Patents by Inventor Sean Bleicher

Sean Bleicher 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: 10987996
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for a vehicle that comprises one or more sensors configured to obtain information indicating a physical state of a baby. A wireless transceiver may be included and in communication with a mobile device. The transceiver may be configured to connect mobile device with a camera configured to monitor the baby. A controller may also be in communication with the one or more sensors and the wireless transceiver. The controller may be configured to determine the physical state of the baby utilizing the information obtained from the one or more sensors. The controller may also be configured activate one or more vehicle systems in response to the physical state of the baby and to output on a vehicle display or the mobile device a notification to a user indicating the physical state of the baby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignees: DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Vikas Upmanue, Te-Ping Kang, Yu Zhang, Jordan Necovski, Bilal Alasry, Sean Bleicher, Doua Vang, Eleanor Duke, Nicholaus Spunar
  • Patent number: 10981575
    Abstract: A system in a vehicle, comprising one or more physiological sensors configured to obtain stress-load data indicating a stress load of an occupant of the vehicle, a controller in communication with the one or more physiological sensors, wherein the controller is configured to determine a stress load of the occupant utilizing at least the stress-load data and output an instruction to execute a vehicle driving-dynamics features when the stress load exceeds a threshold, wherein the vehicle driving-dynamics features includes adjusting an active suspension of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Te-Ping Kang, Yu Zhang, Bilal Alasry, Vikas Upmanue, Jordan Necovski, Sean Bleicher, Doua Vang
  • Patent number: 10908677
    Abstract: A system in a vehicle includes one or more sensors configured to obtain input from an occupant of the vehicle. The system also includes a controller in communication with the one or more sensors, wherein the controller is configured to, receive the input from the one or more sensors, determine a mood of the occupant utilizing at least the input, and output a solution to a vehicle display in response to the mood of the occupant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Vikas Upmanue, Yu Zhang, Bilal Alasry, Te-Ping Kang, Jordan Necovski, Sean Bleicher, Doua Vang, Eleanor Duke, Nicholaus Spunar
  • Patent number: 10902273
    Abstract: A vehicle system in a vehicle, comprising a first sensor configured to survey an environment proximate to the vehicle, including an object outside of the vehicle, a second sensor located within a vehicle cabin and configured to obtain data indicative of facial information of an occupant of the vehicle, and a processor in communication with the first and second sensors and programmed to output information regarding the object on a display of the vehicle system in response to the data indicative of the facial information indicating that the occupant is viewing the object outside of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignees: Denso International America, Inc.
    Inventors: Vikas Upmanue, Sean Bleicher, Te-ping Kang, Yu Zhang, Bilal Alasry, Scott Walenty, Doua Vang, Tetsuya Hara
  • Publication number: 20200310528
    Abstract: A system in a vehicle includes one or more sensors configured to obtain input from an occupant of the vehicle. The system also includes a controller in communication with the one or more sensors, wherein the controller is configured to, receive the input from the one or more sensors, determine a mood of the occupant utilizing at least the input, and output a solution to a vehicle display in response to the mood of the occupant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Vikas UPMANUE, Yu ZHANG, Bilal ALASRY, Te-Ping KANG, Jordan NECOVSKI, Sean BLEICHER, Doua VANG, Eleanor DUKE, Nicholaus SPUNAR
  • Publication number: 20200282803
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for a vehicle that comprises one or more sensors configured to obtain information indicating a physical state of a baby. A wireless transceiver may be included and in communication with a mobile device. The transceiver may be configured to connect mobile device with a camera configured to monitor the baby. A controller may also be in communication with the one or more sensors and the wireless transceiver. The controller may be configured to determine the physical state of the baby utilizing the information obtained from the one or more sensors. The controller may also be configured activate one or more vehicle systems in response to the physical state of the baby and to output on a vehicle display or the mobile device a notification to a user indicating the physical state of the baby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Vikas UPMANUE, Te-Ping KANG, Yu ZHANG, Jordan NECOVSKI, Bilal ALASRY, Sean BLEICHER, Doua VANG, Eleanor DUKE, Nicholaus SPUNAR
  • Patent number: 10764536
    Abstract: A system in a vehicle comprising one or more sensors configured to obtain cognitive-load data indicating a cognitive load of an occupant of the vehicle, a controller in communication with the one or more sensors, wherein the controller is configured to determine a cognitive load of the occupant utilizing at least the cognitive-load data in response to an initiation of a video conference session, and output on a vehicle display a first user interface in connection with the video conference session when the cognitive load exceeds a threshold and a second user interface in connection with the video conference session when the cognitive load is below a threshold, wherein the second user interface includes video of the video conference session and the first user interface excludes video of the video conference session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: DENSO International America, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu Zhang, Bilal Alasry, Te-Ping Kang, Vikas Upmanue, Jordan Necovski, Sean Bleicher, Doua Vang, Eleanor Duke, Nicholaus Spunar
  • Publication number: 20200269849
    Abstract: A system in a vehicle, comprising one or more physiological sensors configured to obtain stress-load data indicating a stress load of an occupant of the vehicle, a controller in communication with the one or more physiological sensors, wherein the controller is configured to determine a stress load of the occupant utilizing at least the stress-load data and output an instruction to execute a vehicle driving-dynamics features when the stress load exceeds a threshold, wherein the vehicle driving-dynamics features includes adjusting an active suspension of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Te-Ping KANG, Yu ZHANG, Bilal ALASRY, Vikas UPMANUE, Jordan NECOVSKI, Sean BLEICHER, Doua VANG
