341 patents
Utility
Systems and methods to synchronize systems of a vehicle
9 Jan 24
System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to improving the synchronizing of systems in a vehicle without relying on external controls or hardware.
Shawn Hunt
Filed: 24 Mar 21
Utility
System and method for managing vehicle subscriptions
5 Dec 23
A method includes determining a travel state of a subject vehicle based on vehicle data and selecting one or more desired topics from a set of subscriptions based on the travel state.
Takahisa Yamashiro
Filed: 31 Mar 20
Utility
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28 Nov 23
A vehicle system includes: at least one of: (a) a particulate matter sensor configured to measure an amount of particulate within a passenger cabin of a vehicle; and (b) a volatile organic compounds (VOC) sensor configured to measure an amount of VOCs within the passenger cabin of the vehicle; and a control module configured to, based on at least one of the amount of particulate and the amount of VOCs within the passenger cabin of the vehicle, diagnose at least one of: a characteristic of the vehicle; presence of a chemical in the passenger cabin of the vehicle; occurrence of an event within the passenger cabin of the vehicle; and a remaining life of engine oil of the vehicle.
Sibu Varughese, MartÃn Nespolo, Thomas Krzyzak, Gareth Webb, Wilson Yim, Matthew Johnson
Filed: 31 Mar 21
Utility
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21 Nov 23
A system for providing ticket based authorized entry of a mobile access device includes a memory, a transceiver and a control module.
Sibu Varughese, Martin Nespolo, Gareth Webb, Thomas Krzyzak, Wilson Yim, Matthew Johnson
Filed: 30 Jul 20
Utility
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14 Nov 23
A vehicle system includes: a blower configured to draw air from within a passenger cabin of a vehicle through an inlet; a binding agent source configured to flow a binding agent into the air; and a sensor disposed downstream of the binding agent source in the direction of airflow, the sensor configured to determine an amount of smoke in the air from within the passenger cabin based on a measured characteristic of particulate at the sensor and a predetermined characteristic of the binding agent.
Sibu Varughese, Martin Nespolo, Thomas Krzyzak, Gareth Webb, Wilson Yim, Matthew Johnson
Filed: 7 Jul 21
Utility
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14 Nov 23
A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) door assembly includes a first HVAC door rotating about a first axis, a second HVAC door rotating about a second axis that is nonparallel with the first axis, an actuator, a mode cam.
Siyue Chen
Filed: 16 Mar 20
Utility
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3 Oct 23
A system for includes master and sniffer devices.
Raymond Michael Stitt, Yuki Tokunaga
Filed: 8 Feb 21
Utility
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3 Oct 23
A warning system for warning vulnerable road users (VRUs) includes an edge computing device having a graphics processing unit (GPU), one or more sensors that acquire spatial-temporal data of road users, and one or more warning devices that output a warning to warn targeted VRUs of danger.
Rajesh Kumar Malhan, Joseph Lull, Tishya Bhatia
Filed: 31 Mar 20
Utility
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19 Sep 23
A vehicle system includes: an olfaction sensor comprising: a blower configured to draw air through an inlet; a filter configured to filter particulate from the air; and a volatile organic compounds (VOC) sensor disposed downstream of the filter and configured to measure an amount of VOCs in air after the air flows through the filter; and a control module configured to selectively take one or more remedial actions based on the amount of VOCs.
Sibu Varughese, Martin Nespolo, Thomas Krzyzak, Gareth Webb, Wilson Yim, Matthew Johnson
Filed: 31 Mar 21
Utility
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19 Sep 23
A camera control system is provided for controlling operation of a camera mounted on a vehicle.
Shawn Hunt
Filed: 13 Oct 21
Utility
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19 Sep 23
A vehicle system includes: an olfaction sensor comprising: a blower configured to draw air from a passenger cabin through an inlet; a sensor located downstream of the inlet and including one or more proteins configured to measure an amount of a chemical in the air passing the sensor; and a purge source configured to selectively flows a purge gas into the sensor; and a control module configured to selectively take one or more remedial actions based on the amount of the chemical in the air.
Sibu Varughese, Martin Nespolo, Thomas Krzyzak, Gareth Webb, Wilson Yim, Matthew Johnson
Filed: 31 Mar 21
Utility
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5 Sep 23
A heat exchanger is provided with a unitary, single-piece structure that can be formed via 3D printing, for example.
John Vandermeer, Sean Schoneboom, Jason Spenny
Filed: 31 Mar 20
Utility
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15 Aug 23
A heating, ventilation, and air condition (HVAC) unit includes a casing, a mount, and one or more flexible fingers.
Bradley Bielicki, John Klinkhammer, Kyle Stabile
Filed: 31 Mar 21
Utility
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8 Aug 23
A Fluid Flow Control System (FFCS) door assembly includes a continuous belt and a plurality of rollers.
Keniel Brown, Adam Gilley, Preston Moore
Filed: 24 Aug 20
Utility
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1 Aug 23
An access system for a vehicle includes a receiver and an access module.
Raymond Michael Stitt, John Videtich
Filed: 8 Aug 22
Utility
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1 Aug 23
A receiver drier assembly for an automotive heat exchanger is provided with a single-piece cap.
Luis David Gutierrez
Filed: 30 Mar 21
Utility
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1 Aug 23
A system and method to determine location information with respect to a plurality of portable devices, with potentially a large number of portable devices such as 40 or more portable devices in proximity to the system.
Eric John Smith
Filed: 1 Feb 22
Utility
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25 Jul 23
A target-orientated navigation system and related method for a vehicle having a generic navigation system includes one or more processors and a memory.
Prasanna Kumar Sivakumar
Filed: 30 Mar 20
Utility
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25 Jul 23
A battery charging system of an electronic device includes: a battery having a first nominal voltage and including: battery cells each having a second nominal voltage that is less than the first nominal voltage; and electrical connectors that electrically connect ones of the battery cells to provide the battery with the first nominal voltage; a first charge port configured to electrically connect to a first type of connector; a charging module configured to: receive power via the first charge port; and when a voltage of the received power is less than the first nominal voltage at least one of: charge ones of the battery cells individually; and charge groups of two or more of the battery cells.
Sibu Varughese, Martin Nespolo, Gareth Webb, Thomas Krzyzak, Wilson Yim, Matthew Johnson
Filed: 30 Jul 20
Utility
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4 Jul 23
A spacer for a body of a refrigerant tank—such as a modulator—in an automotive HVAC device is provided.
Jeffrey Basinski, Jonathan Radzicki
Filed: 12 Mar 21