Patents by Inventor Travis VanderZanden
Travis VanderZanden 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: 11854073Abstract: An indication that a ride associated with an electric vehicle has ended is received. An availability state of the electric vehicle is determined based at least on a current battery charge level of the electric vehicle and a dynamic charge threshold. Information reflecting the availability state of the electric vehicle in a set of geographic location and availability state information of vehicles comprising a fleet of electric vehicles available to be displayed is included via a user interface based at least in part on the respective availability state of the respective electric vehicles comprising the fleet of electric vehicles.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Bird Rides, Inc.Inventor: Travis VanderZanden
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Patent number: 11651422Abstract: Location data associated with an on-demand electric vehicle and an indication that an on-demand electric vehicle has fallen are received. It is determined that a rental associated with the on-demand electric vehicle has ended. Information indicating that the on-demand electric vehicle is in a fallen position is provided via a user interface.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2022Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Bird Rides, Inc.Inventors: Travis VanderZanden, William Scott Rushforth
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Patent number: 11625033Abstract: Remotely controlling use of an on demand electric vehicle is disclosed. In various embodiments, data associated with a vehicle is received via a communication interface. A determination is made based at least in part on the receive data that a condition associated with control of the vehicle is satisfied. In response to the determination, a communication to control the vehicle remotely in a manner associated with the condition is generated and sent to the vehicle. The vehicle includes a control module configured to control a controlled component comprising the vehicle in a manner indicated by the control communication.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Bird Rides, Inc.Inventors: Travis VanderZanden, William Scott Rushforth
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Publication number: 20220398654Abstract: An indication that a ride associated with an electric vehicle has ended is received. An availability state of the electric vehicle is determined based at least on a current battery charge level of the electric vehicle and a dynamic charge threshold. Information reflecting the availability state of the electric vehicle in a set of geographic location and availability state information of vehicles comprising a fleet of electric vehicles available to be displayed is included via a user interface based at least in part on the respective availability state of the respective electric vehicles comprising the fleet of electric vehicles.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2022Publication date: December 15, 2022Inventor: Travis VanderZanden
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Patent number: 11468503Abstract: Techniques to provide on demand rental of electric vehicles are disclosed. In various embodiments, data representing one or more of a location and an availability state of each of a plurality of electric vehicles comprising a fleet of electric vehicles made available for use on demand is received. The received location and availability state data is used to determine a set of vehicles currently available to be used. Data is provided to each of a plurality of user, the data provided to each user indicating the respective locations of one or more vehicles currently available for use by the user within an area of interest associated with the user.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2019Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Bird Rides, Inc.Inventor: Travis VanderZanden
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Patent number: 11386792Abstract: A set of electric vehicles required to be serviced is determined based at least in part on the data associated with the availability of the at least the subset of electric vehicles. A display indicating for each electric vehicle included in the set of electrical vehicles required to be serviced a corresponding location of the electric vehicle and a price offered to retrieve, service, and redeploy the electric vehicle is provided via a communication interface to each of a plurality of users. A selection to retrieve at least one of the electrical vehicles included in the set of electric vehicles required to be serviced is received from a device associated with one of the plurality of users. The display indicating for each electric vehicle included in the set of electrical vehicles required to be serviced is updated based on the selection.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2020Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Bird Rides, Inc.Inventors: Travis VanderZanden, William Scott Rushforth, Justin Balthrop
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Publication number: 20220155777Abstract: Remotely controlling use of an on demand electric vehicle is disclosed. In various embodiments, data associated with a vehicle is received via a communication interface. A determination is made based at least in part on the receive data that a condition associated with control of the vehicle is satisfied. In response to the determination, a communication to control the vehicle remotely in a manner associated with the condition is generated and sent to the vehicle. The vehicle includes a control module configured to control a controlled component comprising the vehicle in a manner indicated by the control communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2021Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Travis VanderZanden, William Scott Rushforth
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Publication number: 20220138841Abstract: Location data associated with an on-demand electric vehicle and an indication that an on-demand electric vehicle has fallen are received. It is determined that a rental associated with the on-demand electric vehicle has ended. Information indicating that the on-demand electric vehicle is in a fallen position is provided via a user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2022Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventors: Travis VanderZanden, William Scott Rushforth
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Patent number: 11263690Abstract: A location associated with an on-demand electric vehicle is determined dynamically during a ride to be associated with one or more restrictions. Configuration data is used to enforce the one or more restrictions with respect to operation of the on-demand electric vehicle in connection with the ride.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2019Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Bird Rides, Inc.Inventors: Travis VanderZanden, William Scott Rushforth
