Patents by Inventor Radhika Ciripanga

Radhika Ciripanga 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).

  • System and method to detect trapped flexible material
    Patent number: 10783407
    Abstract: One general aspect includes a memory configured to include a program and a processor configured to execute the program, where the program enables the processor to: after a first vehicle ingress/egress event, activate a sensor to capture a reference image of a portion of a vehicle body; after a second vehicle ingress/egress event, activate the sensor to capture a test image of the portion of the vehicle body; determine whether the test image includes one or more objects not found in the reference image; and release the door from the body or produce a notification or prevent vehicle movement or some combination thereof, based on the determination of whether the test image includes one or more objects not found in the reference image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Radhika Ciripanga, Donald K. Grimm, Wei Tong, David T. Proefke
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DETECT TRAPPED FLEXIBLE MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20200026968
    Abstract: One general aspect includes a memory configured to include a program and a processor configured to execute the program, where the program enables the processor to: after a first vehicle ingress/egress event, activate a sensor to capture a reference image of a portion of a vehicle body; after a second vehicle ingress/egress event, activate the sensor to capture a test image of the portion of the vehicle body; determine whether the test image includes one or more objects not found in the reference image; and release the door from the body or produce a notification or prevent vehicle movement or some combination thereof, based on the determination of whether the test image includes one or more objects not found in the reference image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Radhika Ciripanga, Donald K. Grimm, Wei Tong, David T. Proefke