Patents by Inventor Steed Gratien

Steed Gratien 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: 9964781
    Abstract: A device for assisting in the driving of a motor vehicle, the assistance device comprising a screen with variable light transmission, intended to be arranged between a road scene and a driver of the vehicle, and a control or control means for controlling a transmission coefficient of the screen with variable light transmission. According to the invention, the screen and the control or control means are configured so as to be able to be embedded on the vehicle as different components of an after-sale product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: David Hue, Hafid El Idrissi, Kostadin Beev, Marc Rocklinger, Steed Gratien
  • Patent number: 9827835
    Abstract: A device for assisting in the driving of a motor vehicle, comprising a screen with variable transmission intended to be arranged between a road scene in front of the vehicle and a driver of the vehicle, the device comprising a number of sensors suitable for recovering data representative of the environment in which the vehicle is located, the device being configured to drive a transmission coefficient of the screen with variable transmission, wherein the device is configured to take into account the data recovered by the sensors and to compute the transmission coefficient by combining the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Hafid El Idrissi, Kostadin Beev, David Hue, Steed Gratien, Marc Rocklinger
  • Publication number: 20170023792
    Abstract: A differentiated viewing device, notably for a motor vehicle, comprising a light system configured to selectively emit first and second light signals, the device further comprises a first pair of active spectacles intended to be worn by a first observer, the first pair of spectacles being provided with a first screen capable of allowing the vision of the first observer in a first configuration and of blanking the vision of the first observer in a second configuration, the light system and the first pair of spectacles being synchronized so that the first screen is in the first configuration when the light system emits the first signals, and in the second configuration when the light system emits the second signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Hafid El Idrissi, Kostadin Beev, David Hue, Steed Gratien
  • Publication number: 20160214467
    Abstract: A device for assisting in the driving of a motor vehicle comprising a screen with variable transmission intended to be arranged between a road scene in front of the vehicle and a driver of the vehicle, the device comprising a number of sensors suitable for recovering data representative of the environment in which the vehicle is located, the device being configured to drive a transmission coefficient of the screen with variable transmission, wherein the device is configured to take into account the data recovered by the sensors and to compute the transmission coefficient by combining the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Hafid El Idrissi, Kostadin Beev, David Hue, Steed Gratien, Marc Rocklinger
  • Publication number: 20160216536
    Abstract: A device for assisting in the driving of a motor vehicle, the assistance device comprising a screen with variable light transmission, intended to be arranged between a road scene and a driver of the vehicle, and a control or control means for controlling a transmission coefficient of the screen with variable light transmission. According to the invention, the screen and the control or control means are configured so as to be able to be embedded on the vehicle as different components of an after-sale product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: David Hue, Hafid El Idrissi, Kostadin Beev, Marc Rocklinger, Steed Gratien