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Allan James, Oxford, MI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080197526Process for Preparing Composites Using Epoxy Resin Formulations - Epoxy composites are prepared by separately preheating an epoxy resin and a hardener; mixing the preheated epoxy resin and preheated hardener to form a hot reaction mixture and curing the hot reaction mixture in the presence of a reinforcement until the mixture cures to form a composite having a polymer phase with a glass transition temperature of at least 150° C.08-21-2008
20100117394FLOOR MODULE INCLUDING SEATING - A fully contented floor module (05-13-2010
20100133878FLOOR MODULE - A floor module (06-03-2010
20100280187REACTION INJECTION MOLDED POLYURETHANES MADE USING HIGH LEVELS OF NATURAL OIL-BASED POLYOLS - Polyurethane and/or polyurea polymers are produced in a reaction injection molding process. The high equivalent weight isocyanate-reactive materials include a high proportion of a hydroxymethylated polyester which can be prepared using annually renewable starting materials.11-04-2010
20120259029METHOD FOR MAKING LOW DENSITY POLYURETHANE FOAM FOR SOUND AND VIBRATION ABSORPTION - Flexible polyurethane foams that function well in noise and vibration absorption applications are made from a mixture of polyether polyols oxides that each has a hydroxyl equivalent weight of from 1200 to 3000 and at least 70% primary hydroxyl groups. From 5 to 80% by weight of the ethylene oxide-capped polypropylene oxides are nominally difunctional, from 0.5 to 20% by weight of the ethylene oxide-capped polypropylene oxides have a nominal functionality of four or higher, and the balance of the ethylene oxide-capped polypropylene oxides, but not less than 1.5% by weight thereof, are nominally trifunctional.10-11-2012
20130136931ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY POLYURETHANE COMPOSITE PANEL - The present invention is a method to make an environmentally friendly polyurethane molded article (05-30-2013
20130184368PROCESS FOR MAKING LOW DENSITY HIGH RESILIENCY FLEXIBLE POLYURETHANE FOAM - A process for producing resilient, flexible polyurethane foams that function well in noise and vibration absorption applications for vehicle applications that are made from a blend of polyols (i) and an isocyanate (ii), wherein the blend of polyols (i) comprises a mixture of polyether polyols (i.a) that each has a hydroxyl equivalent weight of from 1200 to 3000 and at least 70% primary hydroxyl groups, from 5 to 80% by weight of the ethylene oxide-capped polypropylene oxides are nominally difunctional, from 0.5 to 20% by weight of the ethylene oxide-capped polypropylene oxides have a nominal functionality of four or higher, and the balance of the ethylene oxide-capped polypropylene oxides, but not less than 1.5% by weight thereof, are nominally trifunctional; an autocatalytic polyol (i.b) having a functionality in the range of 2 to 8 and a hydroxyl number in the range of 15 to 200, wherein said autocatalytic polyol compound comprising at least one tertiary amine group; and a low unsaturation polyol (i.c) having a functionality equal to or greater than 2, a hydroxyl equivalent weight of from 1800 to 2800, and a total unsaturation value of equal to or less than 0.06 meq/g.07-18-2013

Patent applications by Allan James, Oxford, MI US

Allen James, Oxford, MI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130241098POLYURETHANE SEALING FOAM COMPOSITIONS PLASTICIZED WITH FATTY ACID ESTERS - Plasticized polyisocyanate compositions contain (a) an isocyanate terminated reaction product of a polymeric MDI with a difunctional poly(propylene oxide) homopolymer or difunctional copolymer of at least 85% by weight propylene oxide and up to 15% by weight ethylene oxide, which homopolymer or copolymer has a molecular weight of from about 400 to 2200 and (b) at least one alkyl ester of one or more fatty acids, the polyisocyanate composition having an isocyanate content of from about 8 to about 14% by weight and a Brookfield viscosity of no greater than 5000 cps at 25° C. The plasticized prepolymers are particularly useful in foam formulations for insulating cavities in automotive parts and thermal insulating panels such as the walls of buildings or appliances.09-19-2013

Brandon James, Detroit, MI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20150099944Medical monitoring tablet and related smartphone application - A medical monitoring tablet and related application for a smartphone features a testing strip port for blood glucose testing strips used in diabetes monitoring, as well as USB ports for the transfer of monitoring data, and may feature one or more ports for other electronic monitoring devices such as a stethoscope, a blood pressure cuff, and a thermometer. A related smartphone application provides visual and audible reminders to the user when blood glucose, blood pressure, or other medical data needs to be gathered, and medication needs to be taken. The tablet also features a front side with a touchscreen for viewing the test results, a keyboard display on the touchscreen to command the tablet to perform different functions. Once the medical function is performed, it is transferred by the tablet, and then displayed on the touchscreen or on the smartphone application.04-09-2015

Daniel James, Royal Oak, MI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140091600OVERSLAM BUMPER - An overslam bumper comprising a coupling device, a base member fixed to the coupling device, a striking member defining a striking surface for receiving a load exerted thereon, and a linking member connecting the base member and the striking member. The overslam bumper is configured such that upon receipt of the load at the striking surface, the load is transferred through the striking member to the linking member to an extent that the linking member will deflect, and upon deflection of the linking member, the striking member is operable to abut the base member.04-03-2014

