Patents by Inventor Neal Probert

Neal Probert 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: 11673570
    Abstract: A vehicle driving behavior monitoring and warning system that includes a host vehicle having a communication device that receives operating information of remote vehicles that are located within a predetermined zone of interest, a warning device and an electronic controller. The electronic controller is connected to the communication device and the warning device. The electronic controller evaluates operating information received by the communication device and determine whether or not one of the remote vehicles is operating with questionable driving behavior and determines whether or not the remote vehicle poses a potential threat to the host vehicle. In response to determining that the remote vehicle is operating with questionable driving behavior and poses a potential threat to the host vehicle, the electronic controller operates the warning device warning the operator of the host vehicle of the remote vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Jeremy Chambers, Roy Goudy, Neal Probert
  • Publication number: 20220340158
    Abstract: A vehicle driving behavior monitoring and warning system that includes a host vehicle having a communication device that receives operating information of remote vehicles that are located within a predetermined zone of interest, a warning device and an electronic controller. The electronic controller is connected to the communication device and the warning device. The electronic controller evaluates operating information received by the communication device and determine whether or not one of the remote vehicles is operating with questionable driving behavior and determines whether or not the remote vehicle poses a potential threat to the host vehicle. In response to determining that the remote vehicle is operating with questionable driving behavior and poses a potential threat to the host vehicle, the electronic controller operates the warning device warning the operator of the host vehicle of the remote vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Jeremy CHAMBERS, Roy GOUDY, Neal PROBERT
  • Publication number: 20220319324
    Abstract: A collision warning system for a host vehicle includes a wireless communication system and an electronic controller. The wireless communication system is configured to receive data transmissions from remote vehicles. The electronic controller is configured to receive data transmissions from a first remote vehicle. A travel path is determined based on positional information included in the received data transmissions from the first remote vehicle, and whether the host vehicle is on the travel path is determined. Whether the second remote vehicle is on the travel path of the host vehicle is determined based on data transmissions received from the second remote vehicle. Generation of a warning is prevented upon determining that the second remote vehicle is on the travel path of the host vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: John Tyler ALLEN, Roy GOUDY, Neal PROBERT, Jeremy CHAMBERS
  • Publication number: 20210331675
    Abstract: A method of transmitting a vehicle basic safety message includes receiving a basic safety message from each of a plurality of remote vehicles within a predetermined distance of a host vehicle. The basic safety message includes a width and a length of the remote vehicle. At least one of a new width and a new length of the host vehicle is determined. The new width and the new length of the host vehicle are different from an actual width and an actual length of the host vehicle. A new basic safety message is transmitted from the host vehicle including the at least one of the new width and the new length of the host vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Andrew DAMIANI, Roy GOUDY, Neal PROBERT
  • Patent number: 11099579
    Abstract: A system for determining the number of remote vehicles following a host vehicle includes a receiver and an electronic controller. The receiver receives information related to a plurality of remote vehicles, including, for each remote vehicle, a vehicle location and a vehicle travel path. The electronic controller determines a location and a travel path of the host vehicle, compares the location of the host vehicle with the vehicle location of each of the remote vehicles, compares the travel path of the host vehicle with the vehicle travel path of each of the remote vehicles, and causes the host vehicle to perform a mitigation operation when the electronic controller determines that a predetermined number of the remote vehicles are disposed behind the host vehicle, and the travel path of the host vehicle and the vehicle travel path of each of the predetermined number of the remote vehicles is the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignees: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC., RENAULT S.A.S.
