Patents by Inventor Frank Vettraino, Jr.

Frank Vettraino, Jr. 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).

  • Patent number: 6437460
    Abstract: A low power supervisor controller for an electric vehicle substantially reduces ignition-off draw current in the main control module. The supervisor controller has a sleep controller for powering down the main control module when an interrupt event has not occurred. The sleep controller powers up the main control module when the interrupt event has occurred. The supervisor controller also has an interrupt monitor for determining when the interrupt event occurs, as well as a supervisor wait module. The supervisor wait module establishes and controls an interrupt cycle, wherein the interrupt cycle is defined by an amount of time between determinations of the interrupt monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Inventors: John Theofanopoulos, John J. C. Kopera, Erik J. Hansen, Frank Vettraino, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5693986
    Abstract: A battery protection device disconnects vehicle electronic components from a motor vehicle battery to prevent a full discharge thereof including a plurality of switches switchable between ON and OFF positions, and a control unit electrically connected to each of the switches and capable of switching each of the switches between the ON and OFF positions individually.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1997
    Assignee: Chrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Frank Vettraino, Jr., Richard L. Long, Patrick Dean, Norman T. Caramagno