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Patent number: 11215981Abstract: Remotely controlling use of an on demand electric vehicle is disclosed. In various embodiments, data associated with a vehicle is received via a communication interface. A determination is made based at least in part on the receive data that a condition associated with control of the vehicle is satisfied. In response to the determination, a communication to control the vehicle remotely in a manner associated with the condition is generated and sent to the vehicle. The vehicle includes a control module configured to control a controlled component comprising the vehicle in a manner indicated by the control communication.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2019Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: Bird Rides, Inc.Inventors: Travis VanderZanden, William Scott Rushforth
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Publication number: 20200258393Abstract: Crowdsourced servicing of on-demand electric-vehicles is disclosed. In various embodiments, data representing one or more of a location and a replenishment-related attribute value of at least a subset of electric vehicles comprising a fleet of electric vehicles made available for use on demand is received via a communication interface. A determination is made based at least in part on the respective replenishment-related attribute value of electric vehicles included in the at least a subset a set of electric vehicles required to be replenished. A display indicating for each of at least a subset of electrical vehicles required to be replenished a location of the vehicle and a price offered to retrieve, replenish, and redeploy the vehicle is provided via the communication interface to each of a plurality of users.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2020Publication date: August 13, 2020Inventors: Travis VanderZanden, William Scott Rushforth, Justin Balthrop
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Patent number: 10607492Abstract: Crowdsourced servicing of on-demand electric-vehicles is disclosed. In various embodiments, data representing one or more of a location and a replenishment-related attribute value of at least a subset of electric vehicles comprising a fleet of electric vehicles made available for use on demand is received via a communication interface. A determination is made based at least in part on the respective replenishment-related attribute value of electric vehicles included in the at least a subset a set of electric vehicles required to be replenished. A display indicating for each of at least a subset of electrical vehicles required to be replenished a location of the vehicle and a price offered to retrieve, replenish, and redeploy the vehicle is provided via the communication interface to each of a plurality of users.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2019Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: Bird Rides, Inc.Inventors: Travis VanderZanden, William Scott Rushforth, Justin Balthrop
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Publication number: 20200058065Abstract: A location associated with an on-demand electric vehicle is determined dynamically during a ride to be associated with one or more restrictions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2019Publication date: February 20, 2020Inventors: Travis VanderZanden, William Scott Rushforth
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Publication number: 20190324446Abstract: Remotely controlling use of an on demand electric vehicle is disclosed. In various embodiments, data associated with a vehicle is received via a communication interface. A determination is made based at least in part on the receive data that a condition associated with control of the vehicle is satisfied. In response to the determination, a communication to control the vehicle remotely in a manner associated with the condition is generated and sent to the vehicle. The vehicle includes a control module configured to control a controlled component comprising the vehicle in a manner indicated by the control communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Inventors: Travis VanderZanden, William Scott Rushforth
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Publication number: 20190318419Abstract: Techniques to provide on demand rental of electric vehicles are disclosed. In various embodiments, data representing one or more of a location and an availability state of each of a plurality of electric vehicles comprising a fleet of electric vehicles made available for use on demand is received. The received location and availability state data is used to determine a set of vehicles currently available to be used. Data is provided to each of a plurality of user, the data provided to each user indicating the respective locations of one or more vehicles currently available for use by the user within an area of interest associated with the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2019Publication date: October 17, 2019Inventor: Travis VanderZanden
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Publication number: 20190311630Abstract: Crowdsourced servicing of on-demand electric-vehicles is disclosed. In various embodiments, data representing one or more of a location and a replenishment-related attribute value of at least a subset of electric vehicles comprising a fleet of electric vehicles made available for use on demand is received via a communication interface. A determination is made based at least in part on the respective replenishment-related attribute value of electric vehicles included in the at least a subset a set of electric vehicles required to be replenished. A display indicating for each of at least a subset of electrical vehicles required to be replenished a location of the vehicle and a price offered to retrieve, replenish, and redeploy the vehicle is provided via the communication interface to each of a plurality of users.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Travis VanderZanden, William Scott Rushforth, Justin Balthrop
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Publication number: 20170193523Abstract: A system for driver screening comprises an input interface and a processor. The system is configured to receive a driver application and to receive an indication to start a test drive with a mentor. The processor configured to determine if the test drive was successful and to determine if the driver is approved to drive.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2014Publication date: July 6, 2017Inventors: Evan Goldin, Frank Taehyun Yoo, Marc Haumann, Travis VanderZanden, Logan Green