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Blockchain authentication of a vehicle rider
9 Jan 24
Systems, methods, and devices for verifying an identity of a user of a vehicle.
Ali Hassani
Filed: 7 Mar 18
Utility
Powertrain torque control during a transmission shift
9 Jan 24
A vehicle includes an engine, a transmission, and a controller.
Cory Benson LaRoche, Bradley Dean Riedle, Stephen Michael Cicala, Jianping Zhang, Eric Frank Banners, Mehran Namazkar
Filed: 17 Nov 22
Utility
Multi-position wheel assembly mounts
9 Jan 24
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for multi-position wheel assembly mounts.
Michael John Harmon, Hussain Z. Tajmahal, Marielle Conrad, Benjamin Jordan Curtis, David Earl Ooms, Yejin Han
Filed: 28 Apr 21
Utility
Methods and apparatus to determine loads encountered by a steering rack
9 Jan 24
Methods and apparatus to determine rack force are disclosed.
Joseph Washnock
Filed: 19 Mar 21
Utility
Transmission fluid temperature control system
9 Jan 24
A vehicle includes a heat exchanger, a transmission, and a controller.
Raymond Theodore Gage, Derek Kinch, Sylvia Chen
Filed: 20 Jun 22
Utility
Enhanced vehicle maintenance
9 Jan 24
A computer includes a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to predict a time to failure of a vehicle component according to a damage model generated from vehicle operating data, based on the predicted time to failure, retrieve a schematic of the vehicle component and input the schematic to an additive printer to manufacture a replacement vehicle component, and replace the vehicle component with the replacement vehicle component according to maintenance instructions that, based at least in part on the predicted time to failure, specify a time and location to replace the vehicle component.
Oleg Yurievitch Gusikhin, Yu-Ning Liu, Eduardo Andres Garcia Magraner, Jing Chen, William Finkenstaedt
Filed: 30 Jan 20
Utility
Push-button switch assembly and diagnosic methods thereof
9 Jan 24
Systems and methods are described for a push-button switch assembly with the ability to diagnose faults.
Paul Braithwaite, Martin Scheck, James Michael Weinfurther, Gabriel Dascalu, Eric L Reed
Filed: 8 Dec 21
Utility
Traction battery thermal management
9 Jan 24
A vehicle includes a traction battery having a plurality of cells arranged in arrays and grouped into a plurality of cooling zones.
Lars Niklas Pettersson
Filed: 16 Nov 20
Utility
Laser Welding of Square Butt Joints Between Copper Substrates
4 Jan 24
A method of joining at least two substrates includes welding the at least two substrates together with a multi-step welding process.
Emily Ann Ryan, Elizabeth Therese Hetrick, Arnon Wexler
Filed: 13 Sep 23
Utility
Air Register Assembly
4 Jan 24
An air register assembly for a vehicle includes a barrel and vanes operably coupled to the barrel.
Carmen Frida Vargas Garcia, Luis Adrian Tena Han
Filed: 30 Jun 22
Utility
System and Method for Motor Electronics Waste Heat Recovery and Determination
4 Jan 24
A system is provided that includes at least one battery, motor electronics, and at least one vehicle controller.
Jordan MAZAIRA, Brett Allen DUNN, Zachary MARCH, Justin BARSANO
Filed: 1 Jul 22
Utility
Airbag Surrounding Seatback of Vehicle Seat
4 Jan 24
An assembly includes a roof rail.
Mohammad Omar Faruque, Dean M. Jaradi, S.M. Iskander Farooq
Filed: 30 Jun 22
Utility
Methods and Systems for Vehicle Power Control
4 Jan 24
Methods and system are disclosed for vehicle power control. a first high voltage, HV, demand signal is received from a HV device and a first low voltage, LV, demand signal is received from a LV system of the vehicle.
David Cox, David Hesketh, Emil G. Serban, Mario Balenovic, Bastian Hartmann
Filed: 30 Jun 22
Utility
Load Limiting Seatbelt Retractor
4 Jan 24
A vehicle includes a seatbelt retractor.
Dean M. Jaradi, Mohammad Omar Faruque, S.M. Iskander Farooq
Filed: 29 Jun 22
Utility
Controlling a Vehicle Lane-change
4 Jan 24
Upon detecting a lane-change trigger to move an ego vehicle from a current lane to a target lane, a target vehicle is identified in the target lane.
Baljeet Singh, Vladimir Ivanovic, Hongtei Eric Tseng, Bharaniprabha Malladi, Pavan Kumar Gundu
Filed: 29 Jun 22
Utility
Vehicle Having Steering Wheel Deployable As an Assist Handle
4 Jan 24
A vehicle includes a cabin interior, a steering wheel assembly comprising a steering column, a steering wheel and an actuator configured to move the steering handle amongst a plurality of positions, and at least one sensor for sensing a user proximate to the vehicle and generating sensed data based on the sensed user.
Stuart C. Salter, Brendan Diamond, Taras Palczynski, Erik William Soderlind, James Robert Chascsa, II, Lucretia Williams
Filed: 29 Jun 22
Utility
Advanced Power Electronic Circuit for Fuel Cell Vehicles Enabling Independent Cooling of Various Systems
4 Jan 24
An electrified vehicle and cooling system for an electrified vehicle include fuel cells and at least one first and one second coolant circuit, wherein the first coolant circuit is configured for cooling the fuel cells and the second coolant circuit is configured for cooling electronic components for controlling the fuel cells and for cooling electronic components of an electric drive system, wherein the second coolant circuit has a first partial coolant circuit and a second partial coolant circuit, wherein the first partial coolant circuit is arranged in the region of the electronic components for controlling the fuel cells and the second partial coolant circuit is arranged in the region of the electronic components of the electric drive system.
Hans Guenter QUIX, Jan MEHRING
Filed: 23 Jun 23
Utility
Distance Determination from Image Data
4 Jan 24
A computer includes a processor and a memory, and the memory stores instructions executable by the processor to receive an image frame from a camera, generate a feature map from the image frame, generate a depth map from the feature map, classify an object in the image frame based on the feature map, and estimate a distance to the object based on the depth map and based on an input to generating the feature map.
Zafar Iqbal, Hitha Revalla, Apurbaa Mallik, Gurjeet Singh, Vijay Nagasamy
Filed: 30 Jun 22
Utility
Sliding-pocket Variable-displacement Pump with Compensation Chambers
4 Jan 24
A sliding vane pump includes a fixed housing defining inlet and outlet ports and a sliding housing defining a cylindrical cavity and configured to slide within the fixed housing.
Dengfu Zhang, Akhter uz Zaman, Pablo Davilla, Mark Davis
Filed: 30 Jun 22
Utility
Motor Vehicle Workspace with Enhanced Privacy
4 Jan 24
A transportation vehicle provides a workspace in a passenger cabin to support a teleconference with a remote party.
Stuart C. Salter, Brendan F. Diamond, John R. Van Wiemeersch, Pietro Buttolo, Ryan O'Gorman, Joshua R. Wheeler
Filed: 18 Sep 23