Patents by Inventor Natalie R. Stokes

Natalie R. Stokes 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).

  • System and method for unlocking a power chord during charging of a vehicle based on a user location
    Patent number: 11332026
    Abstract: An electric vehicle, and a system and method for charging the electric vehicle. The system includes a user locating system and a processor. The user locating system is configured to determine a location of the user. The processor is configured to charge the vehicle at a first charging rate and determine a location of a user of the vehicle with respect to the vehicle. The processor adjusts the charging of the vehicle from the first charging rate to a second charging rate when the location of the user is within a selected distance from the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Brandon R. Jones, Matthew S. Stout, Natalie R. Stokes, David A. Lafave
  • METHODOLOGY FOR VEHICLE READINESS ON APPROACH
    Publication number: 20210061112
    Abstract: An electric vehicle, and a system and method for charging the electric vehicle. The system includes a user locating system and a processor. The user locating system is configured to determine a location of the user. The processor is configured to charge the vehicle at a first charging rate and determine a location of a user of the vehicle with respect to the vehicle. The processor adjusts the charging of the vehicle from the first charging rate to a second charging rate when the location of the user is within a selected distance from the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Brandon R. Jones, Matthew S. Stout, Natalie R. Stokes, David A. Lafave