Patents by Inventor William Edward Cheringal

William Edward Cheringal 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: 12180766
    Abstract: Techniques for managing the doors of a vehicle are discussed herein. In some examples, a vehicle may have one or more doors configured to open and close. The doors may include one or more sensor devices located along the inside edges of the doors. The sensor devices may be configured to capture sensor data of a region between the doors. In some instances, the vehicle may have a door frame that may define a door aperture when the vehicle doors are in a non-closed state. The door frame may include one or more sensor devices located along an edge portion of the door frame. Such sensor devices may capture sensor data of the region within the door aperture. In such instances, a second plane (e.g., defined by the door frame) may be interior to a first plane (e.g., defined by the doors) relative to the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Zoox, Inc.
    Inventors: William Edward Cheringal, Andrew Allen Haskin, Connor Joseph Kafka, Da Liu
  • Patent number: 10174550
    Abstract: A cable guided shade system can include a head rail at least one guide cable anchor spaced from the head rail, and at least on guide cable that is fixed to the head rail and extends to the guide cable anchor. The guide cable anchor is configured such that the guide cable can be tensioned at the guide cabled anchor. The system further includes a covering material that is fixed to the head rail and is configured to move along the guide cable between an open position and a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: William Edward Cheringal, Bradley T. Hibshman, Peter W. Ogden, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20160290039
    Abstract: A cable guided shade system can include a head rail at least one guide cable anchor spaced from the head rail, and at least on guide cable that is fixed to the head rail and extends to the guide cable anchor. The guide cable anchor is configured such that the guide cable can be tensioned at the guide cabled anchor. The system further includes a covering material that is fixed to the head rail and is configured to move along the guide cable between an open position and a closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: William Edward Cheringal, Bradley T. Hibshman, Peter W. Ogden, JR.
  • Patent number: 9382756
    Abstract: A cable guided shade system can include a head rail at least one guide cable anchor spaced from the head rail, and at least on guide cable that is fixed to the head rail and extends to the guide cable anchor. The guide cable anchor is configured such that the guide cable can be tensioned at the guide cabled anchor. The system further includes a covering material that is fixed to the head rail and is configured to move along the guide cable between an open position and a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: William Edward Cheringal, Bradley T. Hibshman, Peter W. Ogden, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20150218881
    Abstract: A cable guided shade system can include a head rail at least one guide cable anchor spaced from the head rail, and at least on guide cable that is fixed to the head rail and extends to the guide cable anchor. The guide cable anchor is configured such that the guide cable can be tensioned at the guide cabled anchor. The system further includes a covering material that is fixed to the head rail and is configured to move along the guide cable between an open position and a closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: William Edward Cheringal, Bradley T. Hibshman, Peter W. Ogden, JR.