Patents by Inventor Michael John Mehallow

Michael John Mehallow 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).

  • Rideshare service fleet optimization using vehicle sensor data
    Patent number: 12271841
    Abstract: A method is described and includes acquiring sensor data produced by sensors of a plurality of vehicles traversing an area including a location of a user, wherein the vehicles traversing the area comprise a subset of a fleet of vehicles for providing rideshare services; processing the acquired sensor data to determine a category of the user; selecting a vehicle from the fleet of vehicles based on the category of the user, wherein the selected vehicle comprises at least one accommodation corresponding to the category of the user; and dispatching the selected vehicle to a pick-up location designated by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: GM Cruise Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Kunal Mehta, Nikola Noxon, Devina Jain, Curt Patrick Harrington, Kelan Fitzgerald Stoy, Edward Henry Forscher, Michael John Mehallow
  • RIDESHARE SERVICE FLEET OPTIMIZATION USING VEHICLE SENSOR DATA
    Publication number: 20230169869
    Abstract: A method is described and includes acquiring sensor data produced by sensors of a plurality of vehicles traversing an area including a location of a user, wherein the vehicles traversing the area comprise a subset of a fleet of vehicles for providing rideshare services; processing the acquired sensor data to determine a category of the user; selecting a vehicle from the fleet of vehicles based on the category of the user, wherein the selected vehicle comprises at least one accommodation corresponding to the category of the user; and dispatching the selected vehicle to a pick-up location designated by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: GM Cruise Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Kunal Mehta, Nikola Noxon, Devina Jain, Curt Patrick Harrington, Kelan Fitzgerald Stoy, Edward Henry Forscher, Michael John Mehallow
  • RIDESHARE SERVICE FLEET OPTIMIZATION USING VEHICLE SENSOR DATA
    Publication number: 20230169421
    Abstract: A method is described and includes acquiring sensor data produced by sensors of a plurality of vehicles traversing an area including a location of a user, wherein the vehicles traversing the area comprise a subset of a fleet of vehicles for providing rideshare services; processing the acquired sensor data to determine a category of the user; selecting a vehicle from the fleet of vehicles based on the category of the user, wherein the selected vehicle comprises at least one accommodation corresponding to the category of the user; and dispatching the selected vehicle to a pick-up location designated by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: GM Cruise Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Kunal Mehta, Nikola Noxon, Devina Jain, Curt Patrick Harrington, Kelan Fitzgerald Stoy, Edward Henry Forscher, Michael John Mehallow