Patents by Inventor Thomas P. Deming

Thomas P. Deming 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).

  • Method and apparatus for providing seatbelt notifications
    Patent number: 10293782
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing a seatbelt reminder are provided. The method includes determining whether a seat is occupied, in response to determining that the seat is occupied, determining whether a seatbelt corresponding to the seat is buckled, in response to determining that the seatbelt corresponding to the seat is unbuckled, determining whether a latch anchor corresponding to the seat is engaged, and in response to determining that the latch anchor corresponding to the seat is unengaged, outputting a seatbelt reminder notification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Carl N Schaub, Orhan Demirovic, Thomas P Deming, Hong Tang, Bongkyu Park, Jaywan Kim
  • Method and apparatus for detecting airbag deployment
    Patent number: 10029640
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting airbag deployment are provided. The method includes: detecting air pressure information corresponding to air pressure inside a vehicle cabin; determining whether a value corresponding to the air pressure information is greater than a predetermined value; and performing a function in response to determining that the value is greater than the predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Orhan Demirovic, Thomas P Deming
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT
    Publication number: 20180056911
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting airbag deployment are provided. The method includes: detecting air pressure information corresponding to air pressure inside a vehicle cabin; determining whether a value corresponding to the air pressure information is greater than a predetermined value; and performing a function in response to determining that the value is greater than the predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Orhan Demirovic, Thomas P. Deming