Patents by Inventor Timothy THOMASMA

Timothy THOMASMA 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).

  • System for updating vehicle software
    Patent number: 11556329
    Abstract: A server includes an interface configured to receive a new software content; a processor, configured to responsive to receiving the new software content, create a new rollout associated with the new software content, and identify a plurality of vehicles eligible to receive the new software content, responsive to detecting a first vehicle of the plurality of vehicles being yet to receive an existing software content associated with an existing rollout, generate a combined software content including both the new and existing software content, and associate the first vehicle with the combined software content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Thomasma, Parvathy Viswamohan
  • SYSTEM FOR UPDATING VEHICLE SOFTWARE
    Publication number: 20220156054
    Abstract: A server includes an interface configured to receive a new software content; a processor, configured to responsive to receiving the new software content, create a new rollout associated with the new software content, and identify a plurality of vehicles eligible to receive the new software content, responsive to detecting a first vehicle of the plurality of vehicles being yet to receive an existing software content associated with an existing rollout, generate a combined software content including both the new and existing software content, and associate the first vehicle with the combined software content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Timothy THOMASMA, Parvathy VISWAMOHAN