Patents by Inventor Steven Huggins

Steven Huggins 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: 20230091276
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling a merge vehicle travelling along a highway having a merge lane and a main lane. The method includes receiving merge data about the merge vehicle and a surrounding environment of the merge vehicle. The method includes detecting an intent to perform a merge maneuver by the merge vehicle from the merge lane to the main lane based on the merge data. Further, the method includes generating a graph having a plurality of nodes connected by edges. The plurality of nodes includes a start node set to a current position of the merge vehicle and a goal node located in the main lane after the merge lane has ended. The method includes calculating a three-dimensional (3D) trajectory based on the graph by optimizing edge costs from the start node to the goal node, and controlling the merge vehicle based on the 3D trajectory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Samer RAJAB, Shigenobu Saigusa, Paritosh Kelkar, Yasir Khudhair Al-Nadawi, Yusen Chen, Tyler Naes, James Schultz, Cameron Rainey, Steven Huggins, Shane McLaughlin, Kevin Kefauver
  • Patent number: 7523903
    Abstract: A shelf support system that includes a shelf member having a flat support surface, and a flange adjacent at least one end of the support surface that includes a downwardly extending wall portion and an inwardly extending wall portion connected thereto, the inwardly extending wall portion having an edge formed with a notch having a predetermined width. At least one support bracket includes a U-shaped mounting flange having an upwardly extending connecting wall that includes a spacer wall portion having a predetermined width and an engagement wall portion that is connected to the spacer wall portion and that extends beyond the predetermined width of the spacer wall portion. The support bracket is connected to the shelf member by positioning the U-shaped mounting flange of the support bracket within the wall portions of the shelf member to provide a secure connection without the use of tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Kewaunee Scientific Corporation
    Inventors: Kurt P. Rindoks, Steven Huggins