Patents by Inventor Fredrick L Kitson

Fredrick L Kitson 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).

  • Wireless link for car diagnostics
    Patent number: 6956501
    Abstract: An improved monitoring system for use with motor vehicles having a plurality of sensors for measuring the performance of the vehicle and a memory for storing information specifying data derived from the sensors. The invention includes a wireless communication link for transmitting the information to a terminal that is proximate to the vehicle. The terminal communicates information processed by the terminal to the operator of the vehicle. The present invention can be implemented by installing a connector into the standard scanner port on the vehicle. The connector includes a wireless link that emulates a connection to a conventional vehicle scanner by generating control signals on the appropriate conductors on the scanner port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Fredrick L Kitson
  • Wireless link for car diagnostics
    Publication number: 20030231118
    Abstract: An improved monitoring system for use with motor vehicles having a plurality of sensors for measuring the performance of the vehicle and a memory for storing information specifying data derived from the sensors. The invention includes a wireless communication link for transmitting the information to a terminal that is proximate to the vehicle. The terminal communicates information processed by the terminal to the operator of the vehicle. The present invention can be implemented by installing a connector into the standard scanner port on the vehicle. The connector includes a wireless link that emulates a connection to a conventional vehicle scanner by generating control signals on the appropriate conductors on the scanner port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2002
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Inventor: Fredrick L. Kitson