Jerry Alex James, Ypsilanti, MI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130325255TRACTION CONTROL ENABLE/DISABLE FEATURE - A method and system for displaying a traction control ON/OFF menu at a display module in a vehicle upon detection of vehicle characteristics and conditions that may warrant a driver's desire to manually disable the traction control feature. The method and system verify traction control is enabled on the vehicle, verify the traction control ON/OFF menu is not already being displayed at a display module, a controller receives at least one signal indicating an occasion that may warrant manual deactivation of traction control and the controller initiates displaying the traction control ON/OFF menu for the convenience of the driver.12-05-2013

Jim James, Ann Arbor, MI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140158216FUEL TANK VENT VALVE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY - A vent valve assembly includes a first housing component, a second housing component, and a third housing component, as well as a first valve and a second valve. The first, second, and third housing components are configured to assemble together along one directional axis with the second housing component, the first valve and the second valve between the first and third housing components and with the second valve laterally-spaced from the first valve. A vapor flow path directs vapor from the first valve to the second valve, thereby reducing an overall height of the vent valve assembly.06-12-2014

Michael R. James, Dearborn, MI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090150017COMPUTING PLATFORM FOR MULTIPLE INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IN AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE - A computing platform for multiple intelligent transportation systems in an automotive vehicle having a plurality of sensors which generate output signals representative of various vehicle operating parameters. The platform includes a vehicle data center which receives input signals from the vehicle sensors and the vehicle data center is configured to transform these input signals into output signals having a predetermined format for each of the vehicle operating parameters. A central processing unit receives the output signal from the vehicle data and is programmed to process the vehicle data center output signals for each of the intelligent transportation systems and generate the appropriate output signals as a result of such processing.06-11-2009

Michael R. James, Northville, MI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110188737SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBJECT RECOGNITION BASED ON THREE-DIMENSIONAL ADAPTIVE FEATURE DETECTORS - Method and system for imaging an object in three-dimensions, binning data of the imaged object into three dimensional bins, determining a density value p of the data in each bin, and creating receptive fields of three dimensional feature maps, including processing elements O, each processing element O of a same feature map having a same adjustable parameter, weight Wc08-04-2011
20140032012TRACKING ON-ROAD VEHICLES WITH SENSORS OF DIFFERENT MODALITIES - A vehicle system includes a first sensor and a second sensor, each having, respectively, different first and second modalities. A controller includes a processor configured to: receive a first sensor input from the first sensor and a second sensor input from the second sensor; detect, synchronously, first and second observations from, respectively, the first and second sensor inputs; project the detected first and second observations onto a graph network; associate the first and second observations with a target on the graph network, the target having a trajectory on the graph network; select either the first or the second observation as a best observation based on characteristics of the first and second sensors; and estimate a current position of the target by performing a prediction based on the best observation and a current timestamp.01-30-2014
20140152971METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTENSITY CALIBRATION OF MULTI-BEAM LIDAR SENSORS - A method of multi-beam Lidar intensity measurement calibration including determining, by a positioning device, position information of a moving platform within a global reference frame, collecting a plurality of data points, each data point including the position information and intensity information from a plurality of beams, segmenting the plurality of data points into a plurality of voxels, based on the position information associated with each data point, finding a subset of voxels in the plurality of voxels that include a point corresponding to a certain beam in the plurality of beams and an intensity value in a predetermined neighborhood of a certain intensity value, estimating a probability density based on the subset of voxels, and generating a calibration map that maps the certain intensity value of the certain beam to a calibrated intensity value for the certain beam, based on the probability density and a prior density.06-05-2014
20150117723METHOD FOR GENERATING ACCURATE LANE LEVEL MAPS - A method for generating accurate lane level maps based on course map information and Lidar data captured during the pass of a sensor carrying vehicle along a road. The method generates accurate lane estimates including the center of each lane, the number of lanes, and the presence of any bicycle paths and entrance and exit ramps using a computer-implemented method where the course map data and the Lidar data are subjected to particle filtering.04-30-2015

