Patents by Inventor Varun Prasad

Varun Prasad 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).

  • Publication number: 20250042471
    Abstract: A steering knuckle for increasing ground clearance of a vehicle is disclosed. The steering knuckle includes a vertical arm, an upper mount, a steering arm and a lower mount positioned at the vertical arm. The steering knuckle includes a hub positioned at the bottom of the vertical arm. The upper mount includes an upper control arm. The lower mount includes a lower control arm. The hub mounts outside of attachment points of the upper control arm and the lower control arm in order to keep the same distance between the upper mount and the lower mount, and the steering arm to maintain a factory geometry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Varun Prasad, Bobby Wayne Hale
  • Publication number: 20240273557
    Abstract: A method for providing an NFT includes receiving CAN data from a current vehicle of a user, receiving, with the computing device, a specification of a new vehicle of the user, calculating an estimated carbon footprint based on CAN data from the current vehicle, calculating an expected carbon footprint based on the specification of the new vehicle and driving behavior defined by the CAN data from the current vehicle, determining a difference between the estimated carbon footprint and the expected carbon footprint, qualifying the new vehicle for the NFT, in response to determining that the difference is greater than a threshold value and the expected carbon footprint is less than the estimated carbon footprint, in response to qualifying the new vehicle for the NFT, executing an NFT design process, and causing the NFT generated by the NFT design process to be delivered to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicant: Toyota Connected North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Olarinre Salako, Danny Bargas, Varun Prasad, Daniel E. Holman, Shravanthi Denthumdas, Will Hargis, David Tsai, Jennifer Lerman, Brian Kursar
  • Publication number: 20240242545
    Abstract: An example operation includes determining a driving style of a vehicle, wherein the driving style is associated with a greatest amount of carbon emissions over a period; and notifying a device associated with the vehicle, wherein the notifying includes a modification of the driving style, an environmental benefit, and a value, when an amount of carbon emissions for the modification of the driving style falls below the greatest amount in a future period equal to the period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA CONNECTED NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Olarinre Salako, Varun Prasad, Daniel Ellis Holman, Farzam Ghanbarnezhad, Danny P. Bargas, Rohit Mishra, Jennifer C. Lerman
  • Publication number: 20240211964
    Abstract: An example operation includes comparing a first set of driving styles for a vehicle to a second set of driving styles for one or more similar vehicles in a geographic area over a period, wherein the first set of driving styles affects a carbon footprint of the vehicle and the second set of driving styles affects another carbon footprint of the one or more similar vehicles; determining a carbon credit when the carbon footprint of the vehicle is lower than the another carbon footprint of the one or more similar vehicles, by a threshold, based on the comparing; and applying the carbon credit to the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA CONNECTED NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Olarinre Salako, Varun Prasad, Daniel Ellis Holman, Farzam Ghanbarnezhad, Danny P. Bargas, Rohit Mishra, Jennifer C. Lerman
  • Patent number: 12000706
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining a first carbon footprint of a first mode of transportation and a second carbon footprint of a second mode of transportation, where the first mode of transportation is a primary mode of transportation and the second carbon footprint is less than the first carbon footprint, responsive to the first carbon footprint being above a threshold, calculating a period of time the second mode of transportation is utilized to negate an amount above the threshold, and sending a notification to use the second mode of transportation for the period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA CONNECTED NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Olarinre Salako, Varun Prasad, Mehmet Cil, Danny Bargas, Daniel Ellis Holman, Shravanthi Denthumdas, Erik Edmonds, Brian M. Kursar
  • Publication number: 20240119420
    Abstract: A system and method automatically models online job applications provides assistance to job applicants completing the job applications. Initially, as job applicants complete online job applications, their previously collected personal profile is concurrently displayed for those job applicants to select data fields from that personal profile for use in filling out specific data fields in the job applications. This selection and use of personal profile information for completing the job applications is monitored and data points are generated and stored documenting the data fields the job applicants selected from the personal profiles and the associated data fields where those selected personal profile data fields are utilized to complete job applications. Data points are generated and stored documenting the data field associations, the data points are utilized to identify associations, and the associations are stored as models to be utilized to provide assistance to other job applicants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Dhwaj Raj, John Hitt, Joseph Michael Barratt, Maoyuan Yan, Varun Prasad
  • Publication number: 20240035836
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of: determining a first subgroup of a group of vehicles and a second subgroup of the group of vehicles, wherein the second subgroup has a higher carbon footprint than the first subgroup; and determining a driving behavior modification of a vehicle in the second subgroup based on a driving behavior of one or more vehicles in the first subgroup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA CONNECTED NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Olarinre Salako, Mehmet Cil, Varun Prasad, Daniel Ellis Holman, Shravanthi Denthumdas, Danny Bargas, Jennifer Lerman, Brian M. Kursar
  • Publication number: 20240035837
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining a first carbon footprint of a first mode of transportation and a second carbon footprint of a second mode of transportation, where the first mode of transportation is a primary mode of transportation and the second carbon footprint is less than the first carbon footprint, responsive to the first carbon footprint being above a threshold, calculating a period of time the second mode of transportation is utilized to negate an amount above the threshold, and sending a notification to use the second mode of transportation for the period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA CONNECTED NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Olarinre Salako, Varun Prasad, Mehmet Cil, Danny Bargas, Daniel Ellis Holman, Shravanthi Denthumdas, Erik Edmonds, Brian M. Kursar
  • Publication number: 20230382452
    Abstract: A steering knuckle, comprises a hubseat located below the steering arm mounts. A gearbox to transfer drive from the CV shaft to the vehicle's hub. An access panel held on with screws allows service to the interior side of the steering knuckle and a casing protects the steering knuckle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Varun Prasad, Bobby Wayne Hale