Patents by Inventor Michael Heckenbach

Michael Heckenbach 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).

  • Web-enabled engine reprogramming
    Publication number: 20060041337
    Abstract: Program instructions and/or data used in vehicle computers can be downloaded into the vehicle from a personal computer, which obtains the information from a web server. Different types of programmed modifications can be readily downloaded into a vehicle simply by downloading the appropriate program. Once the program instructions and/or data are downloaded, they can be copied into a vehicle computer using available interfaces, such as the onboard diagnostic system connector (OBD-2) available on many vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2004
    Publication date: February 23, 2006
    Inventors: Brett Augsburger, Nagaraj Ejantkar, Michael Heckenbach