Patents by Inventor Stephen M. London

Stephen M. London 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: 20200334920
    Abstract: In various embodiments, methods, vehicle systems, and communication systems are provided, that include: obtaining location data for a vehicle while the vehicle is travelling, via a positioning system built into the vehicle; determining when the vehicle has entered a geo-fence associated with a regulated roadway, via a processor built into the vehicle; monitoring the vehicle, using the processor along with the positioning system, one or more sensors built into the vehicle, or both, generating vehicle data, while the vehicle is within the geo-fence, the vehicle data pertaining to a vehicle's usage of, compliance with, or both, of the regulated roadway; determining when the vehicle has exited the geo-fence, via the processor disposed onboard the vehicle; and transmitting the vehicle data, for use in determining a fee associated with the vehicle's travel along the regulated roadway, after the vehicle has exited the geo-fence, via a transceiver disposed onboard the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
    Inventors: Stephen M. London, Alexander X. Cermak, Anvesh Singireddy, Brian N. Hoglund, Thomas Gregg DeMaria
  • Publication number: 20200043063
    Abstract: One general aspect includes a method to provide a notification regarding a service being provided at a vehicle, the method including: (a) receiving, via a controller, a request for access to the vehicle from a third-party service provider; (b) in response to the vehicle access request, via the controller, providing vehicle access to the third-party service provider; (c) operating, via the controller, at least one vehicle sensor to confirm the third-party service provider is providing a service at the vehicle; and (d) generating, via the controller, at least one service notification based at least in part on feedback from the at least one vehicle sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventor: Stephen M. London
  • Patent number: 7540248
    Abstract: A twin-hulled, single-person, collapsible boat, has a pair of open, canoe-shaped hulls; a removable, collapsible frame connecting the hulls together; and a removable, one-person seat assembly connected to the frame between the hulls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Inventor: Stephen M. London
  • Publication number: 20080314308
    Abstract: A twin-hulled, single-person, collapsible boat, has a pair of open, canoe-shaped hulls; a removable, collapsible frame connecting the hulls together; and a removable, one-person seat assembly connected to the frame between the hulls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventor: Stephen M. London