Inventor · disambiguated record
Donald K. Grimm
Also filed as: GRIMM DONALD K
148 granted patents·64 pending applications·1,857 citations·filing 1977–2024
99Inventor score
Files withGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC164GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC26BAI FAN11GRIMM DONALD K4GM GOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC2
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212 records- 0198US8447231B2Intelligent telematics information dissemination using delegation, fetch, and share algorithmsBAI FAN·Filed 2010·Granted May 21, 2013·202 cites·40 claims
- 0298US7245231B2Collision avoidance systemGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 17, 2007·181 cites·21 claims
- 0397US9956963B2Apparatus for assessing, predicting, and responding to driver fatigue and drowsiness levelsGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2016·Granted May 1, 2018·80 cites·19 claims
- 0496US10875420B2Full-service charging station for an electric vehicle and method of operating the sameGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 29, 2020·18 cites·20 claims
- 0596US10331141B2Systems for autonomous vehicle route selection and executionGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 25, 2019·30 cites·15 claims
- 0696US9755851B2Method and apparatus for plug-in wireless safety devicesGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 5, 2017·24 cites·20 claims
- 0796US7589643B2Vehicle speed monitoring systemGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 15, 2009·111 cites·3 claims
- 0896US7266438B2Method of assisting driver to negotiate a roadwayGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 4, 2007·85 cites·23 claims
- 0995US10761535B2Intelligent vehicle navigation systems, methods, and control logic for multi-lane separation and trajectory extraction of roadway segmentsGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 1, 2020·22 cites·20 claims
- 1095US10399492B1Automatic reconfiguration and calibration of haptic seatsGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 3, 2019·14 cites·20 claims
- 1195US10166991B1Method and apparatus of selective sensing mechanism in vehicular crowd-sensing systemGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 1, 2019·20 cites·20 claims
- 1295US9477989B2Method and apparatus of determining relative driving characteristics using vehicular participative sensing systemsGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 25, 2016·33 cites·20 claims
- 1395US9430944B2Method and apparatus for determining traffic safety events using vehicular participative sensing systemsGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 30, 2016·235 cites·21 claims
- 1495US8880240B2Methods of controlling vehicle interfaces using device motion and near field communicationsGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 4, 2014·23 cites·18 claims
- 1595US8253589B2Vehicle to entity communicationGRIMM DONALD K·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 28, 2012·66 cites·24 claims
- 1694US10442443B1Providing driver feedbackGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 15, 2019·18 cites·17 claims
- 1794US9475500B2Use of participative sensing systems to enable enhanced road friction estimationGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 25, 2016·35 cites·17 claims
- 1893US11862013B2Method of measuring road performance using headway dynamicsGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 2, 2024·3 cites·20 claims
- 1993US11772645B2System for predicting a door opening event for a side door of a vehicleGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 3, 2023·2 cites·20 claims
- 2093US10104525B1NFC-enabled systems, methods and devices for wireless vehicle communicationGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 16, 2018·25 cites·20 claims
- 2193US8620549B2Vehicle safety systems and methodsNICKOLAOU JAMES N·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 31, 2013·37 cites·19 claims
- 2293US7444241B2Method for detecting or predicting vehicle cut-insGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 28, 2008·51 cites·17 claims
- 2392US10349011B2System and method for improved obstacle awareness in using a V2X communications systemGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 9, 2019·11 cites·17 claims
- 2492US10139834B2Methods and systems for processing local and cloud data in a vehicle and a cloud server for transmitting cloud data to vehiclesGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 27, 2018·10 cites·17 claims
- 2592US8447804B2Information gathering system using multi-radio telematics devicesBAI FAN·Filed 2010·Granted May 21, 2013·32 cites·20 claims
- 2691US10096176B1System and method for vehicle-reservation reliability prognosisGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 9, 2018·19 cites·18 claims
- 2790US9021049B2Method and apparatus for augmenting smartphone-centric in-car infotainment system using vehicle Wi-Fi/DSRCBAI FAN·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 28, 2015·15 cites·18 claims
- 2890US8478209B2Method and apparatus for multimedia content promotion in vehicular wireless networksBAI FAN·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 2, 2013·10 cites·20 claims
- 2990US8032081B2Using V2X in-network session maintenance protocols to enable instant chatting applicationsGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 4, 2011·19 cites·20 claims
- 3090US7739036B2Speed limit advisorGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 15, 2010·44 cites·16 claims
- 3189US10377345B1Configuration of a vehicle for use in a vehicle reservation networkGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 13, 2019·13 cites·13 claims
- 3289US8970358B2Alert systems and methods for a vehicleGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 3, 2015·14 cites·20 claims
- 3389US7797108B2Collision avoidance system and method of aiding rearward vehicular motionGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 14, 2010·37 cites·11 claims
- 3488US9970780B2Method and apparatus for fuel consumption prediction and cost estimation via crowd sensing in vehicle navigation systemGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2016·Granted May 15, 2018·9 cites·25 claims
- 3588US8930041B1Methods of operation for plug-in wireless safety deviceGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 6, 2015·18 cites·22 claims
- 3688US8300564B2Opportunistic data transfer between vehiclesGRIMM DONALD K·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 30, 2012·10 cites·17 claims
- 3788US6876298B2Audible warning for vehicle safety systemsGEN MOTORS CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 5, 2005·40 cites·19 claims
- 3887US9430476B2Method and apparatus of user recommendation system for in-vehicle appsGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 30, 2016·11 cites·20 claims
- 3986US10745006B2Managing automated driving complexity of the forward path using perception system measuresGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 18, 2020·5 cites·18 claims
- 4086US10514465B2Updating vehicle clockGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 24, 2019·7 cites·13 claims
- 4186US9813542B1Adaptive virtualization of a networked-resource between a vehicle and a peripheral deviceGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 7, 2017·6 cites·20 claims
- 4285US12194919B2Method and system for enabling vehicle connected services for hearing-impaired vehicle occupantsGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2023·Granted Jan 14, 2025·2 cites·20 claims
- 4385US11127292B2Methods and apparatus for detetermining lane-level static and dynamic informationGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 21, 2021·6 cites·17 claims
- 4485US10501146B2Adaptive pedal assist systems and control logic for intelligent e-bikesGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 10, 2019·3 cites·17 claims
- 4584US11893882B2System and process for determining recurring and non-recurring road congestion to mitigate the sameGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Feb 6, 2024·1 cites·13 claims
- 4684US11637900B1Method and system for facilitating uses of codes for vehicle experiencesGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Apr 25, 2023·1 cites·17 claims
- 4784US9154923B2Systems and methods for vehicle-based mobile device screen projectionGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 6, 2015·6 cites·13 claims
- 4884US8831869B2Using V2X-based in-network message generation, aggregation, distribution and processing protocols to enable road hazard condition warning applicationsBAI FAN·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 9, 2014·22 cites·20 claims
- 4983US10229590B2System and method for improved obstable awareness in using a V2X communications systemGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 12, 2019·5 cites·20 claims
- 5083US9493116B2Alert systems and methods for a vehicleGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 15, 2016·6 cites·18 claims
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