Patents by Inventor Susan GRAHAM
Susan GRAHAM 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).
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Patent number: 12157484Abstract: A roll-over alert system for a vehicle when navigating a curve in a road. The system includes a transceiver, a memory, and a control module. The transceiver is configured to receive a map message including a general curve speed recommendation for the curve. The memory is configured to store the map message and vehicle-specific data relevant to safely navigating the curve. The control module is configured to: (i) calculate a vehicle-specific curve speed based on the vehicle-specific data and the general curve speed recommendation included in the map message; and (ii) generate an alert to an operator of the vehicle when an actual vehicle speed exceeds the vehicle-specific curve speed during navigation of the curve by the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2022Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Dhyana Ramamurthy, Aaron Weinfield, Brian Gallagher, Susan Graham
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Patent number: 11961403Abstract: A system for generating virtual lane markers of an intersection so that the virtual lane markers are visible to an operator of a vehicle at the intersection. The system includes a remote station having a transceiver, a remote memory module configured to store map data and baseline static paths of vehicles moving through the intersection, and a remote control module configured to broadcast via the transceiver a map message indicating the baseline static paths. A vehicle transceiver is configured to receive the map message. A vehicle control module is configured to generate virtual lane markers through the intersection based on the baseline static paths included with the received map message.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Dhyana Ramamurthy, Aaron Weinfield, Brian Gallagher, Susan Graham
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Publication number: 20240029558Abstract: A remote station including a transceiver, a memory, and a control module. The memory is configured to store baseline static paths and dynamic paths of vehicles through an intersection. The baseline static paths refer to at least one of previous predetermined paths, averaged paths or historical paths. The dynamic paths refer to current detected paths. The control module is configured to: (i) compare the dynamic paths to the baseline static paths; (ii) determine whether there is a statistical significance between the dynamic paths and the baseline static paths; and (iii) when there is a statistical significance between the dynamic paths and the baseline static paths, broadcast via the transceiver an alert message indicating that the intersection may include an obstruction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2022Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Dhyana RAMAMURTHY, Aaron WEINFIELD, Brian GALLAGHER, Susan GRAHAM
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Publication number: 20240025435Abstract: A roll-over alert system for a vehicle when navigating a curve in a road. The system includes a transceiver, a memory, and a control module. The transceiver is configured to receive a map message including a general curve speed recommendation for the curve. The memory is configured to store the map message and vehicle-specific data relevant to safely navigating the curve. The control module is configured to: (i) calculate a vehicle-specific curve speed based on the vehicle-specific data and the general curve speed recommendation included in the map message; and (ii) generate an alert to an operator of the vehicle when an actual vehicle speed exceeds the vehicle-specific curve speed during navigation of the curve by the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2022Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Dhyana RAMAMURTHY, Aaron WEINFIELD, Brian GALLAGHER, Susan GRAHAM
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Publication number: 20240029568Abstract: A system for generating virtual lane markers of an intersection so that the virtual lane markers are visible to an operator of a vehicle at the intersection. The system includes a remote station having a transceiver, a remote memory module configured to store map data and baseline static paths of vehicles moving through the intersection, and a remote control module configured to broadcast via the transceiver a map message indicating the baseline static paths. A vehicle transceiver is configured to receive the map message. A vehicle control module is configured to generate virtual lane markers through the intersection based on the baseline static paths included with the received map message.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2022Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Dhyana RAMAMURTHY, Aaron WEINFIELD, Brian GALLAGHER, Susan GRAHAM
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Publication number: 20230316921Abstract: A pedestrian collision warning system includes a transceiver, a memory and a control module. The transceiver receives a PSM and a map message at a vehicle. The memory stores map data. The control module: based on the messages, determines possible conflict boxes in which the vehicle and a pedestrian are predicted to be in at a same time; based on the map data and the map message, determines a most likely path of the vehicle through the intersection from possible intersection paths; based on the most likely path of the vehicle and the possible conflict boxes, determines whether the vehicle and the pedestrian will be in a possible conflict box at a same time; and in response to determining that the vehicle and the pedestrian will be in a possible conflict box at a same time, alerts an occupant of the vehicle or the pedestrian of a potential collision.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2022Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Dhyana RAMAMURTHY, Aaron WEINFIELD, Brian GALLAGHER, Susan GRAHAM
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Publication number: 20230316911Abstract: A remote station includes a transceiver, a memory and a control module. The memory is configured to store first path data of vehicles through an intersection. The control module is configured to (i) receive at least one of road obstruction information or current vehicle path information, (ii) update the first path data based on the at least one of the road obstruction information or the current vehicle path information, and (iii) broadcast via the transceiver a first map message including the updated first path data, the map message includes a first plurality of data elements, wherein the first plurality of data elements defining a vehicle path through the intersection.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2022Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Dhyana RAMAMURTHY, Aaron WEINFIELD, Brian GALLAGHER, Susan GRAHAM
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Publication number: 20230316912Abstract: A path prediction system includes a transceiver, a memory and a control module. The transceiver is configured to receive a map message at a host vehicle, the map message comprising path information of vehicles through an intersection. The memory is configured to store map data including global navigation satellite system information. The control module is configured to (i) determine if the host vehicle is approaching, at or in an intersection based on the map data, (ii) in response to determining that the host vehicle is approaching, at or in the intersection, predict a path of the host vehicle through the intersection based on the path information, and (iii) based on the predicted path of the host vehicle, perform at least one collision warning operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2022Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Dhyana RAMAMURTHY, Aaron WEINFIELD, Brian GALLAGHER, Susan GRAHAM
