Patents by Inventor Sam Jamal

Sam Jamal 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).

  • Method of detecting use of a lap belt only routing of a combined lap belt/shoulder belt seat belt system in a vehicle
    Patent number: 12311873
    Abstract: A method of detecting improper routing of a seat belt having a lap belt portion and a shoulder belt portion by an occupant of a vehicle includes detecting a movement of the seat belt indicating that the shoulder belt portion was placed behind a back of the occupant, and providing a warning indicting improper routing of the shoulder belt portion of the seat belt if the movement of the seat belt indicates that the shoulder belt portion was placed behind the back of the occupant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Scott D. Thomas, Sam Jamal, Arjun Khanna
  • METHOD OF DETECTING USE OF A LAP BELT ONLY ROUTING OF A COMBINED LAP BELT/SHOULDER BELT SEAT BELT SYSTEM IN A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20250050836
    Abstract: A method of detecting improper routing of a seat belt having a lap belt portion and a shoulder belt portion by an occupant of a vehicle includes detecting a movement of the seat belt indicating that the shoulder belt portion was placed behind a back of the occupant, and providing a warning indicting improper routing of the shoulder belt portion of the seat belt if the movement of the seat belt indicates that the shoulder belt portion was placed behind the back of the occupant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Scott D. Thomas, Sam Jamal, Arjun Khanna
  • Enhanced electronic chat efficiency
    Patent number: 10498675
    Abstract: A system configured to facilitate an electronic chat session between a user and an agent includes an agent interface device, one or more processors, and non-transitory computer readable memory storing program code. Upon execution of the stored program code, the system displays a chat window on the agent interface device, user and agent messages within the chat window, and pre-message text within the chat window. The pre-message text is displayed while the user is composing an unsent message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Rekha Hariram, Sam Jamal, Anthony D. Bolton, James A. Miller
  • ENHANCED ELECTRONIC CHAT EFFICIENCY
    Publication number: 20180367477
    Abstract: A system configured to facilitate an electronic chat session between a user and an agent includes an agent interface device, one or more processors, and non-transitory computer readable memory storing program code. Upon execution of the stored program code, the system displays a chat window on the agent interface device, user and agent messages within the chat window, and pre-message text within the chat window. The pre-message text is displayed while the user is composing an unsent message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Rekha Hariram, Sam Jamal, Anthony D. Bolton, James A. Miller