Patents by Inventor Michael Edward SAMPLE

Michael Edward SAMPLE 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).

  • COMBINING DRIVER AND ENVIRONMENT SENSING FOR VEHICULAR SAFETY SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20110169625
    Abstract: An apparatus for assisting safe operation of a vehicle includes an environment sensor system detecting hazards within the vehicle environment, a driver monitor providing driver awareness data (such as a gaze track), and an attention-evaluation module identifying hazards as sufficiently or insufficiently sensed by the driver by comparing the hazard data and the gaze track. An alert signal relating to the unperceived hazards can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Robert James, Michael Edward Samples, Steven F. Kalik