Patents by Inventor Philip Moltmann

Philip Moltmann 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: 12412130
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide for arranging tour trips. For instance, a request identifying a pickup location for a tour trip may be received from a client computing device. A set of tours may be selected from a plurality of pre-stored tours based on the pickup location. Each of the plurality of pre-stored tours may include tour locations. The set of tours may be provided to the client computing device for display. Information identifying one of the set of tours may be received from the client computing device. Instructions may be provided to an autonomous vehicle to cause the autonomous vehicle to complete the tour trip by maneuvering to the pickup location and thereafter visit one or more tour locations included in the identified one of the set of tours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2025
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: Lauren Schwendimann, Kevin Malta, Victor Chan, Kyle Bechtel, Philip Moltmann, Reed Morse
  • Publication number: 20250276670
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide for arranging a trip in an autonomous vehicle without a driver. For instance, a request may be received from a client computing device associated with a first person to arrange the trip for a second person. The request may include a pickup location for the second person and a destination location for the second person. An authentication method may be identified for the trip. A signal may be sent to the autonomous vehicle in order to cause the autonomous vehicle to maneuver to the pickup location, authenticate the second person using the authentication method, and transport the second person to the destination location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2025
    Publication date: September 4, 2025
    Inventors: Philip Moltmann, Reed Morse, Jason Persampieri, Kevin Malta, Lauren Schwendimann
  • Patent number: 12330589
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide for arranging a trip in an autonomous vehicle without a driver. For instance, a request may be received from a client computing device associated with a first person to arrange the trip for a second person. The request may include a pickup location for the second person and a destination location for the second person. An authentication method may be identified for the trip. A signal may be sent to the autonomous vehicle in order to cause the autonomous vehicle to maneuver to the pickup location, authenticate the second person using the authentication method, and transport the second person to the destination location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Inventors: Philip Moltmann, Reed Morse, Jason Persampieri, Kevin Malta, Lauren Schwendimann
  • Publication number: 20230271590
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide for arranging a trip in an autonomous vehicle without a driver. For instance, a request may be received from a client computing device associated with a first person to arrange the trip for a second person. The request may include a pickup location for the second person and a destination location for the second person. An authentication method may be identified for the trip. A signal may be sent to the autonomous vehicle in order to cause the autonomous vehicle to maneuver to the pickup location, authenticate the second person using the authentication method, and transport the second person to the destination location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Philip Moltmann, Reed Morse, Jason Persampieri, Kevin Malta, Lauren Schwendimann