  • Publication number: 20200269848
    Abstract: A system in a vehicle, comprising one or more cameras configured to obtain facial recognition information based upon facial expressions of an occupant of the vehicle, and a controller in communication with the one or more cameras, wherein the controller is configured to determine the mood of the occupant utilizing at least the facial recognition information, and output an instruction to execute an activation or adjustment of a vehicle driving feature associated with the mood of the occupant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Te-Ping KANG, Yu ZHANG, Bilal ALASRY, Vikas UPMANUE, Jordan NECOVSKI, Sean BLEICHER, Doua VANG
  • Publication number: 20200213560
    Abstract: A system in a vehicle comprising one or more sensors configured to obtain cognitive-load data indicating a cognitive load of an occupant of the vehicle, a controller in communication with the one or more sensors, wherein the controller is configured to determine a cognitive load of the occupant utilizing at least the cognitive-load data in response to an initiation of a video conference session, and output on a vehicle display a first user interface in connection with the video conference session when the cognitive load exceeds a threshold and a second user interface in connection with the video conference session when the cognitive load is below a threshold, wherein the second user interface includes video of the video conference session and the first user interface excludes video of the video conference session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Yu ZHANG, Bilal ALASRY, Te-Ping KANG, Vikas UPMANUE, Jordan NECOVSKI, Sean BLEICHER, Doua VANG, Eleanor DUKE, Nicholaus SPUNAR
  • Patent number: 10674003
    Abstract: A system in a vehicle, comprising a transceiver configured to communicate with one or more mobile devices in a vehicle, wherein the one or more mobile devices are configured to initiate a voice session with a remote phone, one or more sensors configured to collect data indicating a presence of passengers in the vehicle, a controller in communication with the one or more sensors and the transceiver, wherein the controller is configured to determine the presence of passengers in the vehicle utilizing the data indicating the presence of passengers in the vehicle, and send data indicating the presence of passengers in the vehicle to the remote phone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignees: DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC., DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Te-Ping Kang, Yu Zhang, Bilal Alasry, Vikas Upmanue, Jordan Necovski, Sean Bleicher, Doua Vang, Eleanor Duke, Nicholaus Spunar
  • Patent number: 10666901
    Abstract: A system in a vehicle comprises one or more sensors configured to obtain occupant information indicating a stress level of an occupant of the vehicle. The system also includes a wireless transceiver in communication with a mobile device including a camera configured to monitor the occupant, and a controller in communication with the one or more sensors and the wireless transceiver, wherein the controller is configured to determine a stress-level of the occupant utilizing at least the occupant information, initiate a video conference session on the mobile device between the occupant and one or more contacts of the occupant in response to the determination of the stress level of the occupant exceeding a threshold, and output on a vehicle display the video conference between the occupant and the one or more contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Yu Zhang, Bilal Alasry, Te-Ping Kang, Vikas Upmanue, Jordan Necovski, Sean Bleicher, Doua Vang, Eleanor Duke, Nicholaus Spunar
  • Patent number: 10595177
    Abstract: A system in a vehicle including a primary caregiver vehicle device of a primary caregiver providing care to a companion. The primary caregiver vehicle device includes a wireless transceiver in communication with a secondary caregiver device of a secondary caregiver. The primary caregiver device includes a controller in communication with the wireless transceiver. The controller is configured to receive a request to transmit a companion profile of the companion to the secondary caregiver device. The companion profile includes data changing over time in response to data received from the primary caregiver vehicle device and the secondary caregiver device. The controller is further configured to transmit the companion profile from the primary caregiver vehicle device to the secondary caregiver device in response to the request to transmit the companion profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Jordan Necovski, Yu Zhang, Bilal Alasry, Te-Ping Kang, Vikas Upmanue, Sean Bleicher, Doua Vang, Eleanor Duke, Nicholaus Spunar
  • Publication number: 20200074197
    Abstract: A vehicle system in a vehicle, comprising a first sensor configured to survey an environment proximate to the vehicle, including an object outside of the vehicle, a second sensor located within a vehicle cabin and configured to obtain data indicative of facial information of an occupant of the vehicle, and a processor in communication with the first and second sensors and programmed to output information regarding the object on a display of the vehicle system in response to the data indicative of the facial information indicating that the occupant is viewing the object outside of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Vikas UPMANUE, Sean BLEICHER, Te-ping KANG, Yu ZHANG, Bilal ALASRY, Scott WALENTY, Doua VANG, Tetsuya HARA
  • Patent number: 10506370
    Abstract: A system in a vehicle comprises one or more transceivers configured to communicate data with a remote server, and a processor in communication with the transceiver and programmed to determine a location of the vehicle in response to data received from one or more sensors indicating a location of the vehicle/ The processor is further programmed to determine a trigger event associated with a point-of-interest (POI) in response to the data received from the remote server, receive data from the remote server indicating one or more contacts associated with the POI and locations of the one or more contacts, and output on a display a contact list in response to at least the data indicating the trigger event, wherein the contact list is generated utilizing at least the location of the one or more contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA INC.
    Inventors: Bilal Alasry, Te-Ping Kang, Vikas Upmanue, Yu Zhang, Jordan Necovski, Sean Bleicher, Doua Vang, Eleanor Duke, Nicholaus Spunar