Patents by Inventor Matthew Rodrigues

Matthew Rodrigues 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: 20240094045
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus consistent with the present disclosure may use a plurality of force sensing devices that allow a computer of an autonomous vehicle (AV) to identify locations within the AV where particular objects reside. These force sensing devices may allow the AV computer to identify how much a particular object weights and identify whether an object has moved based on a location where a particular amount of weight currently resides versus a location where that weight previously resided in the AV. Weight information combined with other sensor data (e.g. camera or LIDAR data) may allow the AV computer to identify whether a particular object is a person or a package. The AV computer may also validate that certain driving rules are enforced, such that persons or packages are being moved safely and correctly in the AV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Matthew Jones, Nigel Rodrigues
  • Publication number: 20100001867
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system for determining content level in a fluid holding tank and requesting refills. One embodiment of the system comprises a magnet that produces a magnetic flux around a housing for an existing content level gauge, a Hall Effect sensor transmitter unit disposed on the housing and having at least one current detecting loop therein for detecting any variation in a magnetic field created by the magnet, and a metal content level gauge disposed within the housing. The degree of variation corresponds to a measured content level as indicated by a position of the metal content level gauge. The system further comprises a base station receiver transmitter unit for receiving a signal from the Hall Effect sensor transmitter unit and forwarding that signal to a remote registry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2008
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventors: Matthew Rodrigue, William Sulinski, James V. Masi, Isaac Horn
  • Patent number: D953220
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Rafael Dos Santos, Jeffrey Cotner, Matthew Rodrigues, Edwin Ng, Michael Dawson, Steven Powell
  • Patent number: D954621
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Rafael Dos Santos, Jeffrey Cotner, Matthew Rodrigues, Edwin Ng, Michael Dawson, Steven Powell
  • Patent number: D971788
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Daimler Truck AG
    Inventors: Rafael Dos Santos, Jeffrey Cotner, Austin Cox, Matthew Rodrigues, Edwin Ng, Michael Dawson, Joon-Ho Lee, Jason Randall, Paul Bakonyi, Andrew Olson, Steven Powell
  • Patent number: D971789
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Daimler Truck AG
    Inventors: Rafael Dos Santos, Jeffrey Cotner, Austin Cox, Matthew Rodrigues, Edwin Ng, Michael Dawson, Joon-Ho Lee, Jason Randall, Paul Bakonyi, Andrew Olson, Steven Powell
  • Patent number: D995383
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Daimler Truck AG
    Inventors: Jeffrey Cotner, Rafael Dos Santos, Edwin Ng, Andrew Olson, Steven Powell, Matthew Rodrigues
  • Patent number: D995384
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Daimler Truck AG
    Inventors: Jeffrey Cotner, Rafael Dos Santos, Edwin Ng, Andrew Olson, Steven Powell, Matthew Rodrigues