Patents by Inventor Nicholas Murray

Nicholas Murray 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: 12260742
    Abstract: A vehicle determines that a vehicle alarm system has been engaged and determines a local context applicable to the vehicle alarm system. The vehicle obtains an alarm system configuration mapping applicable in light of the local context. The vehicle changes sensitivity of one or more sensors associated with the alarm system based on the configuration mapping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: James Nicholas Murray, Tarik Safir, Sam Harris, Hasan Akoglu, Julian Aaron Abentheuer, Gabriel Mitchell
  • Patent number: 12198477
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for managing diagnostics and malfunctions of a vehicle. A route management system detects an event representing an improper operation of an electronic logging device (ELD) of a vehicle; in response to detecting the event: generates, for display, a notification representing the event to a driver of the vehicle; retrieves instructions for resolving the improper operation of the ELD; presents the instructions as part of the notification; and coordinates communicating the event and resolution status of the event to a fleet manager of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Samsara Inc.
    Inventors: Aditi Dugar, Adam Pramono, Eileen Zhong, Prasad Shinde, Caleb Siu, Sachie Weber, Nicholas Murray, Michael Luis Innocenzi, Xin Chen, Philippe Savoie, Semur Nabiev, Grant Kalasky
  • Patent number: 12106609
    Abstract: A system receives vehicle state data reported over a connection established with a vehicle and determines a loss of connection with the vehicle. Responsive to the loss of connection, the system performs an analysis of a plurality of predefined causes of incidental connection loss, based on vehicle state data previously reported compared to predefined values indicative of causing a lost connection. Responsive to the analysis indicating no predefined cause of incidental connection loss being present, the system triggers a vehicle alarm state protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Tarik Safir, Sam Harris, James Nicholas Murray, Hasan Akoglu, Gabriel Mitchell, Aaron Abentheuer
  • Patent number: 12086016
    Abstract: System and methods are described for anomaly detection and root cause analysis in database systems, such as multi-tenant environments. In one implementation, a method comprises receiving an activity signal representative of resource utilization within a multi-tenant environment; detecting a plurality of anomalies in the activity signal; computing a priority score for each of the plurality of anomalies; correlating at least a subset of the plurality of anomalies to one or more performance metrics of the multi-tenant environment; and transmitting a remediation signal to one or more devices in the multi-tenant environment based on the correlations and the priority scores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.
    Inventors: Ana Bertran, Yuriy Loukachev, Xiaohong Huang, Nicholas Murray, Nicholas Roan, Lauren Valdivia, Anish Kanchan, Kyle Gilson
  • Publication number: 20240062647
    Abstract: A vehicle includes determines that a vehicle alarm system has been engaged and determines a local context applicable to the vehicle alarm system. The vehicle obtains an alarm system configuration mapping applicable in light of the local context. The vehicle changes sensitivity of one or more sensors associated with the alarm system based on the configuration mapping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: James Nicholas Murray, Tarik Safir, Sam Harris, Hasan Akoglu, Julian Aaron Abentheuer, Gabriel Mitchell
  • Patent number: 11842623
    Abstract: A vehicle includes determines that a vehicle alarm system has been engaged and determines a local context applicable to the vehicle alarm system. The vehicle obtains an alarm system configuration mapping applicable in light of the local context. The vehicle changes sensitivity of one or more sensors associated with the alarm system based on the configuration mapping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: James Nicholas Murray, Tarik Safir, Sam Harris, Hasan Akoglu, Julian Aaron Abentheuer, Gabriel Mitchell
  • Publication number: 20230377451
    Abstract: A vehicle includes determines that a vehicle alarm system has been engaged and determines a local context applicable to the vehicle alarm system. The vehicle obtains an alarm system configuration mapping applicable in light of the local context. The vehicle changes sensitivity of one or more sensors associated with the alarm system based on the configuration mapping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: James Nicholas Murray, Tarik Safir, Sam Harris, Hasan Akoglu, Julian Aaron Abentheuer, Gabriel Mitchell
  • Publication number: 20230252826
    Abstract: A system receives vehicle state data reported over a connection established with a vehicle and determines a loss of connection with the vehicle. Responsive to the loss of connection, the system performs an analysis of a plurality of predefined causes of incidental connection loss, based on vehicle state data previously reported compared to predefined values indicative of causing a lost connection. Responsive to the analysis indicating no predefined cause of incidental connection loss being present, the system triggers a vehicle alarm state protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Tarik Safir, Sam Harris, James Nicholas Murray, Hasan Akoglu, Gabriel Mitchell, Aaron Abentheuer
  • Patent number: 11541844
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for protecting property, wherein the method comprises receiving information indicating an attack on the property, determining, from the received information, a type of attack upon the property indicated by the received information, and transmitting a data packet to a receiver, the data packet comprising metadata describing the determined type of attack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew J. Murray, James Nicholas Murray, Sam Harris, Andy Charalambous, Edward Ogorman, Tarik Safir, Gabriel Mitchell, Aaron Abentheuer, Betsy Fields Smith
  • Patent number: 11417214
    Abstract: A controller for a first vehicle is configured to, when a security system of the first vehicle is activated, transmit a vehicle-to-vehicle signal to a second vehicle, the signal comprising instructions that, when executed by a controller of the second vehicle, cause the controller of the second vehicle to activate a security system of the second vehicle. A method includes determining whether a security system of a first vehicle is activated and, if it is determined that the security system is activated, transmitting a vehicle-to-vehicle signal to a second vehicle, the signal comprising instructions that, when executed by a controller of the second vehicle, cause the controller of the second vehicle to activate a security system of the second vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: James Nicholas Murray, Benjamin Moffatt, William Barker, Gemma Lord
