Brian E Gorman

US Patent:

8319605, Nov 27, 2012

Filed:

May 31, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/790898

Inventors:

Hasib Hassan - Belleville MI, US
John Lu - Grand Blanc MI, US
Brian A. Gorman - Burton MI, US
Alex Porat - Thornhill, CA

Assignee:

Magna Electronics, Inc. - Holland MI

International Classification:

B60R 25/00

US Classification:

340 572, 340 571, 340 532, 340 533, 340 102, 340 105, 340 1331, 34042613, 340447

Abstract:

A remote vehicle control system having a base transceiver mounted in a vehicle and a mobile key fob. The base transceiver utilizes an omni-directional antenna to communicate wirelessly with the key fob via the IEEE 802. 15. 4 communication protocol. Additional antennas are mounted to the vehicle and are also tuned to communicate over the IEEE 802. 15. 4 bandwidth. The additional antennas have radiation patterns extending outwardly to various sides of the vehicle (e. g. , driver, passenger and rear sides). The system provides remote control functions and enables passive keyless entry functions such as unlocking doors or trunk latches by detecting the presence of the key fob proximate to one or more sides of the vehicle based on the ability of the key fob to communicate over IEEE 802. 15. 4 via the additional antennas.

US Patent:

20120262340, Oct 18, 2012

Filed:

Apr 11, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/443998

Inventors:

Hasib Hassan - Belleville MI, US
Dale R. Benton - Davison MI, US
John Lu - Grand Blanc MI, US
Brian A. Gorman - Burton MI, US

Assignee:

MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC. - Holly MI

International Classification:

G01S 3/02

US Classification:

342458

Abstract:

A ranging system includes a time of flight subsystem including circuitry incorporated in a mobile node and a base station for generating a TOF signal between the mobile node and the base station, measuring the time taken for transmission of the TOF signal, and generating a TOF distance signal based on the measured time. An accelerometer, mounted in the mobile node, generates an accelerometer signal. A distance filter generates the distance estimate. The filter is configured to (i) initialize the value of a distance estimate signal based on the TOF distance signal, (ii) detect a human step based on variances in the accelerometer signal, and (iii) change the value of the distance estimate signal by a predetermined quantum only upon detection of the human step, the change being positive or negative depending on a direction of the TOF distance signal relative to the distance estimate signal.

US Patent:

54128358, May 9, 1995

Filed:

Nov 10, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/150607

Inventors:

Peter S. Vosbikian - Moorestown NJ
Haig Vartanian - Cheltenham PA
Brian A. Gorman - Albrightsville PA

Assignee:

Quickie Manufacturing Corporation - Cinnaminson NJ

International Classification:

A47L 1352

US Classification:

152577

Abstract:

A dust pan assembly has a handle receiving bracket formed or attached at the rear of a dust pan scoop, pivotally receiving an elongated hollow handle. The handle can pivot between and lock at least at two angular positions of the handle and scoop, e. g. , in line or perpendicular, via a projecting movable locking pin that engages between the handle and the bracket, in a selected aperture of the bracket. A manual actuator mechanism disengages the lock to allow pivoting of the handle, and has an actuator button projecting through the wall of the handle at an accessible position on the handle out of interference with the dust pan scoop. The locking pin and the actuator button can be simple lateral projections on a V-shaped spring in the handle, the actuator button preferably projecting longer than the locking pin to ensure disengagement and to positively position the locking pin relative to the bracket apertures. In one embodiment the pivot axis of the assembly is also defined by projections of the V-shaped spring.