Patents by Inventor Morgan Lee McCann

Morgan Lee McCann 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).

  • Patent number: 11897391
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for managing interior light illumination in a vehicle. Gaze data associated with an occupant of the vehicle is received from at least one gaze data sensor of the vehicle. The gaze direction of the occupant is determined based on the gaze data. A first light zone is identified from a plurality of light zones in the vehicle where the first light zone is in a line of sight associated with the gaze direction of the occupant. Each of the plurality of light zones includes at least one interior light. An illumination intensity level of the at least one interior light in the first light zone is adjusted from a first illumination intensity level to a second illumination intensity level, where the second illumination intensity level is greater than the first illumination intensity level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Morgan Lee McCann
  • Patent number: 11699250
    Abstract: A method for low visibility driving includes receiving image data from a visible-light camera. The image data includes an image of an area in front of a vehicle. The method includes receiving sensor data from an object-detecting sensor. The object-detecting sensor is configured to detect an object in front of the vehicle. The sensor data includes information about the object in front of the vehicle. The method further includes detecting the object in front of the vehicle using the sensor data received from the object-detecting sensor and determining whether the visible-light camera is unable to detect the object in front of the vehicle that was detected by the object-detecting sensor. The method further includes commanding a display to generate a virtual image using the sensor data to identify the object in front of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Morgan Lee McCann, Joseph F. Szczerba, John P. Weiss, Kai-Han Chang, Thomas A. Seder