Patents by Inventor Michael A. Young

Michael A. Young 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).

  • Method and apparatus to improve interaction models and user experience for autonomous driving in transition regions
    Patent number: 11691643
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for improving user experiences for autonomous driving. In context of a method, the method determines one or more autonomous transition region parameters for a respective autonomous transition region along a route. The method also, based on the one or more autonomous transition region parameters, determines whether an action is to be performed by a vehicle in accordance with user preference data associated with a user. The method also causes the vehicle to perform the action in accordance with a determination that the action is to be performed by the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: HERE GLOBAL B.V.
    Inventors: Jerome Beaurepaire, Leon Stenneth, Jeremy Michael Young
  • Fibrous structure-containing articles that exhibit consumer relevant properties
    Patent number: 11691380
    Abstract: Articles, such as sanitary tissue products, including fibrous structures, and more particularly articles including fibrous structures having a plurality of fibrous elements wherein the article exhibits differential cellulose content throughout the thickness of the article and methods for making same are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Young, Michael Gomer Stelljes, Michael Donald Suer, Timothy James Klawitter, James Roy Denbow, Steven Lee Barnholtz, Jeffrey Glen Sheehan, Paul Dennis Trokhan
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE SCORE
    Publication number: 20230204385
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining an electric vehicle score are provided. For example, a method for determining an electric vehicle score includes receiving mobility pattern data corresponding to an individual. The method also includes analyzing one or more characteristics associated with an area based on the mobility pattern data. The method also includes determining an electric vehicle score corresponding to the individual based on the analysis of the one or more characteristics associated with the area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: HERE GLOBAL B.V.
    Inventors: Jerome BEAUREPAIRE, Leon STENNETH, Jeremy Michael YOUNG
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AUDIO-BASED NAVIGATION
    Publication number: 20230202508
    Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program product are provided for providing audio-based navigation. In one example, the apparatus determines reliability of a navigation technique for a vehicle. If the navigation technique is unreliable, the apparatus causes the vehicle to rely on audio-based navigation to traverse a route. The audio-based navigation provides one or more navigational instructions based on a sound signature associated with a location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: HERE GLOBAL B.V.
    Inventors: Leon Stenneth, Jerome Beaurepaire, Jeremy Michael Young
  • Discretizer and method of using same
    Patent number: 11684927
    Abstract: Discretizers that exhibit improved solid additive laden fluid flow emanating from the discretizers and methods of using same, particularly for making fibrous structures are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Young, Steven Lee Barnholtz, Fei Wang
  • Fibrous structure-containing articles that exhibit consumer relevant properties
    Patent number: 11685138
    Abstract: Articles, such as sanitary tissue products, including fibrous structures, and more particularly articles including fibrous structures having a plurality of fibrous elements wherein the article exhibits differential cellulose content throughout the thickness of the article and methods for making same are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Young, Michael Gomer Stelljes, Michael Donald Suer, Timothy James Klawitter, James Roy Denbow, Steven Lee Barnholtz, Jeffrey Glen Sheehan, Paul Dennis Trokhan
  • Method, apparatus, and computer program product for organizing autonomous vehicles in an autonomous transition region
    Patent number: 11687094
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for managing autonomous vehicles. In this regard, vehicle context data associated with an indication of a change in an autonomous level for a vehicle traveling along a road segment is determined. Furthermore, the vehicle is assigned to a queue of vehicles traveling along the road segment in response to a determination that the vehicle context data corresponds to particular vehicle context data associated with the queue of vehicles. An indication of the queue of vehicles may also be provided to the vehicle to facilitate navigation of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventors: Leon Stenneth, Jeremy Michael Young, Jerome Beaurepaire
  • DISPENSER ASSEMBLY FOR DISPOSABLE LIDS
    Publication number: 20230192389
    Abstract: An assembly and method of forming a disposable container lid dispenser assembly and which is constructed to sequentially dispense respective container lids from a stack of container lids housed in the dispenser assembly. The dispenser assembly is generally defined by a tube, a pressure plate assembly and a door assembly. The door assembly is movable relative to the tube to allow loading of the tube with a stack of lids and supports a cover that is moveable relative to a door. The door and cover cooperate with one another to define an extraction gap shaped to allow manual extraction of a discrete lid from the stack of lids contained in the dispenser assembly. A plurality of deflectable projections extend across the extraction gap and operate to ensure separation of discrete lid from the remainder of the stack of lids during each extraction event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Young, Jarod Sulik, Rebecca L. Hyma
  • Fibrous structure-containing articles that exhibit consumer relevant properties
    Patent number: 11673365
    Abstract: Articles, such as sanitary tissue products, comprising fibrous structures, and more particularly articles comprising fibrous structures comprising a plurality of fibrous elements wherein the articles exhibit improved consumer relevant properties, for example improved bulk and absorbent properties, compared to known articles and methods for making same are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Young, Michael Gomer Stelljes, Michael Donald Suer, Timothy James Klawitter, James Roy Denbow, Steven Lee Barnholtz, Jeffrey Glen Sheehan, Paul Dennis Trokhan
  • Fibrous structure-containing articles that exhibit consumer relevant properties
    Patent number: 11667103
    Abstract: Articles, such as sanitary tissue products, including fibrous structures, and more particularly articles including fibrous structures having a plurality of fibrous elements wherein the article exhibits differential cellulose content throughout the thickness of the article and methods for making same are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Young, Michael Gomer Stelljes, Michael Donald Suer, Timothy James Klawitter, Steven Lee Barnholtz, Jeffrey Glen Sheehan, Paul Dennis Trokhan, James Roy Denbow
  • Antiviral pyrazolopyridinone compounds
    Patent number: 11667613
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of Formula (I) as described herein, along with pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and methods to use these compounds, salts and compositions for treating viral infections, particularly infections caused by herpesviruses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignees: Novartis AG, Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Zef Konst, Yipin Lu, Robert Joseph Moreau, Naomi Samadara Rajapaksa, Galen Shearn-Nance, David Charles Tully, Michael Robert Turner, Joseph Michael Young, Qian Zhao, Britton K. Corkey, Samuel E. Metobo
  • FIBROUS STRUCTURE-CONTAINING ARTICLES
    Publication number: 20230167611
    Abstract: Articles, such as sanitary tissue products, including fibrous structures, and more particularly articles including fibrous structures having a plurality of fibrous elements wherein the article exhibits differential cellulose content throughout the thickness of the article and methods for making same are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Young, Michael Gomer Stelljes, Michael Donald Suer, Timothy James Klawitter, Steven Lee Barnholtz, Jeffrey Glen Sheehan, Paul Dennis Trokhan, James Roy Denbow
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING LOCATIONS INDUCING TIRE PRESSURE CHANGES
    Publication number: 20230158842
    Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program product are provided for predicting road locations that are likely to induce tire pressure changes. In one example, the apparatus receives historical data of an event in which a first vehicle is impacted by a first tire pressure change at a first road segment. The historical data indicates point-of-interest (POI) information associated with the first road segment. The apparatus trains a prediction model using the historical data. The prediction model is configured to determine a likelihood in which a second road segment induces a second tire pressure change for a second vehicle based on POI information associated with the second road segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: HERE GLOBAL B.V.
