Patents by Inventor Ryan Lee Baker

Ryan Lee Baker 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: 10733510
    Abstract: A computing system can determine a vehicle action based on inputting vehicle sensor data to a first neural network including a first safety agent that can determine a probability of unsafe vehicle operation. The first neural network can be adapted, at a plurality of times, by a periodically retrained deep reinforcement learning agent that includes a second deep neural network including a second safety agent. A vehicle can be operated based on the vehicle action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Subramanya Nageshrao, Hongtei Eric Tseng, Dimitar Petrov Filev, Ryan Lee Baker, Christopher Cruise, Leda Daehler, Shankar Mohan, Arpan Kusari
  • Publication number: 20200065665
    Abstract: A computing system can determine a vehicle action based on inputting vehicle sensor data to a first neural network including a first safety agent that can determine a probability of unsafe vehicle operation. The first neural network can be adapted, at a plurality of times, by a periodically retrained deep reinforcement learning agent that includes a second deep neural network including a second safety agent. A vehicle can be operated based on the vehicle action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Subramanya Nageshrao, Hongtei Eric Tseng, Dimitar Petrov Filev, Ryan Lee Baker, Christopher Cruise, Leda Daehler, Shankar Mohan, Arpan Kusari
  • Patent number: 10417837
    Abstract: A method for identifying vehicle vibration includes receiving signals indicative of a vehicle vibration from one or more vehicle sensors while the vehicle is in operation. The method also includes determining a magnitude of the vehicle vibration at one or more target frequency bands. The method additionally includes determining whether the vehicle vibration is associated with one or more wheels of the vehicle based on the magnitude of the vehicle vibration at the one or more target frequency bands. The method further includes generating a diagnostic recommendation when the vehicle vibration is associated with the one or more wheels of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph F. Stanek, Jianbo Lu, Timothy Mark Feldkamp, Ryan Lee Baker, Fling Finn Tseng, Kelly Trost, David Scott Rohweder, Daniel Haakenson
  • Publication number: 20180082492
    Abstract: A method for identifying vehicle vibration includes receiving signals indicative of a vehicle vibration from one or more vehicle sensors while the vehicle is in operation. The method also includes determining a magnitude of the vehicle vibration at one or more target frequency bands. The method additionally includes determining whether the vehicle vibration is associated with one or more wheels of the vehicle based on the magnitude of the vehicle vibration at the one or more target frequency bands. The method further includes generating a diagnostic recommendation when the vehicle vibration is associated with the one or more wheels of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph F. STANEK, Jianbo LU, Timothy Mark FELDKAMP, Ryan Lee BAKER, Fling Finn TSENG, Kelly TROST, David Scott ROHWEDER, Daniel HAAKENSON
  • Patent number: 9663112
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes a driver identification fusion module programmed to receive a confidence level from a plurality of identification modules. Each confidence level indicates the likelihood that a driver of a vehicle is a particular person. The driver identification fusion module is programmed to aggregate the confidences levels received from the plurality of identification modules and output an aggregated confidence level signal representing an identity of the driver based at least in part on the confidence levels received from the plurality of identification modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mahmoud A. Abou-Nasr, Johannes Geir Kristinsson, Ryan Lee Baker, Timothy Mark Feldkamp, Arun Dutta
  • Patent number: 9519670
    Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to gather historical risk-affecting data with respect to a current road. The processor is also configured to gather current risk-affecting data with respect to the current road. Further, the processor is configured to generate a baseline risk index for the road based on the historical data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph F. Stanek, John Ottavio Michelini, Timothy Mark Feldkamp, Jianbo Lu, Fling Tseng, Anthony Mario D'Amato, Pankaj Kumar, Ryan Lee Baker, Medville J. Throop
  • Publication number: 20160101783
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes a driver identification fusion module programmed to receive a confidence level from a plurality of identification modules. Each confidence level indicates the likelihood that a driver of a vehicle is a particular person. The driver identification fusion module is programmed to aggregate the confidences levels received from the plurality of identification modules and output an aggregated confidence level signal representing an identity of the driver based at least in part on the confidence levels received from the plurality of identification modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Mahmoud A. Abou-Nasr, Johannes Geir Kristinsson, Ryan Lee Baker, Timothy Mark Feldkamp, Arun Dutta
  • Publication number: 20160063045
    Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to gather historical risk-affecting data with respect to a current road. The processor is also configured to gather current risk-affecting data with respect to the current road. Further, the processor is configured to generate a baseline risk index for the road based on the historical data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Joseph F. Stanek, John Ottavio Michelini, Timothy Mark Feldkamp, Jianbo Lu, Fling Tseng, Anthony Mario D'Amato, Pankaj Kumar, Ryan Lee Baker, Medville J. Throop
  • Patent number: 6876919
    Abstract: A method for estimating a cylinder specific performance parameter for a specific cylinder of an internal combustion engine for each firing attempt, which relies on production sensors commonly equipped onboard production vehicles, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: John Victor James, Margherita Zanini-Fisher, Ryan Lee Baker
  • Publication number: 20030236611
    Abstract: A method for estimating a cylinder specific performance parameter for a specific cylinder of an internal combustion engine for each firing attempt, which relies on production sensors commonly equipped onboard production vehicles, is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2002
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John Victor James, Margherita Zanini-Fisher, Ryan Lee Baker
  • Patent number: 6216678
    Abstract: An engine cylinder firing event is intentionally defeated by clipping the flyback voltage of the ignition system primary coil winding under the control of a misfire generator that develops a misfire logic signal from ignition dwell events and user inputs and also develops a signal indicative of which cylinder firing event was defeated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John Victor James, Ryan Lee Baker, Dennis Carl Krzyske