Patents by Inventor SCOTT GIBBONS

SCOTT GIBBONS 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).

  • Publication number: 20230190190
    Abstract: To determine impairment due to drugs or alcohol, an image capture component captures video of at least a head of a test subject. Cropped head images of the head of the test subject are extracted from sequential images of the video. For each cropped head image, a gaze angle of the test subject is determined from the cropped head image. The determined gaze angles are analyzed to determine horizontal nystagmus and/or angle of onset of nystagmus. A level of impairment of the test subject is determined from the horizontal nystagmus and/or angle of onset of nystagmus. A visual representation of the level of impairment of the test subject is generated on an associated display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: ADAM V. RICH, AARON FRANK, SCOTT GIBBONS
  • Publication number: 20190126762
    Abstract: A method for charging a battery in an electric or hybrid vehicle provides an alternative to switching to low tap. In accordance with this method, if a tap cross occurs, an OBCM reduces its power limit by a configurable amount and then retries charging at a lower level. This process can be repeated as many times as it takes to find a power level that prevents a tap cross. Advantageously, the battery can be charged in the shortest amount of time instead of limiting the power to the low tap level. A charging system implementing the method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: MICHAEL SCOTT GIBBONS, CARL L. GILBERT, MANJIRI S. DESHPANDE
  • Publication number: 20150115995
    Abstract: A battery charger module to be mounted in a vehicle for charging a vehicle battery is disclosed. The battery charger module may include a capacitor, and a direct current (DC) voltage sensor configured to sense a DC voltage across the capacitor. The battery charger module may further include a controller configured to compare the sensed voltage to a voltage threshold, and to determine that an alternating current (AC) power supply is unstable if the sensed voltage fails to exceed the voltage threshold. A method is also disclosed for determining a state of an AC electrical power supply at a battery charger module for charging a vehicle battery. The method may include sensing a DC voltage across a capacitor, comparing the sensed voltage to a voltage threshold, and determining that the AC power supply is unstable when the sensed voltage fails to exceed the voltage threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Carl L. GILBERT, Michael Scott GIBBONS