Patents by Inventor Philip Tseng

Philip Tseng 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).

  • Obstacle avoidance for vehicle with trailer
    Patent number: 11938929
    Abstract: A computer includes a processor and a memory, and the memory stores instructions executable by the processor to receive sensor data indicating an obstacle, formulate a first control barrier function for a vehicle based on the sensor data, formulate a second control barrier function for a trailer hitched to the vehicle based on the sensor data, determine a control input based on the first and second control barrier functions, and actuate a component of the vehicle according to the control input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mohit Srinivasan, Hongtei Eric Tseng, Li Xu, Craig Philip Angold-Stephens
  • Navigation methods and devices using user-specific landmark types
    Patent number: 9618354
    Abstract: A method includes: providing a map database; providing a landmark database; providing at least one user-specific landmark type; determining navigation instructions based on the map database, the landmark database, and the at least one user-specific landmark type; and outputting the determined navigation instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignees: VOLKSWAGEN AG, AUDI AG
    Inventors: Philip Tseng, William Brian Lathrop, Jo Ann Sison, Crystal Juarez
  • Methods for forecasting flight paths, and associated systems, devices, and software
    Patent number: 8914233
    Abstract: Mobile computing device implemented methods, and associated systems, devices, and software for forecasting flight paths associated with a unique-flight. Methods may include prior to departure of the unique-flight, retrieving from a flight-data-server via the Internet an initial-forecasted-flight-path based on flight-path-data for the unique-flight, and displaying indicia associated with the initial-forecasted-flight-path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Appoven, LLC
    Inventor: Philip Tseng
  • Navigation Methods and Devices Using User-Specific Landmark Types
    Publication number: 20130166197
    Abstract: A method includes: providing a map database; providing a landmark database; providing at least one user-specific landmark type; determining navigation instructions based on the map database, the landmark database, and the at least one user-specific landmark type; and outputting the determined navigation instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicants: Audi AG, Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Philip Tseng, William Brian LATHROP, Jo Ann SISON, Crystal JUAREZ
  • METHODS FOR FORECASTING FLIGHT PATHS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND SOFTWARE
    Publication number: 20120010806
    Abstract: Mobile computing device implemented methods, and associated systems, devices, and software for forecasting flight paths associated with a unique-flight. Methods may include prior to departure of the unique-flight, retrieving from a flight-data-server via the Internet an initial-forecasted-flight-path based on flight-path-data for the unique-flight, and displaying indicia associated with the initial-forecasted-flight-path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: AppOven, LLC
    Inventor: Philip Tseng