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).

  • Patent number: 11854073
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Bird Rides, Inc.
    Inventor: Travis VanderZanden
  • Patent number: 11651422
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Bird Rides, Inc.
    Inventors: Travis VanderZanden, William Scott Rushforth
  • Patent number: 11625033
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Bird Rides, Inc.
    Inventors: Travis VanderZanden, William Scott Rushforth
  • Publication number: 20220398654
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventor: Travis VanderZanden
  • Patent number: 11468503
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Bird Rides, Inc.
    Inventor: Travis VanderZanden
  • Patent number: 11386792
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Bird Rides, Inc.
    Inventors: Travis VanderZanden, William Scott Rushforth, Justin Balthrop
  • Publication number: 20220155777
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Travis VanderZanden, William Scott Rushforth
  • Publication number: 20220138841
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Travis VanderZanden, William Scott Rushforth
  • Patent number: 11263690
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Bird Rides, Inc.
    Inventors: Travis VanderZanden, William Scott Rushforth
  • Patent number: 11215981
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Bird Rides, Inc.
    Inventors: Travis VanderZanden, William Scott Rushforth
  • Publication number: 20200258393
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Travis VanderZanden, William Scott Rushforth, Justin Balthrop
  • Patent number: 10607492
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Bird Rides, Inc.
    Inventors: Travis VanderZanden, William Scott Rushforth, Justin Balthrop
  • Publication number: 20200058065
    Abstract: A location associated with an on-demand electric vehicle is determined dynamically during a ride to be associated with one or more restrictions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Travis VanderZanden, William Scott Rushforth
  • Publication number: 20190324446
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Travis VanderZanden, William Scott Rushforth
  • Publication number: 20190318419
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventor: Travis VanderZanden
  • Publication number: 20190311630
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Travis VanderZanden, William Scott Rushforth, Justin Balthrop
  • Publication number: 20170193523
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Evan Goldin, Frank Taehyun Yoo, Marc Haumann, Travis VanderZanden, Logan Green