Patents by Inventor Timothy J. Dick
Timothy J. Dick 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: 11933708Abstract: A measurement system includes an atomizer, an impactor, a particle counter, and a discharge reservoir. The atomizer has a liquid intake port and a gas intake port configured to aerosolize a liquid received at the liquid intake port. The impactor has an inlet coupled to the atomizer and has a first output port and a second output port. The impactor is configured to separate droplets wherein those droplets smaller than a selected cut point are directed to the first output port and those droplets larger than the selected cut point are directed to the second output port. The particle counter is coupled to the first output port and is configured to count particles larger than at least one particle size cut point. The discharge reservoir is coupled to the second output port.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: TSI IncorporatedInventors: Hee-Siew Han, Kenneth R Farmer, II, Nathan T. Birkeland, Richard J. Remiarz, Timothy S. Russell, William D. Dick
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Patent number: 11383721Abstract: A method for controlling vehicle systems includes receiving monitoring information from one or more monitoring systems and determining a plurality of driver states based on the monitoring information from the one or more monitoring systems. The method includes determining a combined driver state based on the plurality of driver states and modifying control of one or more vehicle systems based on the combined driver state.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2020Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kin C. Fung, Timothy J. Dick
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Patent number: 11377094Abstract: Methods of assessing driver behavior include monitoring vehicle systems and driver monitoring systems to accommodate for a driver's slow reaction time, attention lapse and/or alertness. When it is determined that a driver is drowsy, for example, the response system may modify the operation of one or more vehicle systems. The systems that may be modified include: visual devices, audio devices, tactile devices, antilock brake systems, automatic brake prefill systems, brake assist systems, auto cruise control systems, electronic stability control systems, collision warning systems, lane keep assist systems, blind spot indicator systems, electronic pretensioning systems and climate control systems.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kin C. Fung, Timothy J. Dick
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Patent number: 11254209Abstract: A method for controlling vehicle systems in a vehicle includes providing a steering wheel having a plurality of sensors configured to sense contact on the steering wheel. The steering wheel has a left zone and a right zone. The method includes determining a left contact value based on one or more signals received from at least one of the plurality of sensors. The left contact value indicates contact with the steering wheel within the left zone. The method includes determining a right contact value based on the one or more signals received from the at least one of the plurality of sensors. The right contact value indicates contact with the steering wheel within the right zone. The method includes determining a driver state index based on the left contact value and the right contact value and modifying control of the vehicle systems based on the driver state index.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2016Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kin C. Fung, Timothy J. Dick
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System and method for capturing and decontaminating photoplethysmopgraphy (PPG) signals in a vehicle
Patent number: 10945672Abstract: A system and method for processing photoplethysmography (PPG) signals in a vehicle. The system and method include determining a plurality of consistent PPG waveform signals based on a plurality of PPG waveform signals and electronically aggregating the plurality of consistent PPG waveform signals into a PPG measurement signal. The system and method also include determining a plurality of noise waveform signals based on a plurality of pressure measurement signals and electronically aggregating the plurality of noise waveform signals into a motion artifacts measurement signal. The system and method further include processing a refined PPG signal to suppress motion artifacts from the PPG measurement signal by filtering a segment of the PPG measurement signal that is attributed to the motion artifacts represented within the motion artifacts measurement signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2018Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kin C. Fung, Timothy J. Dick, Dhanashree Palande -
Patent number: 10875536Abstract: Methods of assessing driver behavior include monitoring vehicle systems and driver monitoring systems to accommodate for a slow reaction time, attention lapse and/or alertness of a driver. When it is determined that a driver is drowsy, for example, the response system may modify the operation of one or more vehicle systems. The response system can modify the control of two or more systems simultaneously in response to driver behavior.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2017Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kin C. Fung, Timothy J. Dick
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Publication number: 20200377107Abstract: A method for controlling vehicle systems includes receiving monitoring information from one or more monitoring systems and determining a plurality of driver states based on the monitoring information from the one or more monitoring systems. The method includes determining a combined driver state based on the plurality of driver states and modifying control of one or more vehicle systems based on the combined driver state.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2020Publication date: December 3, 2020Inventors: Kin C. Fung, Timothy J. Dick
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Patent number: 10780891Abstract: A method for controlling vehicle systems includes receiving monitoring information from one or more monitoring systems and determining a plurality of driver states based on the monitoring information from the one or more monitoring systems. The method includes determining a combined driver state based on the plurality of driver states and modifying control of one or more vehicle systems based on the combined driver state.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2019Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kin C. Fung, Timothy J. Dick
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Patent number: 10759437Abstract: A method for controlling vehicle systems includes receiving monitoring information from one or more monitoring systems and determining a plurality of driver states based on the monitoring information from the one or more monitoring systems. The method includes determining a combined driver state based on the plurality of driver states and modifying control of one or more vehicle systems based on the combined driver state.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2019Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kin C. Fung, Timothy J. Dick
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Patent number: 10759436Abstract: A method for controlling vehicle systems includes receiving monitoring information from one or more monitoring systems and determining a plurality of driver states based on the monitoring information from the one or more monitoring systems. The method includes determining a combined driver state based on the plurality of driver states and modifying control of one or more vehicle systems based on the combined driver state.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2019Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kin C. Fung, Timothy J. Dick
