Patents by Inventor Nathan BARTNICKI

Nathan BARTNICKI 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).

  • Vehicle orientation indicator
    Patent number: 9128113
    Abstract: A vehicle orientation indicator comprises a sensor and a controller. The sensor is configured to sense a gravitational force component imposed on a vehicle. The controller is configured to determine an orientation of the vehicle with respect to a fixed plane based on the sensed gravitational force component and control an indicator device to provide a representation of the orientation of the vehicle. The controller is further configured to control the indicator device to update the representation of the orientation of the vehicle based on a change in the sensed gravitational force component as sensed by the sensor while a movement condition of the vehicle meets a prescribed condition, and to control the indicator device to refrain from updating the representation of the orientation of the vehicle while the movement condition fails to meet the prescribed condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Henderson, Sarah Escutia, Philip Majtan, Petar Vucelic, Daryl Smith, Nathan Bartnicki
  • VEHICLE ORIENTATION INDICATOR
    Publication number: 20150212106
    Abstract: A vehicle orientation indicator comprises a sensor and a controller. The sensor is configured to sense a gravitational force component imposed on a vehicle. The controller is configured to determine an orientation of the vehicle with respect to a fixed plane based on the sensed gravitational force component and control an indicator device to provide a representation of the orientation of the vehicle. The controller is further configured to control the indicator device to update the representation of the orientation of the vehicle based on a change in the sensed gravitational force component as sensed by the sensor while a movement condition of the vehicle meets a prescribed condition, and to control the indicator device to refrain from updating the representation of the orientation of the vehicle while the movement condition fails to meet the prescribed condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: Nissan North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher HENDERSON, Sarah ESCUTIA, Philip MAJTAN, Petar VUCELIC, Daryl SMITH, Nathan BARTNICKI