Patents by Inventor Eric Vande Zande

Eric Vande Zande 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).

  • Multiplexing device with provision for expansion
    Patent number: 8626375
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided that allow a diagnostic tool to communicate with a data link connector in a vehicle and place the vehicle in a desired state for diagnostic testing. A cable that can automatically multiplex its connections in order to make the appropriate connections between the diagnostic tool and the data link connector based on a communication protocol of the vehicle under test. A connector allowing for selective switching of pins of the connector to jump connect the selected pins. This allows the vehicle to be placed in the proper state for diagnostic testing and the diagnostic tool to communicate with the data link connector regardless of the pins being used by the communication protocol of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Bosch Automotive Service Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Garret Miller, Eric Vande Zande, Adam Gentner, Ray de Schepper, William W. Wittliff, III
  • MULTIPLEXING DEVICE WITH PROVISION FOR EXPANSION
    Publication number: 20120226408
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided that allow a diagnostic tool to communicate with a data link connector in a vehicle and place the vehicle in a desired state for diagnostic testing. A cable that can automatically multiplex its connections in order to make the appropriate connections between the diagnostic tool and the data link connector based on a communication protocol of the vehicle under test. A connector allowing for selective switching of pins of the connector to jump connect the selected pins. This allows the vehicle to be placed in the proper state for diagnostic testing and the diagnostic tool to communicate with the data link connector regardless of the pins being used by the communication protocol of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: SPX Corporation
    Inventors: Garret Miller, Eric Vande Zande, Adam Gentner, Ray De Schepper, William W. Wiffliff, III
  • Integrated circuit vehicle diagnostics interface adapter apparatus and method
    Patent number: 7248954
    Abstract: An integrated circuit vehicle diagnostics interface adapter includes a semiconductor substrate with two integral gateway conductors. A set of paired switches on the substrate link any two of a first set of contacts to the gateway conductors, and another set of paired switches on the substrate link the two gateway conductors to any pair of a second set of contacts corresponding to a particular vehicle network communications protocol circuit in a vehicle diagnostics device. Both sets of switches are controlled by an integrated switch control module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: SPX Corporation
    Inventors: Manokar Chinnadurai, Eric Vande Zande