Patents by Inventor William L. Austin

William L. Austin 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: 11948227
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present disclosure provide techniques for eliminating an appearance of one or more objects in an environment surrounding a vehicle during operation of the vehicle. A method generally includes detecting the one or more objects in first sensor data collected from first sensors onboard the vehicle, wherein the first sensor data is representative of the environment surrounding the vehicle; receiving, from other vehicles, second sensor data collected from second sensors onboard the other vehicles, wherein the second sensor data is representative of the environment surrounding each of the one or more other vehicles; generating one or more augmented reality images depicting portions of the environment obstructed by the one or more objects in the first sensor data; displaying the one or more augmented reality images in an augmented reality display such that the augmented reality images are positioned to overlay the one or more objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignees: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Benjamin Piya Austin, John K. Lenneman, George M. Evans, Takeshi Yoshida, William Patrick Garrett, Rebecca L. Kirschweng
  • Patent number: 9949460
    Abstract: A storage garment stores a liquid in an interior bladder providing facilitated access to the liquid while it is carried inside the storage garment. A jacket is configured to be worn by a user, such as a dog. The jacket forms a substantially contoured fit over the user and has a harness portion that fastens around the user. At least one pocket portion in the jacket holds at least one bladder portion. The bladder portion holds liquid, such as water, to hydrate or clean. A pocket fastener regulates access to the bladder. A tube portion carries liquid to the user and a valve portion regulates the liquid flow. A pump portion forces the liquid out of the bladder through an outlet. A secondary pocket holds a container that folds for stowage and expands into a bowl shape for holding liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Inventor: William L. Austin
  • Publication number: 20160157589
    Abstract: A storage garment stores a liquid in an interior bladder providing facilitated access to the liquid while it is carried inside the storage garment. A jacket is configured to be worn by a user, such as a dog. The jacket forms a substantially contoured fit over the user and has a harness portion that fastens around the user. At least one pocket portion in the jacket holds at least one bladder portion. The bladder portion holds liquid, such as water, to hydrate or clean. A pocket fastener regulates access to the bladder. A tube portion carries liquid to the user and a valve portion regulates the liquid flow. A pump portion forces the liquid out of the bladder through an outlet. A secondary pocket holds a container that folds for stowage and expands into a bowl shape for holding liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventor: William L. Austin
  • Patent number: 4887270
    Abstract: A solid-state laser system for producing a frequency-doubled CW laser output beam having a stabilized output. The laser system includes within a three-mirror resonator cavity, a Nd: YAG laser rod operating at an output wavelength of 1.064 .mu.m in the TEMoo transverse mode, and a KTP frequency-doubling crystal. At one end of the laser cavity the beam is reflected from a folding mirror through the frequency-doubling crystal to another reflecting mirror which reflects both the fundamental wavelength of the output beam from the laser rod, and also the doubled frequency beam at a wavelength of 0.532 .mu.m back through the frequency-doubling crystal onto the folding reflector. The folding reflector is coated to reflect light at the longer wavelength but transmits substantially all of the light incident upon it at the 0.532 .mu.m wavelength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1989
    Assignee: Eye Research Institute of Retina Foundation
    Inventor: William L. Austin