Patents by Inventor William R. Peate

William R. Peate 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: 11935342
    Abstract: Activation of an automatic driving feature in a vehicle is detected by evaluating sequential vehicle operation data against subtractive and additive heuristic rules that define a likelihood of an automatic driving feature having been engaged as a function of vehicle performance. The sequential vehicle operation data, which does not include an explicit indication of whether the automatic driving feature was engaged, is provided for time intervals of a trip made by the vehicle. Automatic driving information is generated, which provides an indication of whether the automatic driving feature was engaged during a subset of the time intervals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Avinew, Inc.
    Inventors: William Anderson Barnes, Randall C. Adams, Daniel R. Peate, Steven Anthony Bentz, G. Edward Combs
  • Patent number: 4771830
    Abstract: In the representative embodiment of the invention disclosed herein, new and improved tool-orienting apparatus is adapted to be secured on a well tool that is to be moved through a highly-deviated well bore. To assure that the well tool will remain in a selected angular orientation as it is moved in a well bore, the orienting apparatus includes a pair of oppositely-directed generally-helical guide rails that are respectively terminated in lateral projections that are eccentrically located on one side of the orienting apparatus so that the unbalanced weight of a well tool carrying the orienting apparatus will cause the tool to roll over into a selected angular orientation when the tool is being moved through a deviated well bore interval with the lateral projections riding on the lower wall of the well bore interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1988
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corp.
    Inventor: William R. Peate