  • Patent number: 11400922
    Abstract: Parking a plurality of autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicles can comprise obtaining information regarding a first vehicle of the plurality of vehicles; obtaining information regarding an environment surrounding the first vehicle; and selecting a parking arrangement for the first vehicle, wherein the parking arrangement is selected such that at least one of access to; and opening of at least one door of the first vehicle is prevented by proximity of the first vehicle to at least one of a second vehicle of the plurality of vehicles; and a structure in the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: James Nicholas Murray, Ben Moffatt, Will Barker
  • Patent number: 11357127
    Abstract: A plenum for processing one or more byproducts output from a generator, and systems and methods thereof, can have the plenum in the form of a hollow elongate rectangular box having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The plenum can have a frame and a sidewall fixed to the frame, and can be adapted to be oriented vertically when operatively coupled to receive the one or more byproducts from the generator. The sidewall can include an opening adapted to receive heated air from the generator as one of the byproducts from the generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Praveen Venugopal, Timothy D. Collins, Andrew Philip McKeown, Nicholas Murray, Joseph W. Brunton, Karl A. Hagen, Damian Grant
  • Patent number: 11318931
    Abstract: One or more parking sensors are configured to determine a distance between a vehicle and an obstacle. A controller is configured to determine a threshold parking distance based on an operating mode of the vehicle; compare the determined distance with the threshold parking distance; and provide an indication to a user of the vehicle based on the determined distance being less than or equal to the threshold parking distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: James Nicholas Murray, Ben Moffatt
  • Patent number: 11214236
    Abstract: A method (500) for protection of a vehicle (100), the method comprising: receiving information from a sensor (502); comparing the information with known signatures indicative of a likely attack (504); determining whether a known signature indicative of a likely attack is present (506); and if a known signature indicative of a likely attack is present, placing at least one system of the vehicle into a heightened state of alert (508).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Tarik Safir, Gabriel Mitchell, Sam Harris, James Nicholas Murray, Aaron Abentheuer, Betsy Fields Smith
  • Publication number: 20210406148
    Abstract: System and methods are described for anomaly detection and root cause analysis in database systems, such as multi-tenant environments. In one implementation, a method comprises receiving an activity signal representative of resource utilization within a multi-tenant environment; detecting a plurality of anomalies in the activity signal; computing a priority score for each of the plurality of anomalies; correlating at least a subset of the plurality of anomalies to one or more performance metrics of the multi-tenant environment; and transmitting a remediation signal to one or more devices in the multi-tenant environment based on the correlations and the priority scores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Ana Bertran, Yuriy Loukachev, Xiaohong Huang, Nicholas Murray, Nicholas Roan, Lauren Valdivia, Anish Kanchan, Kyle Gilson
  • Patent number: 11105673
    Abstract: A method for a vehicle is provided. The method comprises: determining a weight and position of an item of cargo being transported by the vehicle; transmitting information comprising the weight and position to a cargo management system remote from the vehicle; receiving a weight distribution instruction from the cargo management system; and communicating the weight distribution instruction to an occupant of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: James Nicholas Murray, Ben Moffatt, Richard Craven, Will Barker
  • Publication number: 20210181389
    Abstract: An article having a retroreflective marking and non-retroreflective, traditional marking is provided. The article presents as having a first design when under common overhead or environmental lighting, and having a second different design when the retroreflective marking is illuminated with a direct light, reflecting the light back to its source to cause an illuminated appearance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher R. Sossong, Robert Nicholas Murray
  • Publication number: 20210129793
    Abstract: A controller for a first vehicle is configured to, when a security system of the first vehicle is activated, transmit a vehicle-to-vehicle signal to a second vehicle, the signal comprising instructions that, when executed by a controller of the second vehicle, cause the controller of the second vehicle to activate a security system of the second vehicle. A method includes determining whether a security system of a first vehicle is activated and, if it is determined that the security system is activated, transmitting a vehicle-to-vehicle signal to a second vehicle, the signal comprising instructions that, when executed by a controller of the second vehicle, cause the controller of the second vehicle to activate a security system of the second vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: James Nicholas Murray, Benjamin Moffatt, William Barker, Gemma Lord
  • Publication number: 20210053556
    Abstract: Parking a plurality of autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicles can comprise obtaining information regarding a first vehicle of the plurality of vehicles; obtaining information regarding an environment surrounding the first vehicle; and selecting a parking arrangement for the first vehicle, wherein the parking arrangement is selected such that at least one of access to; and opening of at least one door of the first vehicle is prevented by proximity of the first vehicle to at least one of a second vehicle of the plurality of vehicles; and a structure in the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: James Nicholas Murray, Ben Moffatt, Will Barker
  • Publication number: 20200384984
    Abstract: One or more parking sensors are configured to determine a distance between a vehicle and an obstacle. A controller is configured to determine a threshold parking distance based on an operating mode of the vehicle; compare the determined distance with the threshold parking distance; and provide an indication to a user of the vehicle based on the determined distance being less than or equal to the threshold parking distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: James Nicholas Murray, Ben Moffatt