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Publication number: 20230316907Abstract: A remote station includes a transceiver, a memory and a control module. The memory is configured to store (i) baseline static paths of vehicles moving through an intersection, and (ii) map data. The control module is configured to obtain road obstruction information, based on the baseline static paths and the map data, determine whether the road obstruction information affects one or more of the baseline static paths of the vehicles through the intersection and update the one or more baseline static paths based on the road obstruction information, and broadcast, via the transceiver, a map message indicating the updated one or more baseline static paths.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2022Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Dhyana RAMAMURTHY, Aaron WEINFIELD, Brian GALLAGHER, Susan GRAHAM
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Patent number: 10769952Abstract: A turn assist system includes a receiver of a primary vehicle that receives travel path data of a remote vehicle. A lane tracking module determines, based on the travel path data of the remote vehicle, whether the remote vehicle will enter an intersection in a nearest lane to the primary vehicle when the primary vehicle is at the intersection in a crossing lane and waiting to enter the intersection into the nearest lane. The determination includes determining whether the remote vehicle will change lanes. The nearest lane is a lane of a multilane road that is closest to the primary vehicle while located in the crossing lane. An alert module notifies a driver of the primary vehicle, in response to the lane tracking module determining that the remote vehicle will enter the intersection in the nearest lane, that it is unsafe to make a turn at the intersection.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2017Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: DENSO International America, Inc.Inventor: Susan Graham
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Patent number: 10708808Abstract: Systems and method for using a single dedicated short range communication (DSRC) radio of a vehicle to receive basic safety messages (BSMs) and to communicate with an internet server. The method includes the following: transmitting and receiving BSMs with the single DSRC radio of the vehicle on a safety channel; receiving with the DSRC radio on the safety channel an advertisement transmitted by road-side equipment, the advertisement regarding internet connectivity to a server; and establishing a connection between a vehicle communication module of the vehicle and the server with the DSRC radio in accordance with the advertisement.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2018Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignees: DENSO International America, Inc., DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Aaron Weinfield, Susan Graham
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Publication number: 20190349802Abstract: Systems and method for using a single dedicated short range communication (DSRC) radio of a vehicle to receive basic safety messages (BSMs) and to communicate with an internet server. The method includes the following: transmitting and receiving BSMs with the single DSRC radio of the vehicle on a safety channel; receiving with the DSRC radio on the safety channel an advertisement transmitted by road-side equipment, the advertisement regarding internet connectivity to a server; and establishing a connection between a vehicle communication module of the vehicle and the server with the DSRC radio in accordance with the advertisement.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2018Publication date: November 14, 2019Inventors: Aaron WEINFIELD, Susan GRAHAM
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Publication number: 20190130753Abstract: A turn assist system includes a receiver of a primary vehicle that receives travel path data of a remote vehicle. A lane tracking module determines, based on the travel path data of the remote vehicle, whether the remote vehicle will enter an intersection in a nearest lane to the primary vehicle when the primary vehicle is at the intersection in a crossing lane and waiting to enter the intersection into the nearest lane. The determination includes determining whether the remote vehicle will change lanes. The nearest lane is a lane of a multilane road that is closest to the primary vehicle while located in the crossing lane. An alert module notifies a driver of the primary vehicle, in response to the lane tracking module determining that the remote vehicle will enter the intersection in the nearest lane, that it is unsafe to make a turn at the intersection.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2017Publication date: May 2, 2019Inventor: Susan GRAHAM
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Patent number: 9863119Abstract: A wear member for attachment to a surface of a machine is provided, the wear member a body having an outer layer and a base layer. The outer layer including a plurality of channels formed in an outer surface. The base layer is attached to an inner surface of the outer layer. The base layer is divided into a plurality of base layer pieces, each of the plurality of base layer pieces including at least one interfacing edge. The plurality of base layer pieces are assembled together such that each interfacing edge of each of the plurality of base layer pieces is opposite an interfacing edge of another of the plurality of base layer pieces so as to define at least one gap therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2015Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Thomas M. Congdon, Susan Graham, Bart A. Fisher
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Publication number: 20170130423Abstract: A wear member for attachment to a surface of a machine is provided, the wear member a body having an outer layer and a base layer. The outer layer including a plurality of channels formed in an outer surface. The base layer is attached to an inner surface of the outer layer. The base layer is divided into a plurality of base layer pieces, each of the plurality of base layer pieces including at least one interfacing edge. The plurality of base layer pieces are assembled together such that each interfacing edge of each of the plurality of base layer pieces is opposite an interfacing edge of another of the plurality of base layer pieces so as to define at least one gap therebetween.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2015Publication date: May 11, 2017Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.Inventors: Thomas M. CONGDON, Susan GRAHAM, Bart A. FISHER
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Publication number: 20020143578Abstract: A system for recording and assessing a person's inherited risk for disease. The system comprises a server for communicating with a communication device used by the person. The server comprises a risk assessment program that performs a risk assessment process. The process comprises the steps of: querying the person for family history information, receiving family history information inputted by the person, generating a family tree diagram based on the received family history information, transmitting the diagram to the communication device, querying the person for family medical history information concerning members of the person's family, receiving the family medical history information, generating a family medical tree diagram based on the received family medical history information, transmitting the diagram to the communication device, receiving a request to generate a risk assessment report, generating the risk assessment report, and transmitting it to the communication device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2001Publication date: October 3, 2002Inventors: Louis Scott Cole, Adam Lawrence Lowe, Lawrence Michael Prensky, Jennifer Susan Graham, George Clement Morris, Ronald Charles Horn, John Norman Vig, Miriam Suzanne Komaromy, Kari L. Danziger, John Chul-Yong Shon