Timothy D Robertson

US Patent:

7357435, Apr 15, 2008

Filed:

May 12, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/432852

Inventors:

Timothy H. Robertson - Allen Park MI, US

Assignee:

Nissan Technical Center North America, Inc. - Farmington Hills MI

International Classification:

B62D 25/00

US Classification:

296 571, 2961464

Abstract:

Disclosed herein an automotive vehicle anti-theft system for guarding against unauthorized opening of a door of the vehicle is provided, including means for selectively biasing the door of the vehicle toward a closed position, a sensor for detecting operation of the door, and a control module operably connected to the biasing means and the sensor. The control module is configured to cause the biasing means to exert a biasing force for urging the door of the vehicle toward the closed position upon receiving a signal from the sensor indicating an attempt to move the door away from the closed position toward the open position while the anti-theft system is activated.

US Patent:

7400971, Jul 15, 2008

Filed:

Mar 31, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/813441

Inventors:

Timothy H. Robertson - Allen Park MI, US

Assignee:

Nissan Technical Center North America, Inc. - Farmington Hills MI

International Classification:

B60R 25/10
G06F 17/00

US Classification:

701207, 701 1, 34042624, 49 13

Abstract:

An embodiment of the present invention is a reconfigurable cargo door/tailgate position indicator assembly adapted to indicate a position of a cargo door/tailgate including a processor configured to receive input from a door/gate monitoring mode input device, receive input from a door/gate position input device, analyze the input from the door/gate monitoring mode input device, analyze the input from the door/gate position input device, and output a signal to a door/gate position indicator to control the door/gate position indicator based on the analysis of the input from the door/gate monitoring mode input device and the input from the door/gate position input device. In another embodiment of the present invention, there is a reconfigurable security device configured to selectively take into account the position of a cargo door/tailgate to determine whether a vehicle's security has been breached.

US Patent:

20150042785, Feb 12, 2015

Filed:

Aug 8, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/962276

Inventors:

- Franklin TN, US
Timothy H. Robertson - Novi MI, US

Assignee:

Nissan North America, Inc. - Franklin TN

International Classification:

G06T 7/00
G02B 27/01
G06K 9/78

US Classification:

348 95

Abstract:

Methods, devices and systems are provided for aiding an operator in performing an assembly operation by displaying the position of a component using a device worn by the operator. In one aspect, a method of aiding an operator in performing an assembly operation at an assembly station comprises: scanning the assembly station, using a camera, for the position of a component identified to be used in the assembly operation; and displaying, using a display worn by the operator, the position of the identified component within the assembly station to the operator.