Patents by Inventor Ryan M. Klem

Ryan M. Klem 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).

  • Transportation support for a user having chronic or acute mobility needs
    Patent number: 10675205
    Abstract: Processing circuitry provided in a mobile device of a user requiring mobility assistance is programmed to: request multimodal personal transportation assistance from a pool of candidate companions, receive a location of a selected companion and a proposed route between the user to the selected companion, and determine an estimated time of arrival of the selected companion at a current location of the user. The proposed route includes pedestrian travel and the request for multimodal personal transportation identifies any specific needs of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Toyota Mobility Foundation
    Inventors: William P. Chernicoff, Ryan M. Klem
  • TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT FOR A USER HAVING CHRONIC OR ACUTE MOBILITY NEEDS
    Publication number: 20200155407
    Abstract: Processing circuitry provided in a mobile device of a user requiring mobility assistance is programmed to: request multimodal personal transportation assistance from a pool of candidate companions, receive a location of a selected companion and a proposed route between the user to the selected companion, and determine an estimated time of arrival of the selected companion at a current location of the user. The proposed route includes pedestrian travel and the request for multimodal personal transportation identifies any specific needs of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: Toyota Mobility Foundation
    Inventors: William P. CHERNICOFF, Ryan M. Klem
  • Transportation support for a user having chronic or acute mobility needs
    Patent number: 10568798
    Abstract: Processing circuitry provided in a mobile device of a user requiring mobility assistance is programmed to: request multimodal personal transportation assistance from a pool of candidate companions, receive a location of a selected companion and a proposed route between the user to the selected companion, and determine an estimated time of arrival of the selected companion at a current location of the user. The proposed route includes pedestrian travel and the request for multimodal personal transportation identifies any specific needs of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOBILITY FOUNDATION
    Inventors: William P. Chernicoff, Ryan M. Klem