Patents by Inventor Robert L. Slater

Robert L. Slater 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).

  • Vehicle-to-vehicle sensor data sharing
    Patent number: 11961401
    Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of detecting a potential event via sensors on a transport, sending data related to the potential event to other transports within a predefined distance, storing the data at the transports and a server, and performing a transport operation response on the transports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Felipe G. Salles, Shintaro Iwaasa, Louis Brugman, Devang H. Parekh, Robert D. Slater, Christopher J. Risberg, Nutonya L. Parker
  • Nostril expander
    Patent number: 4201217
    Abstract: A nostril enlarging device comprising a generally U-shaped member having a pair of upstanding legs with each leg having a posterior protuberance for locking into the cavity in the lower posterior nostril wall. Each leg also includes an anterior protuberance located upwardly from the posterior protuberance, so that the angle connecting the two is at approximately 45 degrees to the vertical center line of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1980
    Inventor: Robert L. Slater