    Inventors: Jerome Beaurepaire, Leon Stenneth, Jeremy Michael Young
  • Fibrous structures and methods for making same
    Patent number: 11655573
    Abstract: Novel fibrous structures that contain filaments, and optionally, solid additives, such as fibers, for example wood pulp fibers, sanitary tissue products comprising such fibrous structures, and methods for making such fibrous structures and/or sanitary tissue products are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Steven Lee Barnholtz, Michael Donald Suer, Christopher Michael Young, Paul Dennis Trokhan, Mattias Schmidt
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING AN ATTENTION LEVEL OF AN OCCUPANT OF A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20230150551
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining an attention level of an occupant of a vehicle are provided. For example, a method for determining an attention level of an occupant of a vehicle includes receiving sensor data associated with an occupant of a vehicle traveling along a road segment. The method also includes based on the sensor data, determining an attention level of the occupant corresponding to the road segment. The method also includes encoding the attention level in a database to facilitate one or more aspects of vehicle operation for vehicles travelling along the road segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: JEROME BEAUREPAIRE, LEON STENNETH, JEREMY MICHAEL YOUNG
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING CLOUD-BASED VERIFICATION OF EDGE-BASED DETECTIONS
    Publication number: 20230141589
    Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program product are provided for providing cloud-based verification of edge-based detection. In one example, the apparatus generates a result of sensor data, wherein the sensor data is acquired by a sensor of an edge-based device, and wherein the result is processed by the edge-based device. The result indicates: (i) a confidence at which the sensor data is classified as a category; (ii) a degree at which the sensor data differ from a data point of map data, the data point associated with a location in which the sensor data was acquired; or (iii) a combination thereof. The apparatus causes a cloud-based device to process the sensor data in response to: (i) the confidence indicating uncertainty; (ii) the degree exceeding a threshold; or (iii) a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: HERE GLOBAL B.V.
    Inventors: Leon Stenneth, Jeremy Michael Young, Jerome Beaurepaire
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING LIGHT-BASED ATTRIBUTES OF ROAD SEGMENTS AND MONITORING THE LIGHT-BASED ATTRIBUTES FOR ADVERSE ROAD CONDITIONS
    Publication number: 20230140584
    Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program product are provided for providing a map layer of light-based attributes. In one example, the apparatus receives sensor data associated with a road segment and generates a data point for the map layer based on the sensor data. The data point indicates one or more light-based attributes of the road segment. The apparatus stores the data point in a database associated with the map layer. The map layer comprises the data point and one or more other data points that indicate the light-based attributes of one or more other road segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: HERE GLOBAL B.V.
    Inventors: Leon Stenneth, Jerome Beaurepaire, Jeremy Michael Young
  • Multi-ply fibrous structure-containing articles
    Patent number: 11639582
    Abstract: Articles, for example multi-ply fibrous structure-containing articles such as multi-ply sanitary tissue products, containing two or more fibrous structure plies, and more particularly to multi-ply articles containing two or more fibrous structure plies having a plurality of fibrous elements wherein the articles exhibit improved bulk and absorbent properties compared to known articles and methods for making same, are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Steven Lee Barnholtz, Christopher Michael Young, Timothy James Klawitter, James Roy Denbow, Michael Gomer Stelljes, Michael Donald Suer, Jeffrey Glen Sheehan, Paul Dennis Trokhan, Kathryn Christian Kien
  • Method to predict, react to, and avoid loss of traction events
    Patent number: 11639185
    Abstract: System and methods are provided for predicting, reacting to, and avoiding loss of traction events, such as hydroplaning for autonomous vehicles. For example, the method predicts a risk of an area being subject to hydroplaning using real-time data and/or historical data. The method may store possible hydroplaning events in a geographic map along with a risk assessment. The method provides lane level hydroplaning risk predictions and avoidance mechanisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventors: Jerome Beaurepaire, Leon Stenneth, Jeremy Michael Young
  • Stool
    Patent number: D989502
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Young, John Hamilton, Benjamin McCarthy, Alexandre Nacrour