Patents by Inventor TRAVIS J. RYAN

TRAVIS J. RYAN 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).

  • Ride sharing accessory device and system
    Patent number: 10521736
    Abstract: A method of authorizing access and operation for vehicle sharing via a portable device. A request reservation is generated to reserve a vehicle via a portable device carried by a user. The reservation includes a portable device identifier and reservation details. Authentication keys are transmitted to the portable device and a plug-in device coupled to the vehicle in response to a successful authorization. The plug-in device is used to perform vehicle access and vehicle operations of the vehicle. The authentication keys enable the portable device and the plug-in device to be paired for enabling vehicle access and operations. An authorization is executed between the portable device carried by a user and a plug-in device coupled to the vehicle. Access to the vehicle operations are enabled in response to a successful authorization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: GM Glboal Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Donald K. Grimm, Paul H. Pebbles, Robert P. Miles, Ramie Phillips, III, Travis J. Ryan, Xi Ju, Pavan K. Namineni, Christopher L. Oesterling
  • ON-SALE VEHICLE SHARING ACCESSORY DEVICE AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170282859
    Abstract: Systems and methods disclosed herein include providing an on-sale vehicle, receiving an access request for the on-sale vehicle from a buyer, approving the access request, transmitting at least one authentication key, confirming an identity of the buyer, initiating a test drive, monitoring the test drive, and completing a transaction upon conclusion of the test drive including revoking the at least one authentication key in response to the buyer not purchasing the on-sale vehicle or revoking an authentication key of a prior titleholder in response to the buyer purchasing the on-sale vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Donald K. Grimm, Paul H. Pebbles, Robert Miles, Ramie Phillips, III, Travis J. Ryan, Xi Ju, Pavan K. Namineni, Christopher L. Oesterling, Anil Bika, Nicholas P. Irish, John A. Cafeo, James Lemieux
  • RIDE SHARING ACCESSORY DEVICE AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170178035
    Abstract: A method of authorizing access and operation for vehicle sharing via a portable device. A request reservation is generated to reserve a vehicle via a portable device carried by a user. The reservation includes a portable device identifier and reservation details. Authentication keys are transmitted to the portable device and a plug-in device coupled to the vehicle in response to a successful authorization. The plug-in device is used to perform vehicle access and vehicle operations of the vehicle. The authentication keys enable the portable device and the plug-in device to be paired for enabling vehicle access and operations. An authorization is executed between the portable device carried by a user and a plug-in device coupled to the vehicle. Access to the vehicle operations are enabled in response to a successful authorization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: DONALD K. GRIMM, PAUL H. PEBBLES, ROBERT P. MILES, RAMIE PHILLIPS, III, TRAVIS J. RYAN, XI JU, PAVAN K. NAMINENI, CHRISTOPHER L. OESTERLING