    Inventors: Roy Goudy, Jeremy Chambers, Neal Probert
  • Patent number: 11001200
    Abstract: A vehicle occupant warning system includes a receiver, an electronic controller and a mitigation device. The receiver is disposed onboard a host vehicle and is configured to receive remote vehicle information representing a travel condition of a remote vehicle. The electronic is controller configured to determine whether the remote vehicle will pass adjacent a side of the host based on the remote vehicle information. The mitigation device is configured to perform a mitigation operation to prevent an occupant of the host vehicle from exiting the host vehicle when instructed by the electronic controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Neal Probert, Roy Goudy, Jeremy Chambers
  • Patent number: 10909843
    Abstract: A traffic circle identification system and method employ a receiver and a controller. The receiver is disposed onboard a host vehicle and configured to receive remote vehicle information representing a travel condition of at least one remote vehicle. The controller is configured to determine whether a traffic circle exists along a current travel path of the host vehicle based on the remote vehicle information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Chambers, Roy Goudy, Neal Probert
  • Publication number: 20200406815
    Abstract: A system for determining a lane for a vehicle includes a receiver and an electronic controller. The receiver is configured to receive information related to a remote vehicle, the information including a remote vehicle location, a remote vehicle speed and a remote vehicle travel path. The electronic controller is configured to determine a host vehicle location, a host vehicle speed and a host vehicle travel path, compare the host vehicle location with the remote vehicle location, compare the host vehicle speed with the remote vehicle speed and compare the host vehicle travel path with the remote vehicle travel path, and cause the host vehicle to perform a mitigation operation when the electronic controller determines that the remote vehicle location, the remote vehicle speed and the remote vehicle travel path indicate that the remote vehicle must pass or has passed the host vehicle on a right side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Jeremy CHAMBERS, Roy GOUDY, Neal PROBERT
  • Publication number: 20200377016
    Abstract: A vehicle occupant warning system includes a receiver, an electronic controller and a mitigation device. The receiver is disposed onboard a host vehicle and is configured to receive remote vehicle information representing a travel condition of a remote vehicle. The electronic is controller configured to determine whether the remote vehicle will pass adjacent a side of the host based on the remote vehicle information. The mitigation device is configured to perform a mitigation operation to prevent an occupant of the host vehicle from exiting the host vehicle when instructed by the electronic controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Neal PROBERT, Roy GOUDY, Jeremy CHAMBERS
  • Patent number: 10538199
    Abstract: A vehicle monitoring system includes an electronic controller and a wireless communicator. The electronic controller is configured to receive data representing points of interest on a vehicle and on a trailer towed by the vehicle, determine geometric relationships between the points of interest based on the data, and calculate an area surrounding the vehicle and the trailer based on the geometric relationships. The wireless communicator is operatively connected to the electronic controller and is configured to receive or transmit one of the data representing the points of interest, and the area based on the geometric relationships.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Gibson, Roy Goudy, Jeremy Chambers, Neal Probert
  • Publication number: 20190369644
    Abstract: A system for determining the number of remote vehicles following a host vehicle includes a receiver and an electronic controller. The receiver receives information related to a plurality of remote vehicles, including, for each remote vehicle, a vehicle location and a vehicle travel path. The electronic controller determines a location and a travel path of the host vehicle, compares the location of the host vehicle with the vehicle location of each of the remote vehicles, compares the travel path of the host vehicle with the vehicle travel path of each of the remote vehicles, and causes the host vehicle to perform a mitigation operation when the electronic controller determines that a predetermined number of the remote vehicles are disposed behind the host vehicle, and the travel path of the host vehicle and the vehicle travel path of each of the predetermined number of the remote vehicles is the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Roy GOUDY, Jeremy CHAMBERS, Neal PROBERT
  • Patent number: 10493912
    Abstract: A vehicle warning system includes a wireless communicator and an electronic controller. The wireless communicator is configured to receive data related to an area surrounding a vehicle and a trailer being towed by the vehicle, the data representing points of interest on the vehicle and on the trailer. The electronic controller is configured to determine a travel path of a host vehicle different from the vehicle, and generate a warning signal upon determining that the travel path indicates entry of the host vehicle into the area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Gibson, Roy Goudy, Jeremy Chambers, Neal Probert
  • Patent number: 10351059
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for use in traversing a vehicle transportation network may include receiving, from a remote vehicle, via a wireless electronic communication link, a remote vehicle message, the remote vehicle message including remote vehicle information, determining a relative position code indicating geospatial location of the remote vehicle relative to the host vehicle based the remote vehicle information, determining a remote vehicle dynamic state code based on the remote vehicle information, determining a host vehicle dynamic state code; identifying a vehicle control action based on the relative position code, the remote vehicle dynamic state code, and the host vehicle dynamic state code, and traversing a portion of the vehicle transportation network in accordance with the vehicle control action, such that traversing the portion of the vehicle transportation network includes performing passing lane collision avoidance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Roy Goudy, Neal Probert, Jeremy Chambers, Andrew Christensen, Heather Konet
