Patents by Inventor Raphael Jermaine Thomas

Raphael Jermaine Thomas 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: 11501376
    Abstract: A vehicle route guidance computer system is configured to store habitual travel routes for drivers; detect driving by a vehicle of one of the drivers along one of the habitual travel routes; monitor vehicle location along the route; monitor traffic signal states and traffic conditions along the route; calculate an optimal velocity of the vehicle to maximize likelihood of reaching a next traffic signal along the route when the signal is green, and transmit a guidance signal to a guidance device in a vehicle to advise the driver to decelerate or accelerate the vehicle. The vehicle route guidance computer system may be further configured to detect an adverse condition along the route, calculate an alternative route, and transmit a direction guidance signal to the guidance device for guiding the driver to the alternative route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Hartford Fire Insurance Company
    Inventors: Michael Louis Brandman, Raphael Jermaine Thomas
  • Publication number: 20190205992
    Abstract: A vehicle route guidance computer system is configured to store habitual travel routes for drivers; detect driving by a vehicle of one of the drivers along one of the habitual travel routes; monitor vehicle location along the route; monitor traffic signal states and traffic conditions along the route; calculate an optimal velocity of the vehicle to maximize likelihood of reaching a next traffic signal along the route when the signal is green, and transmit a guidance signal to a guidance device in a vehicle to advise the driver to decelerate or accelerate the vehicle. The vehicle route guidance computer system may be further configured to detect an adverse condition along the route, calculate an alternative route, and transmit a direction guidance signal to the guidance device for guiding the driver to the alternative route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Louis Brandman, Raphael Jermaine Thomas
  • Patent number: 10229460
    Abstract: In a computerized system, a route-based analysis may be performed relating to a commuting route for a customer of an insurance company. The insurance company may provide information to the customer based on the result of the analysis. The information may relate to an insurance policy premium quotation, or to suggested vehicle deceleration or acceleration to improve driving efficiency and/or safety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Hartford Fire Insurance Company
    Inventors: Michael Louis Brandman, Raphael Jermaine Thomas
  • Publication number: 20150371336
    Abstract: In a computerized system, a route-based analysis may be performed relating to a commuting route for a customer of an insurance company. The insurance company may provide information to the customer based on the result of the analysis. The information may relate to an insurance policy premium quotation, or to suggested vehicle deceleration or acceleration to improve driving efficiency and/or safety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Louis Brandman, Raphael Jermaine Thomas