Patents by Inventor Nathan A. Johnson

Nathan A. Johnson 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).

  • Publication number: 20200098265
    Abstract: A vehicle safety support apparatus includes: a driver monitoring sensor configured to monitor a driver; an external environment monitoring sensor configured to monitor an external environment of a vehicle; and at least one processor configured to: determine whether the vehicle is in an immediate hazard situation based on data acquired from the driver monitoring sensor and the external environment monitoring sensor; determine, in response to determining that the vehicle is in the immediate hazard situation, whether to perform a recovery maneuver or a rescue maneuver based on the data acquired from the driver monitoring sensor and the external environment monitoring sensor to get out of the immediate hazard situation; and perform, in response to determining to perform the rescue maneuver, autonomous driving to move the vehicle to a safe area by taking over a driving control from the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: David Agnew, Doug MacKenzie, Nathan Johnson
  • Publication number: 20200043340
    Abstract: A vehicle safety support apparatus includes: a driver monitoring sensor configured to monitor a driver; an external environment monitoring sensor configured to monitor an external environment of a vehicle; a driver input filtering unit configured to filter a vehicle control input from the driver; and at least one processor connected to the driver monitoring sensor, the external environment monitoring sensor, and the driver input filtering unit, the at least one processor configured to: determine criterion based on data acquired from the driver monitoring sensor and the external environment monitoring sensor; determine whether to take over a driving control of the vehicle in response to the data acquired from the driver monitoring sensor and the external environment monitoring sensor meeting the criterion; and perform autonomous driving to move the vehicle to a safe area in response to determining to take over the driving control from the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: David Agnew, Doug MacKenzie, Nathan Johnson
  • Publication number: 20200037799
    Abstract: A sleeve for a beverage holder having a lid including an outer surface, a thermally resistant, textured inner surface, and a perforation forming a tab movable between a first position flush with the outer surface and a second position extending outwardly from the outer surface. The tab is adapted to hold the lid in the second position. A method of using the sleeve includes encompassing a beverage holder with the sleeve, folding the tab into the second position, and suspending a lid of the beverage holder on the tab. A method of producing the sleeve includes providing a tool having a handle, and a head having a blade and teeth, and punching the blade and the teeth of the head into the sleeve to form the perforation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventor: Neil Nathan Johnson
  • Patent number: 10456679
    Abstract: Examples of the disclosure provide real-time display of achievements to a user during gameplay. A computing device receives a request from a user to display a portion of achievement data describing performance of the user in a gaming application. Responsive to the received request, the achievement data is filtered based on contextual criteria. The filtered achievement data is provided to a user interface for display during gameplay. The displayed achievement data is updated by the computing device updates during gameplay. The achievement data may be system-level achievement data. Further, the achievement data may be displayed on another computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Robert M. Smith, Zane W S Teh, Nathan Johnson, Mengyuan Tu, Mitch A. Johnson, Casey Baker, Eric Cancino, Cierra D. McDonald
  • Patent number: 10446031
    Abstract: A vehicle safety support apparatus may include: a driver monitoring unit configured to monitor a driver; an external environment monitoring unit configured to monitor an external environment of a vehicle; and a control unit configured to determine a driving control for the vehicle based on data acquired from the driver monitoring unit and the external environment monitoring unit, and perform autonomous driving to move the vehicle to a safe area, when determining to take over the driving control from the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: David Agnew, Doug MacKenzie, Nathan Johnson
  • Publication number: 20180268695
    Abstract: A vehicle safety support apparatus may include: a driver monitoring unit configured to monitor a driver; an external environment monitoring unit configured to monitor an external environment of a vehicle; and a control unit configured to determine a driving control for the vehicle based on data acquired from the driver monitoring unit and the external environment monitoring unit, and perform autonomous driving to move the vehicle to a safe area, when determining to take over the driving control from the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: David Agnew, Doug MacKenzie, Nathan Johnson
  • Publication number: 20180154257
    Abstract: Examples of the disclosure provide real-time display of achievements to a user during gameplay. A computing device receives a request from a user to display a portion of achievement data describing performance of the user in a gaming application. Responsive to the received request, the achievement data is filtered based on contextual criteria. The filtered achievement data is provided to a user interface for display during gameplay. The displayed achievement data is updated by the computing device updates during gameplay. The achievement data may be system-level achievement data. Further, the achievement data may be displayed on another computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Robert M. Smith, Zane WS Teh, Nathan Johnson, Mengyuan Tu, Mitch A. Johnson, Casey Baker, Eric Cancino, Cierra D. McDonald
  • Patent number: 9978034
