Patents by Inventor Ken Stewart-Smith

Ken Stewart-Smith 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).

  • Publication number: 20030098661
    Abstract: A control system architecture controlling one or more vehicle seats; providing the vehicle seats with a plurality of electronic devices including actuators, sensors and controllers; integrating the actuators, sensors and controllers into the vehicle seats; and interconnecting the actuators, sensors and controllers over a common serial bus through programmable connectors. Each of the programmable connectors associated with any given device provides a unique address for that device that allows the device to be specifically addressed and perform specific functions based on the electrical signals specifically targeted for the electronic device, whereby the plurality of the electrical signals are transmitted and received over the common serial bus simultaneously without interference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2002
    Publication date: May 29, 2003
    Inventor: Ken Stewart-Smith