for detecting beam wear along a support flange of a beam includes a rail riding portion configured to travel along the support flange and a processor portion connected to the rail riding portion. The rail riding portion includes a wear measurement system comprising one or more measuring sensors configured to provide an output indicative of thickness of the support flange. The processor portion includes an integrated processing system that receives the output of the one or more measuring sensors and generates measurement information based on the output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis L. Mayer, Matthew R. Allen
  • Publication number: 20150197399
    Abstract: A wear detection system for detecting beam wear along a support flange of a beam includes a rail riding portion configured to travel along the support flange and a processor portion connected to the rail riding portion. The rail riding portion includes a wear measurement system comprising one or more measuring sensors configured to provide an output indicative of thickness of the support flange. The processor portion includes an integrated processing system that receives the output of the one or more measuring sensors and generates measurement information based on the output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis L. Mayer, Matthew R. Allen