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for processing information related to a terminal operating system. In one exemplary implantation, there is provided a method for providing information of terminal operating system management. The method may include processing information related to an input to manage the terminal operating system management. Other exemplary implementations may include processing to generate a result such that an output of a result of the managed terminal operating system management functionality is produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Ports America Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Irina Sheykh-Zade, Teresa Duffy, Geeta Desai, Sophie Miron, Chung Daniel Song, Nathan Johnson, Theresa Hill, Eldar Sheykh-Zade
  • Patent number: 9923950
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed associated with processing information involving terminal operating systems. According to one illustrative implementation, an exemplary method for processing information involving terminal operating system herein may include processing data in a TOS format associated with a TOS type, converting the data into a TOS agnostic format, and performing processing using the TOS agnostic data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Ports America Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Irina Sheykh-Zade, Teresa Duffy, Geeta Desai, Sophie Miron, Chung Daniel Song, Nathan Johnson, Theresa Hill, Eldar Sheykh-Zade
  • Patent number: 9921033
    Abstract: A sight, especially a peep sight for bows or firearms, having two parts of contrasting colors including a first housing part or a first color and a second insert part of a second, contrasting color/tone, received within a bore formed through the first housing part. The insert can have one of a plurality of selectable aperture widths depending upon the lighting conditions and use desired and may be permanently press fit into the housing or, alternately, threaded into the housing so that the peep includes an insert having contrasting color/tone with the housing to thereby create concentric rings of different colors around the peep hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Inventor: Karl Nathan Johnson
  • Patent number: 9914054
    Abstract: Examples of the disclosure provide real-time display of achievements to a user during gameplay. A computing device receives a request from a user to display a portion of achievement data describing performance of the user in a gaming application. Responsive to the received request, the achievement data is filtered based on contextual criteria. The filtered achievement data is provided to a user interface for display during gameplay. The displayed achievement data is updated by the computing device updates during gameplay. The achievement data may be system-level achievement data. Further, the achievement data may be displayed on another computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Robert M. Smith, Zane W S Teh, Nathan Johnson, Mengyuan Tu, Mitch A. Johnson, Casey Baker, Eric Cancino, Cierra D. McDonald
  • Patent number: 9710777
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for processing information related to a terminal operating system. In one exemplary implantation, there is provided a method for providing information of terminal operating system management. The method may include processing information related to an input to manage the terminal operating system management. Other exemplary implementations may include processing to generate a result such that an output of a result of the managed terminal operating system management functionality is produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Ports America Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Irina Sheykh-Zade, Teresa Duffy, Geeta Desai, Sophie Miron, Chung Daniel Song, Nathan Johnson, Theresa Hill, Eldar Sheykh-Zade
  • Publication number: 20170116814
    Abstract: A transportation drone taxi facility, a taxi drone system operation, with advanced operational and safety features is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: CIAS Inc.
    Inventors: Leonard Storch, Leonard Scott Storch, Nathan Johnson
  • Patent number: 9495657
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed associated with processing information involving terminal operating systems. According to one illustrative implementation, an exemplary method for processing information involving terminal operating system herein may include processing data in a TOS format associated with a TOS type, converting the data into a TOS agnostic format, and performing processing using the TOS agnostic data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: PORTS AMERICA GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Irina Sheykh-Zade, Teresa Duffy, Geeta Desai, Sophie Miron, Chung Daniel Song, Nathan Johnson, Theresa Hill, Eldar Sheykh-Zade
  • Patent number: D768647
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Nicolas Bauer, Nathan Johnson, Anthony Giardini, John Clinton Rice, Craig Maitlen, Steve Dolan, Rita Yu, Sean Kollenkark
  • Patent number: D769928
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Nicolas Bauer, Nathan Johnson, Anthony J. Giardini, John Clinton Rice, Sara Tahir
  • Patent number: D772926
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Emmanuel Reyes, Benjamin Perry, John Snavely, Xiaoji Chen, Ryan Phillips, Jeff Fleischmann, Mitchell Johnson, Nicholas Robinson, Joseph Wheeler, Nathan Johnson, Brian Ralphs, David Gardner, Lynnette Reed, Mengyuan Tu
  • Patent number: D779545
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaoji Chen, Nathan Johnson, Megan McMillan, Brian Ralphs
  • Patent number: D783038
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Nicolas Bauer, Nathan Johnson, Anthony J. Giardini, John Clinton Rice, Sara Tahir
  • Patent number: D791804
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Emmanuel Reyes, Benjamin Perry, John Snavely, Xiaoji Chen, Ryan Phillips, Jeff Fleischmann, Mitchell Johnson, Nicholas Robinson, Joseph Wheeler, Nathan Johnson, Brian Ralphs, David Gardner