Patents by Inventor Suman Kumar Sinha

Suman Kumar Sinha 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: 10384775
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems of various embodiments are disclosed for managing a vehicle charging station having a docking terminal. In various embodiments, a priority of a first autonomous vehicle and a second autonomous vehicle may be determined for using the docking terminal when a docking request is received from the second autonomous vehicle while the first autonomous vehicle occupies the docking terminal. In some embodiments, the priorities of the first and second autonomous vehicles may be based on an available power level of each of the first and second autonomous vehicles. The first autonomous vehicle may be instructed to undock from the docking terminal in response to determining that the second autonomous vehicle has a higher priority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Parthasarathy Krishnamoorthy, Prashanth Mohan, KrishnaKumar Vasanthasenan, Suman Kumar Sinha, Prasad Gadde, Ramu Thondapu, Sri Sai Kandakatla, Prachi Agrawal
  • Patent number: 10364025
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems of various embodiments are disclosed for managing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). In various embodiments, the UAV may charge an onboard battery while docked at a docking terminal of a charging station. The UAV may receive a message from the charging station with an instruction to undock from the docking terminal. The UAV may undock from the docking terminal before charging of the onboard battery is complete in response to receiving the message from the charging station with the instruction to undock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Parthasarathy Krishnamoorthy, Prashanth Mohan, KrishnaKumar Vasanthasenan, Suman Kumar Sinha, Prasad Gadde, Ramu Thondapu, Sri Sai Kandakatla, Prachi Agrawal
  • Publication number: 20180074486
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems of various embodiments are disclosed for managing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). In various embodiments, the UAV may charge an onboard battery while docked at a docking terminal of a charging station. The UAV may receive a message from the charging station with an instruction to undock from the docking terminal. The UAV may undock from the docking terminal before charging of the onboard battery is complete in response to receiving the message from the charging station with the instruction to undock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Parthasarathy Krishnamoorthy, Prashanth Mohan, KrishnaKumar Vasanthasenan, Suman Kumar Sinha, Prasad Gadde, Ramu Thondapu, Sri Sai Kandakatla, Prachi Agrawal
  • Publication number: 20180074485
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems of various embodiments are disclosed for managing a vehicle charging station having a docking terminal. In various embodiments, a priority of a first autonomous vehicle and a second autonomous vehicle may be determined for using the docking terminal when a docking request is received from the second autonomous vehicle while the first autonomous vehicle occupies the docking terminal. In some embodiments, the priorities of the first and second autonomous vehicles may be based on an available power level of each of the first and second autonomous vehicles. The first autonomous vehicle may be instructed to undock from the docking terminal in response to determining that the second autonomous vehicle has a higher priority.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Parthasarathy Krishnamoorthy, Prashanth Mohan, Krishnakumar Vasanthasenan, Suman Kumar Sinha, Prasad Gadde, Ramu Thondapu, Sri Sai Kandakatla, Prachi Agrawal
  • Patent number: 9857791
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems of various embodiments are disclosed for managing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) charging station having a docking terminal. In various embodiments, a priority of a first UAV and a second UAV may be determined for using the docking terminal when a docking request is received from the second UAV while the first UAV occupies the docking terminal. In some embodiments, the priorities of the first and second UAVs may be based on an available power level of each of the first and second UAVs. The first UAV may be instructed to undock from the docking terminal in response to determining that the second UAV has a higher priority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Parthasarathy Krishnamoorthy, Prashanth Mohan, KrishnaKumar Vasanthasenan, Suman Kumar Sinha, Prasad Gadde, Ramu Thondapu, Sri Sai Kandakatla, Prachi Agrawal