Intersection traffic signal indicator systems and methods for vehicles

    公开(公告)号:US10102747B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-16

    申请号:US15232866

    申请日:2016-08-10

    IPC分类号: G08G1/09 G08G1/0967 G08G1/07

    摘要: A method of providing current traffic light status information to a driver of an object vehicle for one or more traffic light devices at an intersection is provided. The method includes receiving current traffic light status information by an intersection traffic signal indicator system of the object vehicle from a source external the object vehicle using one or both of vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication. The current traffic light status information is indicative of a traffic light of a traffic light device visible to an oncoming vehicle. A reproduction of the traffic light visible to the oncoming vehicle is displayed as a graphic object on a display of the object vehicle using the traffic light status information.

    TOUCH CONTROL OF VEHICLE DOOR LOCKS

    公开(公告)号:US20170362861A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-21

    申请号:US15185339

    申请日:2016-06-17

    发明人: Sergei I. Gage

    摘要: A vehicle includes a vehicle door including a vehicle door handle that moves a door latch assembly between a latched configuration and an unlatched configuration. A door lock apparatus is operatively connected to the door latch assembly. An electric motor moves the door lock apparatus between a locked configuration to disallow operation of the door latch assembly using the vehicle door handle and an unlocked configuration that allows operation of the door latch assembly using the vehicle door handle. A door lock control system includes a door lock control zone that is provided on the vehicle door handle. The door lock control zone includes a touch sensor that provides a control signal to an ECU based on an operator touch. The ECU operates the electric motor based on the control signal.

    HAND SANITIZER SYSTEM FOR DRIVER
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210100406A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-08

    申请号:US16596537

    申请日:2019-10-08

    发明人: Sergei I. Gage

    IPC分类号: A47K5/12 B60R15/00 B60R16/02

    摘要: Methods, systems, devices and apparatuses for a hand sanitizing system. The hand sanitizing system includes a hand sanitizing dispenser. The hand sanitizing dispenser is positioned within the vehicle and configured to dispense a cleaning solution. The hand sanitizing dispenser includes a first sensor. The first sensor is configured to detect an amount of a substance on a hand of a user. The hand sanitizing system includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is coupled to the hand sanitizing dispenser and the first sensor. The electronic control unit is configured to determine that the hand of the user is unclean based on the amount of the substance on the hand of the user. The electronic control unit is configured to activate the hand sanitizing dispenser to allow the hand sanitizing dispenser to dispense the cleaning solution.

    Automatically adjusting vehicle seat back supports of vehicle seat assemblies

    公开(公告)号:US10023075B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-17

    申请号:US15185148

    申请日:2016-06-17

    发明人: Sergei I. Gage

    IPC分类号: B60N2/02 B60N2/00 B60N2/22

    摘要: A vehicle includes a vehicle seat comprising a seat base structure and a seat back structure pivotally connected to the seat base structure. The seat back structure includes a central adjustable region, an inboard side adjustable region adjacent the central adjustable region and a outboard side adjustable region located adjacent the central adjustable region. The seat back structure includes a central proximity sensor located at the central adjustable region, an inboard side proximity sensor located at the inboard side adjustable region and an outboard side proximity sensor located at the outboard side adjustable region. A seat back structure adjustment apparatus includes a central region adjustable member that adjusts a configuration of the central adjustable region, an inboard side adjustable member that adjusts a configuration of the inboard side adjustable region and an outboard side adjustable member that adjusts a configuration of the outboard adjustable region.

    INTERSECTION TRAFFIC SIGNAL INDICATOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLES

    公开(公告)号:US20180047286A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-15

    申请号:US15232866

    申请日:2016-08-10

    IPC分类号: G08G1/0967

    摘要: A method of providing current traffic light status information to a driver of an object vehicle for one or more traffic light devices at an intersection is provided. The method includes receiving current traffic light status information by an intersection traffic signal indicator system of the object vehicle from a source external the object vehicle using one or both of vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication. The current traffic light status information is indicative of a traffic light of a traffic light device visible to an oncoming vehicle. A reproduction of the traffic light visible to the oncoming vehicle is displayed as a graphic object on a display of the object vehicle using the traffic light status information.

    Garage automatic open or close linked to vehicle gearshift

    公开(公告)号:US09892578B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-13

    申请号:US15278122

    申请日:2016-09-28

    IPC分类号: G07C9/00

    摘要: A vehicular garage door operating assembly, a vehicle and a method of opening or closing a garage door. The assembly includes an electronic control unit, a receiver, a garage door remote control, and a gear status indicator. Upon receipt of at least a signal pertaining to a spatial position of the vehicle, a signal pertaining to a positional status of the garage door and a signal indicating that a change in vehicular gear selection, the garage door remote control selectively transmits an instruction signal for automatic opening or closing the garage door without manual intervention by the driver. In this way, when an egress maneuver by the vehicle relative to the garage is being initiated such as by a shift in gears, this is detected along with whether the vehicle is situated within the garage and whether the garage door is closed, the garage door may be automatically moved to an open position to permit egress of the vehicle from the garage. In one exemplary form, the garage door can be made to automatically open when the vehicle is situated within a garage and the vehicular gear selection is changed from PARK to REVERSE once the vehicle has been started.

    Systems, vehicles, and methods for automatically deploying a windshield wiper blade to a deployed position

    公开(公告)号:US10661757B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-26

    申请号:US15276279

    申请日:2016-09-26

    IPC分类号: B60S1/04 B60S1/08

    摘要: A system for automatically deploying a windshield wiper blade to a deployed position includes one or more processors, an actuator coupled to the windshield wiper blade and communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, one or more optical sensors communicatively coupled to the one or more processors that output an optical signal, and one or more memory modules communicatively coupled to the one or more processors. The one or more memory modules store logic that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to receive the optical signal output by the one or more optical sensors, detect whether an accumulation of a substance has formed on the vehicle based on the optical signal output by the one or more optical sensors, and deploy, with the actuator, the windshield wiper blade to the deployed position in response to detecting the accumulation of the substance.