Patents by Inventor Thomas E. APCZYNSKI

Thomas E. APCZYNSKI 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: 12120159
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes a processor programmed to output a shared screen for a meeting at a vehicle display configured to output infotainment settings. The processor is in communication with the vehicle display and a nomadic device. The processor is programmed to parse a calendar associated with the nomadic device for a meeting within a predefined or selected time window or period. The processor is further programmed to identify login information for the meeting, establish a communication link for the meeting based on the identified login information, and output a shared screen for the meeting at the display based on the vehicle being in a predefined state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Nelson, Hussein F. Nasrallah, Thomas E. Apczynski, David Anthony Hatton
  • Patent number: 11368826
    Abstract: An on-board unit of a vehicle includes first and second transceivers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Krishna Bandi, Samer Ibrahim, Jovan Milivoje Zagajac, Sushanta Das, Brennan Hamilton, Ivan Vukovic, Thomas E. Apczynski
  • Patent number: 11170640
    Abstract: A road-side unit includes a first transceiver configured to communicate using a first vehicle-to-infrastructure protocol and a second transceiver configured to communicate using a second vehicle-to-infrastructure protocol, the first vehicle-to-infrastructure protocol and the second vehicle-to-infrastructure protocol being incompatible with one another. The road-side unit further includes a processor programmed to monitor transmissions from the first and second transceivers, receive an incoming message sent to the processor from the first transceiver, the incoming message being designated for distribution to roadway participants, identify based on the monitored transmissions whether the second transceiver is in communication with devices of roadway participants available to receive outgoing messages, and if so, construct an outgoing message based on the incoming message and send the outgoing message via the second transceiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jovan Milivoje Zagajac, Ivan Vukovic, Sushanta Das, Krishna Bandi, Brennan Hamilton, Thomas E. Apczynski
  • Patent number: 11080996
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a controller. The controller is programmed to broadcast state information for the vehicle and receive state information from other vehicles; identify a contested roadway area for the vehicle and another of the vehicles based on expected future paths of the vehicle and the other vehicle calculated per the state information; and update a ledger with an indication of which of the vehicle or the other vehicle is agreed to proceed through the contested roadway area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jovan Milivoje Zagajac, Erik Kiledal, John Walpuck, Thomas E. Apczynski
  • Publication number: 20210235240
    Abstract: An on-board unit of a vehicle includes first and second transceivers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Krishna BANDI, Samer IBRAHIM, Jovan Milivoje ZAGAJAC, Sushanta DAS, Brennan HAMILTON, Ivan VUKOVIC, Thomas E. APCZYNSKI
  • Publication number: 20210227006
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes a processor programmed to output a shared screen for a meeting at a vehicle display configured to output infotainment settings. The processor is in communication with the vehicle display and a nomadic device. The processor is programmed to parse a calendar associated with the nomadic device for a meeting within a predefined or selected time window or period. The processor is further programmed to identify login information for the meeting, establish a communication link for the meeting based on the identified login information, and output a shared screen for the meeting at the display based on the vehicle being in a predefined state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas NELSON, Hussein F. NASRALLAH, Thomas E. APCZYNSKI, David Anthony HATTON
  • Patent number: 11044283
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes a processor programmed to output a shared screen for a meeting at a vehicle display configured to output infotainment settings. The processor is in communication with the vehicle display and a nomadic device. The processor is programmed to parse a calendar associated with the nomadic device for a meeting within a predefined or selected time window or period. The processor is further programmed to identify login information for the meeting, establish a communication link for the meeting based on the identified login information, and output a shared screen for the meeting at the display based on the vehicle being in a predefined state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Nelson, Hussein F. Nasrallah, Thomas E. Apczynski, David Anthony Hatton
  • Publication number: 20200365012
    Abstract: A road-side unit includes a first transceiver configured to communicate using a first vehicle-to-infrastructure protocol and a second transceiver configured to communicate using a second vehicle-to-infrastructure protocol, the first vehicle-to-infrastructure protocol and the second vehicle-to-infrastructure protocol being incompatible with one another. The road-side unit further includes a processor programmed to monitor transmissions from the first and second transceivers, receive an incoming message sent to the processor from the first transceiver, the incoming message being designated for distribution to roadway participants, identify based on the monitored transmissions whether the second transceiver is in communication with devices of roadway participants available to receive outgoing messages, and if so, construct an outgoing message based on the incoming message and send the outgoing message via the second transceiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Jovan Milivoje Zagajac, Ivan Vukovic, Sushanta Das, Krishna Bandi, Brennan Hamilton, Thomas E. Apczynski
  • Publication number: 20200193811
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a controller. The controller is programmed to broadcast state information for the vehicle and receive state information from other vehicles; identify a contested roadway area for the vehicle and another of the vehicles based on expected future paths of the vehicle and the other vehicle calculated per the state information; and update a ledger with an indication of which of the vehicle or the other vehicle is agreed to proceed through the contested roadway area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Jovan Milivoje ZAGAJAC, Erik KILEDAL, John WALPUCK, Thomas E. APCZYNSKI
  • Patent number: 10391958
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes a processor in communication with a nomadic device and programmed to receive calendar information from the nomadic device, parse the calendar information for a calendar entry based on a predefined time window, and adjust, by the processor, a vehicle setting for a vehicle feature associated with one or more categorized items correlated with the calendar entry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Nelson, David Anthony Hatton, Hussein F. Nasrallah, Thomas E. Apczynski
  • Publication number: 20170041356
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes a processor programmed to output a shared screen for a meeting at a vehicle display configured to output infotainment settings. The processor is in communication with the vehicle display and a nomadic device. The processor is programmed to parse a calendar associated with the nomadic device for a meeting within a predefined or selected time window or period. The processor is further programmed to identify login information for the meeting, establish a communication link for the meeting based on the identified login information, and output a shared screen for the meeting at the display based on the vehicle being in a predefined state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas NELSON, Hussein F. NASRALLAH, Thomas E. APCZYNSKI, David Anthony HATTON
  • Publication number: 20170028949
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes a processor in communication with a nomadic device and programmed to receive calendar information from the nomadic device, parse the calendar information for a calendar entry based on a predefined time window, and adjust, by the processor, a vehicle setting for a vehicle feature associated with one or more categorized items correlated with the calendar entry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas NELSON, David Anthony HATTON, Hussein F. NASRALLAH, Thomas E. APCZYNSKI