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Patent number: 10759438Abstract: A method for controlling vehicle systems includes receiving monitoring information from one or more monitoring systems and determining a plurality of driver states based on the monitoring information from the one or more monitoring systems. The method includes determining a combined driver state based on the plurality of driver states and modifying control of one or more vehicle systems based on the combined driver state.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2019Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kin C. Fung, Timothy J. Dick
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Patent number: 10752252Abstract: A method for controlling vehicle systems includes receiving monitoring information from one or more monitoring systems and determining a plurality of driver states based on the monitoring information from the one or more monitoring systems. The method includes determining a combined driver state based on the plurality of driver states and modifying control of one or more vehicle systems based on the combined driver state.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2019Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kin C. Fung, Timothy J. Dick
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Patent number: 10614326Abstract: A system and method for vehicle control that includes receiving an image from an imaging system. The system and method also includes classifying the traffic indicator having the color portion based on executing “You Only Look Once” (YOLO) object detection of the image and localizing the traffic indicator having the color portion with respect to a vehicle based on executing the YOLO object detection of the image. The system and method additionally includes performing “Binary Large Object” (blob) analysis based on red color components and green color components of the image to determine a color of the color portion of the traffic indicator. The system and method further includes controlling a vehicle system of the vehicle based on the classification of the traffic indicator, the location of the traffic indicator with respect to the vehicle, and the color of the color portion of the traffic indicator.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2018Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kin C. Fung, Timothy J. Dick, Dhanashree Palande
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Patent number: 10537288Abstract: A computer-implemented method including, transmitting a high-spectrum energy wave towards a subject from a first sensor and transmitting a low-spectrum energy wave towards the subject from a second sensor. In response, modulation with a carrier sequence code results in a modulated evoked biological signal. The carrier sequence code has an autocorrelation function. The method includes demodulating the modulated evoked biological signal by calculating a convolution of the modulated evoked biological signal with the carrier sequence code resulting in an evoked biological signal spectrum. The evoked biological signal spectrum has a peak to sideband ratio as a function of the carrier sequence code. The method includes calculating deviations between each element of the sampled evoked biological signal and the peak to sideband ratio and filtering noise artifacts from the sampled evoked biological signal based on the deviations.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2017Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kin C. Fung, Timothy J. Dick, Charles William Hall, Jr.
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Patent number: 10499856Abstract: A computer-implemented method for biological signal recording, including modulating a sampled evoked biological signal with a carrier sequence code resulting in a modulated evoked biological signal. The carrier sequence code has an autocorrelation function. The method includes demodulating the modulated evoked biological signal by calculating a convolution of the modulated evoked biological signal with the carrier sequence code resulting in an evoked biological signal spectrum. The evoked biological signal spectrum has a peak to sideband ratio as a function of the carrier sequence code. The method includes calculating deviations between each element of the sampled evoked biological signal and the peak to sideband ratio and filtering noise artifacts from the sampled evoked biological signal based on the deviations. Peak to sideband ratios may also be optimized by varying the sampling rate.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2015Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kin C. Fung, Timothy J. Dick, Charles William Hall, Jr.
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Publication number: 20190300002Abstract: A method for controlling vehicle systems includes receiving monitoring information from one or more monitoring systems and determining a plurality of driver states based on the monitoring information from the one or more monitoring systems. The method includes determining a combined driver state based on the plurality of driver states and modifying control of one or more vehicle systems based on the combined driver state.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2019Publication date: October 3, 2019Inventors: Kin C. Fung, Timothy J. Dick
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Publication number: 20190276034Abstract: A method for controlling vehicle systems includes receiving monitoring information from one or more monitoring systems and determining a plurality of driver states based on the monitoring information from the one or more monitoring systems. The method includes determining a combined driver state based on the plurality of driver states and modifying control of one or more vehicle systems based on the combined driver state.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Kin C. Fung, Timothy J. Dick
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Publication number: 20190276032Abstract: A method for controlling vehicle systems includes receiving monitoring information from one or more monitoring systems and determining a plurality of driver states based on the monitoring information from the one or more monitoring systems. The method includes determining a combined driver state based on the plurality of driver states and modifying control of one or more vehicle systems based on the combined driver state.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Kin C. Fung, Timothy J. Dick
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Publication number: 20190276033Abstract: A method for controlling vehicle systems includes receiving monitoring information from one or more monitoring systems and determining a plurality of driver states based on the monitoring information from the one or more monitoring systems. The method includes determining a combined driver state based on the plurality of driver states and modifying control of one or more vehicle systems based on the combined driver state.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Kin C. Fung, Timothy J. Dick
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Patent number: 10380438Abstract: A method for vehicle control includes receiving a color image from an imaging system. The color image includes a traffic indicator with a color portion. The method includes extracting red color components from the color image by subtracting a grayscale intensity value of each pixel from a red-scale value of each pixel. The method includes extracting green color components from the color image by subtracting the grayscale intensity value of each pixel from a green-scale value of each pixel. The method includes performing blob analysis based on the red color components and the green color components. The method includes determining, based on the blob analysis, a color of the color portion of the traffic indicator, and controlling a vehicle system of a vehicle based on the color of the color portion of the traffic indicator.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kin C. Fung, Timothy J. Dick, Dhanashree Palande