Patents by Inventor Patrick Carmody

Patrick Carmody 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 assistance in smart infrastructure node assist zone
    Patent number: 12445816
    Abstract: A system and method for operating a vehicle operating on a route that will pass within a predetermined distance of a smart infrastructure node (IX Node) includes: retrieving, prior to receiving a message from the IX Node, data about the IX Node including (a) an IX Node assist zone based on an effective broadcast range of the IX Node, (b) an IX Node field of view area that is within the IX Node assist zone and that is defined by a field of view of one or more IX Node sensors, and (c) available services from the IX Node; and selecting a vehicle application for operation on the route while in the IX Node assist zone based on the IX Node field of view area, and the available services from the IX Node, and/or a type and accuracy of one or more IX Node sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2025
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Helen E. Kourous-Harrigan, Qi Chen, Siddharth Agarwal, Ankit Girish Vora, Umair Ibrahim, Patrick Carmody
  • VEHICLE ASSISTANCE IN SMART INFRASTRUCTURE NODE ASSIST ZONE
    Publication number: 20230379674
    Abstract: A system and method for operating a vehicle operating on a route that will pass within a predetermined distance of a smart infrastructure node (IX Node) includes: retrieving, prior to receiving a message from the IX Node, data about the IX Node including (a) an IX Node assist zone based on an effective broadcast range of the IX Node, (b) an IX Node field of view area that is within the IX Node assist zone and that is defined by a field of view of one or more IX Node sensors, and (c) available services from the IX Node; and selecting a vehicle application for operation on the route while in the IX Node assist zone based on the IX Node field of view area, and the available services from the IX Node, and/or a type and accuracy of one or more IX Node sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Helen E. Kourous-Harrigan, Qi Chen, Siddharth Agarwal, Ankit Girish Vora, Umair Ibrahim, Patrick Carmody