Patents by Inventor Tim G. Christensen

Tim G. Christensen 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: 20240367663
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining the effectiveness of vehicle safety features are provided. Vehicle build information (VBI) for vehicles manufactured by a plurality of OEMs may be obtained. The VBI may contain OEM-specific terminology for smart safety features associated with each vehicle. The obtained VBI may be analyzed to generate an ontology model mapping each feature to any OEM-specific terminology associated with the feature. The ontology model may be applied to the VBI to generate translated VBI for each vehicle, such that the OEM-specific terminology associated with each feature is replaced with OEM-agnostic terminology for the feature. Vehicle accident record information may be obtained for each vehicle, including, e.g., the number, frequency, severity, etc. of accidents associated with each vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Alexander Cardona, David Dohrmann, Tim G. Sanidas, Jaime Skaggs, Pamela Rearden, Timothy J. Nickel, Thomas Hilton Jannusch, James P. Rodriguez, Scott T. Christensen, Karthikeyan Srinivasan
  • Patent number: 12071146
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining the effectiveness of vehicle safety features are provided. Vehicle build information (VBI) for vehicles manufactured by a plurality of OEMs may be obtained. The VBI may contain OEM-specific terminology for smart safety features associated with each vehicle. The obtained VBI may be analyzed to generate an ontology model mapping each feature to any OEM-specific terminology associated with the feature. The ontology model may be applied to the VBI to generate translated VBI for each vehicle, such that the OEM-specific terminology associated with each feature is replaced with OEM-agnostic terminology for the feature. Vehicle accident record information may be obtained for each vehicle, including, e.g., the number, frequency, severity, etc. of accidents associated with each vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Alexander Cardona, David Dohrmann, Tim G. Sanidas, Jaime Skaggs, Pamela Rearden, Timothy J. Nickel, Thomas Hilton Jannusch, James P. Rodriguez, Scott T. Christensen, Karthikeyan Srinivasan
  • Patent number: 5627376
    Abstract: An improved wire corona charging apparatus and processes for treating webs and films, to improve surface wettability characteristics and other surface properties, and to create permanently charged electrets. Corona produced by wires results in more evenly distributed ion flux under a high level of control, than possible with commonly used bar chargers. Wire chargers are not used in applications that involve webs and films of large width, since at these widths wires can slacken and break, resulting in possible electric shorting that can be a safety hazard in most non-batch processes. The embodiments disclosed overcome these reliability and safety issues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1997
    Assignee: SamSung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Rajan A. Jaisinghani, Tim G. Christensen