Patent applications by Michael R. James, Northville, MI US

Michael Robert James, Northville, MI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100034422OBJECT TRACKING USING LINEAR FEATURES - A method of tracking objects within an environment comprises acquiring sensor data related to the environment, identifying linear features within the sensor data, and determining a set of tracked linear features using the linear features identified within the sensor data and a previous set of tracked linear features, the set of tracked linear features being used to track objects within the environment.02-11-2010
20100223007METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAPPING ENVIRONMENTS CONTAINING DYNAMIC OBSTACLES - The present invention relates to a method and system for mapping environments containing dynamic obstacles. In one embodiment, the present invention is a method for mapping an environment containing dynamic obstacles using a processor including the steps of forming a current instantaneous map of the environment, determining cells which are free space within the current instantaneous map, determining cells which are occupied space within the current instantaneous map, and integrating the current instantaneous map with an old integrated map of the environment to form a new integrated map of the environment.09-02-2010
20110169625COMBINING DRIVER AND ENVIRONMENT SENSING FOR VEHICULAR SAFETY SYSTEMS - An apparatus for assisting safe operation of a vehicle includes an environment sensor system detecting hazards within the vehicle environment, a driver monitor providing driver awareness data (such as a gaze track), and an attention-evaluation module identifying hazards as sufficiently or insufficiently sensed by the driver by comparing the hazard data and the gaze track. An alert signal relating to the unperceived hazards can be provided.07-14-2011
20120101654METHOD FOR SAFELY PARKING VEHICLE NEAR OBSTACLES - Method, storage medium and system of optimizing a destination for a vehicle by obtaining a map corresponding to a desired destination of the vehicle and identifying objectives of the map based on multiple parameters including collision avoidance, driver time, legal constraints and social consensus. A cost function is constructed to determine an optimal destination based on a proximity to the desired destination and the identified objectives, and an optimal destination is identified by minimizing a value of the cost function.04-26-2012
20120233102APPARATUS AND ALGORITHMIC PROCESS FOR AN ADAPTIVE NAVIGATION POLICY IN PARTIALLY OBSERVABLE ENVIRONMENTS - An apparatus and method for automatic learning of high-level navigation in partially observable environments with landmarks uses full state information available at the landmark positions to determine navigation policy. Landmark Markov Decision Processes (MDPs) can be generated only for encountered parts of an environment when navigating from a starting state to a goal state within the environment, thereby reducing computational resources needed for a navigation solution that uses a fully modeled environment. An MDP policy is calculated using the SarsaLandmark algorithm, and the policy is transformed to a navigation solution based on the current position and connectivity information.09-13-2012
20120281907REAL-TIME 3D POINT CLOUD OBSTACLE DISCRIMINATOR APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHODOLOGY FOR TRAINING A CLASSIFIER VIA BOOTSTRAPPING - Training a strong classifier by classifying point cloud data with a first classifier, inferring a first terrain map from the classified point cloud data, reclassifying the point cloud data with the first classifier based on the first terrain map, and training a second classifier based on the point cloud data reclassified with the first classifier based on the terrain map. The point cloud data is then classified with the second classifier, and the procedure followed with the first classifier is iteratively repeated until a strong classifier is determined. A strong classifier is determined when a probability of a terrain map matching a given terrain for the strong classifier is approximately equal to a probability of a terrain map matching the given terrain for a prior trained classifier.11-08-2012
20130031045METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRACKING OBJECTS - An object tracking system and method operable to minimize processing time for tracking objects is provided. The system includes a pair of filters operable to make associations between dynamic objects newly detected and previously detected. One of the pair of filters makes an association when the predicted location of the previously detected objects is within a predetermined distance of the newly detected object. The other of the pair of filters makes an association based upon the probability that a newly detected dynamic object is a previously detected dynamic object. The remaining unassociated dynamic objects are then localized so as to form discrete matrices for optimization filters.01-31-2013
20130238181ON-BOARD VEHICLE PATH PREDICTION USING PROCESSED SENSOR INFORMATION - A driven vehicle receives position data of a subject vehicle nearby the driven vehicle, and associates the position data of the subject vehicle with a driving model. The driving model is updated by incorporating latest position data of the subject vehicle, and a future position of the subject vehicle is predicted using the updated driving model. The predicted future position of the subject vehicle can be transmitted to other processing systems of the driven vehicle, including a collision avoidance or warning system, which provides a driver notification, and an autonomous driving system, which provides vehicle actuation. A determination is made as to whether the position data of the subject vehicle fits a currently stored and available driving model, and generates a new driving model no model fits. The new model is a multi-mode predictive state representation (MMPSR) which marginalizes unknown modes of history.09-12-2013

Patent applications by Michael Robert James, Northville, MI US

Richard James, Midland, MI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20150295111Photovoltaic Cell Module - A photovoltaic cell module, a method of forming the module, a bi-layer backsheet, and a method of generating electricity are provided. The module includes a first outermost layer and a photovoltaic cell disposed on the first outermost layer. The module also includes a second outermost layer disposed on the photovoltaic cell sandwiching the photovoltaic cell between the second outermost layer and the first outermost layer. The second outermost layer is present in a coating weight of from 3 to 75 g/m10-15-2015

Zaguroli James, Auburn Hills, MI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080226389Clamping assembly for making connections to elongated members - A connection assembly includes a base structure having a U-shaped piece with turned end walls at each end of a connecting portion with a cut out in each end wall, and a U-shaped cover piece having end walls each with a cut out, the cut outs, of each piece aligned to form an opening receiving an elongated member clamped therein by attachment of said cover pair to the u-shaped piece of the base structure. The base structure can include a second U-shaped piece having a pair of end walls each one end a connecting portion fixed to the first U-shaped piece turned 90° thereto so that the end walls of each lie between each other. A second cover piece with end walls having cut outs aligned with cut outs in the second U-shaped piece end walls may receive a second elongated member in a crossing relationship with the first elongate member. Alternatively, the second cover piece has a second elongated member fixedly projecting from the second cover piece. The second U-shaped piece could also be configured to provide a flat mounting structure for mounting various items to an elongated member.09-18-2008
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