  • Publication number: 20190092233
    Abstract: A vehicle monitoring system includes an electronic controller and a wireless communicator. The electronic controller is configured to receive data representing points of interest on a vehicle and on a trailer towed by the vehicle, determine geometric relationships between the points of interest based on the data, and calculate an area surrounding the vehicle and the trailer based on the geometric relationships. The wireless communicator is operatively connected to the electronic controller and is configured to receive or transmit one of the data representing the points of interest, and the area based on the geometric relationships.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew GIBSON, Roy GOUDY, Jeremy CHAMBERS, Neal PROBERT
  • Publication number: 20190092234
    Abstract: A vehicle warning system includes a wireless communicator and an electronic controller. The wireless communicator is configured to receive data related to an area surrounding a vehicle and a trailer being towed by the vehicle, the data representing points of interest on the vehicle and on the trailer. The electronic controller is configured to determine a travel path of a host vehicle different from the vehicle, and generate a warning signal upon determining that the travel path indicates entry of the host vehicle into the area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew GIBSON, Roy GOUDY, Jeremy CHAMBERS, Neal PROBERT
  • Patent number: 10150413
    Abstract: A method for providing information to a driver of a vehicle includes obtaining host vehicle information that describes a first path to be traversed by a host vehicle, obtaining conflicting vehicle information that describes a second path to be traversed by a potentially conflicting vehicle, wherein the second path crosses the first path, determining a queue length representing a number of queued vehicles that are queued ahead of the host vehicle, determining a time-to-contact based on the host vehicle information and the conflicting vehicle information, and causing a warning alert to be output if the time-to-contact is less than a warning alert time value and the queue length is equal to or less than a warning alert length value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Christensen, Roy Goudy, Neal Probert, Jeremy Chambers
  • Publication number: 20180284264
    Abstract: A traffic circle identification system and method employ a receiver and a controller. The receiver is disposed onboard a host vehicle and configured to receive remote vehicle information representing a travel condition of at least one remote vehicle. The controller is configured to determine whether a traffic circle exists along a current travel path of the host vehicle based on the remote vehicle information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Jeremy CHAMBERS, Roy GOUDY, Neal PROBERT
  • Patent number: 10089874
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for use in traversing a vehicle transportation network may include determining a stabilized codeword indicating whether an expected path for the remote vehicle and an expected path for the host vehicle are convergent based on the host vehicle information, the remote vehicle information, and a reference direction, wherein a false negative incorrectly indicating that the expected path for the remote vehicle and the expected path for the host vehicle are divergent on a condition that a difference between a remote vehicle heading angle for the remote vehicle and a reference direction is within a heading approximation offset threshold, is identified as convergent. Traversing a vehicle transportation network may include traversing a portion of the vehicle transportation network in response to the stabilized codeword.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Roy Goudy, Neal Probert, Andrew Christensen, Jeremy Chambers
  • Patent number: 10088325
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for projected vehicle transportation network information notification for use in traversing a vehicle transportation network may include receiving a remote vehicle message including remote vehicle information indicating remote vehicle geospatial state information and remote vehicle kinematic state information, identifying host vehicle information including host vehicle geospatial state information and host vehicle kinematic state information, generating projected vehicle transportation network information representing a portion of the vehicle transportation network based on the remote vehicle information and the host vehicle information, and traversing the intersection represented by the projected vehicle transportation network information using the projected vehicle transportation network information by outputting at least a portion of the projected vehicle transportation network information representing the vehicle transportation network intersection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Chambers, Roy Goudy, Neal Probert, Andrew Christensen
  • Patent number: 10062286
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for use in traversing a vehicle transportation network may include determining a codeword based on host vehicle information and remote vehicle information, and wherein the codeword indicates whether an expected path for the remote vehicle and an expected path for the host vehicle are convergent, and traversing a portion of the vehicle transportation network in response to the codeword. Determining the codeword may include determining an orientation sector based on a geodesic between the host vehicle and the remote vehicle, determining relative position information for the host vehicle and the remote vehicle based on the orientation sector, determining relative elevation information for the host vehicle and the remote vehicle based on the remote vehicle information and the host vehicle information, and determining relative heading information for the host vehicle and the remote vehicle based on the remote vehicle information and the host vehicle information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Roy Goudy, Neal Probert, Andrew Christensen, Jeremy Chambers