Patents by Inventor Patrick DiGioacchino

Patrick DiGioacchino 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: 12589803
    Abstract: A system and method for obstacle collision avoidance using vehicular active rear steering is presented. The system and method include determining a front steering angle of a vehicle applied by a driver and an associated rear steering angle of the vehicle configured with active rear steering. Using sensors within the vehicle, a location of an obstacle is detected where, based on the front steering angle of the vehicle and the associated rear steering angle of the vehicle, a path of the vehicle is predicted. Based on the path of the vehicle and the location of the obstacle, a collision between the vehicle and the obstacle is predicted and an adjusting rear steering command is calculated to modify the path of the vehicle to avoid the predicted collision with the obstacle by sending the adjusting steering commands to steering actuators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Jackson B. McGrory, Patrick DiGioacchino, Utkarsh Saini, Halit Zengin
  • Publication number: 20260070612
    Abstract: A system and method for obstacle collision avoidance using vehicular active rear steering is presented. The system and method include determining a front steering angle of a vehicle applied by a driver and an associated rear steering angle of the vehicle configured with active rear steering. Using sensors within the vehicle, a location of an obstacle is detected where, based on the front steering angle of the vehicle and the associated rear steering angle of the vehicle, a path of the vehicle is predicted. Based on the path of the vehicle and the location of the obstacle, a collision between the vehicle and the obstacle is predicted and an adjusting rear steering command is calculated to modify the path of the vehicle to avoid the predicted collision with the obstacle by sending the adjusting steering commands to steering actuators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2024
    Publication date: March 12, 2026
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Jackson B. McGrory, Patrick DiGioacchino, Utkarsh Saini, Halit Zengin
  • Publication number: 20250124747
    Abstract: Tracking farm vehicle performance is provided. A system receives a data file comprising geospatial coordinates for a geographic area. The system identifies rows in the geographic area to associate with the geospatial coordinates. The system receives, from a sensor of a vehicle located in the geographic area, a first location point. The system determines, based on a comparison of the first location point and the geospatial coordinates associated with the rows, scores corresponding to a likelihood that the first location point is in each of the rows. The system provides an indication that the vehicle performed an activity on at least a portion of a first row of in the geographic area based on the scores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Applicant: IntelliCulture Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick DiGioacchino, Ramin Shaikhi, Cole Powers, Wenhao Wu, David Hernandez, Urban Pistek
  • Patent number: 11225235
    Abstract: Trailer brake gain in a towing configuration of a tow vehicle and a trailer is determined by providing, to a processor, trailer wheel rotation information. The processor provides trailer brake control signals at a plurality of different evaluation trailer brake gains. The processor determines the trailer brake gain based upon the trailer wheel rotation information corresponding to the plurality of different evaluation trailer brake gains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Patrick DiGioacchino, Alexander Barath, Hasan Alper Hepguvendik, Avesta Goodarzi
  • Publication number: 20210139008
    Abstract: Trailer brake gain in a towing configuration of a tow vehicle and a trailer is determined by providing, to a processor, trailer wheel rotation information. The processor provides trailer brake control signals at a plurality of different evaluation trailer brake gains. The processor determines the trailer brake gain based upon the trailer wheel rotation information corresponding to the plurality of different evaluation trailer brake gains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Patrick DiGioacchino, Alexander Barath, Hasan Alper Hepguvendik, Avesta Goodarzi