Patents by Inventor Ann L. Roche

Ann L. Roche has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Protection system with voltage switching
    Patent number: 5552642
    Abstract: A protection system for motor vehicles includes a control circuit including a switching device which is connected between cells of the battery and operable between a first condition in which the voltage provided at the battery terminals insufficient to start the vehicle and a second condition in which the voltage provided at the battery terminals sufficient to start the vehicle, the switching device being operated between the first and second conditions by a control signal that is generated by a portable signal transmitting device which is remotely actuatable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1996
    Assignee: Globe-Union, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Dougherty, Debra L. Smith, Ann L. Roche, David A. Thuerk, David J. Novak