Patents by Inventor Owen Carpenter

Owen Carpenter 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: 10939296
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a controller, programmed to responsive to wirelessly connecting to a mobile device using a mobile credential issued from a server within a time frame specified in the mobile credential, issue an access token to the mobile device, and responsive to receiving a command authorized by the access token from the mobile device, route the command to a vehicle subsystem for execution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Atwood Whitaker, Patrick Ellis, Henry Salvatore Savage, Christopher Weir, Subhransu Mishra, Andreas Arvanitis, Lionel Ronald Sequeira, Anuja Anil Shirsat, Hansel Mauricio Monroy, Owen Carpenter
  • Publication number: 20200059787
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a controller, programmed to responsive to wirelessly connecting to a mobile device using a mobile credential issued from a server within a time frame specified in the mobile credential, issue an access token to the mobile device, and responsive to receiving a command authorized by the access token from the mobile device, route the command to a vehicle subsystem for execution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Matthew Atwood Whitaker, Patrick Ellis, Henry Salvatore Savage, Christopher Weir, Subhransu Mishra, Andreas Arvanitis, Lionel Ronald Sequeira, Anuja Anil Shirsat, Hansel Mauricio Monroy, Owen Carpenter
  • Patent number: 10262536
    Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to receive indication that a chargeable vehicle is within proximity to a known charging point. The processor is also configured to determine if the charging point is available for immediate use. The processor is further configured to notify a vehicle driver if the charging point is available for immediate use and offer an option to receive notification when a charging point is available for use if the charging point is not available for immediate use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathon Bezak, Owen Carpenter, Michael Platt, Damian Stone, Gregory Jerome Gunnels
  • Patent number: 10241511
    Abstract: Methods and systems for detecting a medical emergency related to the driver of a vehicle are described. Various data, such as in-situ biophysical data of the driver, a medical history of the driver, and in-situ motion data of the vehicle, are employed to determine a possible medical emergency. In an event that a medical emergency is detected, the system determines the severity of the emergency and takes appropriate control of the vehicle. If the medical emergency is not life-threatening, the system may drive the vehicle to a safe area, park the vehicle, and then request help from emergency service providers (e.g., ambulance and police). If the medical emergency is severe (e.g., life-threatening), the system may transition the vehicle to an EMS (Emergency Medical Service)-privileged vehicle and autonomously drive the vehicle to an emergency service provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Sagar Kumar Regmi, Shounak Athavale, Owen Carpenter, Kevin Marx, Srilaxmi Kanna, Candice Xu, Meiyappan Kannappa
  • Publication number: 20180120837
    Abstract: Methods and systems for detecting a medical emergency related to the driver of a vehicle are described. Various data, such as in-situ biophysical data of the driver, a medical history of the driver, and in-situ motion data of the vehicle, are employed to determine a possible medical emergency. In an event that a medical emergency is detected, the system determines the severity of the emergency and takes appropriate control of the vehicle. If the medical emergency is not life-threatening, the system may drive the vehicle to a safe area, park the vehicle, and then request help from emergency service providers (e.g., ambulance and police). If the medical emergency is severe (e.g., life-threatening), the system may transition the vehicle to an EMS (Emergency Medical Service)-privileged vehicle and autonomously drive the vehicle to an emergency service provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Sagar Kumar Regmi, Shounak Athavale, Owen Carpenter, Kevin Marx, Srilaxmi Kanna, Candice Xu, Meiyappan Kannappa
  • Publication number: 20180082312
    Abstract: A method for obtaining customer feedback includes receiving an indication that a service or sale of a vehicle has been completed. The method includes identifying a customer corresponding to the service or sale and sending a request to the customer for feedback about the service or sale. The method includes associating the feedback with one or more of an automotive dealer, a service advisor, a type of vehicle service performed, or a specific vehicle model corresponding to the service or sale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Meiyappan Kannappa, Srilaxmi Kanna, Owen Carpenter
  • Publication number: 20160358472
    Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to receive indication that a chargeable vehicle is within proximity to a known charging point. The processor is also configured to determine if the charging point is available for immediate use. The processor is further configured to notify a vehicle driver if the charging point is available for immediate use and offer an option to receive notification when a charging point is available for use if the charging point is not available for immediate use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Jonathon Bezak, Owen Carpenter, Michael Platt, Damian Stone, Gregory Jerome Gunnels
  • Publication number: 20080140172
    Abstract: A multi-wall expandable device (40) that optionally can have at least one material (46) between, Outside, or inside m the walls (43, 44) of the device. The sheet of material can be solid, perforated, or strands. Alternatively, individual strand or strands (47) of material may be woven through structural segments of the multi-wall expandable device. The sheet or sheets of material, strand, or strands can be used as a reservoir for any substance to be delivered, such as a drug, a supplement, a mineral or biological materials such as stem cells or a combination thereof. Additionally, the device is designed with the length of the device capable of being opened and closed to facilitate placement surrounding the treated structure to form a splint to offer support, protection, facilitate healing and deliver drugs or biological materials to the treated structure. This capability of being openable and closable can be accomplished with the use of latches, hinges, or memory metals such as nitinol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2005
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Robert Hunt Carpenter, Robert Owens Carpenter