Patents by Inventor Mike Kling

Mike Kling 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).

  • DISTRIBUTED VEHICLE SERVICE METHOD AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170140581
    Abstract: A method and system for conducting a vehicle service comprises the steps of receiving signals representative of vehicle parameters, accessing data and/or software necessary for performing the vehicle service from at least one remote computer over a data transmission network, and performing signal processing related to the vehicle service based on the signals representative of the vehicle parameters and the accessed data and/or software. Since the data and/or software necessary for conducting the vehicle diagnostic analysis is distributed in different systems that are connected via a data communication network, an automotive service system can minimize the size of software stored locally and can access most of the information and/or algorithm required for conducting the vehicle diagnostic analysis from a remote system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Steven W. ROGERS, George M. GILL, Jean DE BELLEFEUILLE, Mike KLING, Michael L. BAIRD
  • Distributed vehicle service method and system
    Patent number: 9577866
    Abstract: A method and system for conducting a vehicle service comprises the steps of receiving signals representative of vehicle parameters, accessing data and/or software necessary for performing the vehicle service from at least one remote computer over a data transmission network, and performing signal processing related to the vehicle service based on the signals representative of the vehicle parameters and the accessed data and/or software. Since the data and/or software necessary for conducting the vehicle diagnostic analysis is distributed in different systems that are connected via a data communication network, an automotive service system can minimize the size of software stored locally and can access most of the information and/or algorithm required for conducting the vehicle diagnostic analysis from a remote system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: SNAP-ON INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Steven W. Rogers, George M. Gill, Jean De Bellefeuille, Mike Kling, Michael L. Baird
  • DISTRIBUTED VEHICLE SERVICE METHOD AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110153151
    Abstract: A method and system for conducting a vehicle service comprises the steps of receiving signals representative of vehicle parameters, accessing data and/or software necessary for performing the vehicle service from at least one remote computer over a data transmission network, and performing signal processing related to the vehicle service based on the signals representative of the vehicle parameters and the accessed data and/or software. Since the data and/or software necessary for conducting the vehicle diagnostic analysis is distributed in different systems that are connected via a data communication network, an automotive service system can minimize the size of software stored locally and can access most of the information and/or algorithm required for conducting the vehicle diagnostic analysis from a remote system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: SNAP-ON INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Steven W. ROGERS, George M. Gill, Jean De Bellefeuille, Mike Kling, Michael L. Baird
  • Distributed vehicle service method and system
    Patent number: 7917259
    Abstract: A method and system for conducting a vehicle service comprises the steps of receiving signals representative of vehicle parameters, accessing data and/or software necessary for performing the vehicle service from at least one remote computer over a data transmission network, and performing signal processing related to the vehicle service based on the signals representative of the vehicle parameters and the accessed data and/or software. Since the data and/or software necessary for conducting the vehicle diagnostic analysis is distributed in different systems that are connected via a data communication network, an automotive service system can minimize the size of software stored locally and can access most of the information and/or algorithm required for conducting the vehicle diagnostic analysis from a remote system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Snap-On Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven W. Rogers, George M. Gill, Jean De Bellefeuille, Mike Kling, Michael L. Baird
  • Distributed vehicle service method and system
    Publication number: 20050113991
    Abstract: A method and system for conducting a vehicle service comprises the steps of receiving signals representative of vehicle parameters, accessing data and/or software necessary for performing the vehicle service from at least one remote computer over a data transmission network, and performing signal processing related to the vehicle service based on the signals representative of the vehicle parameters and the accessed data and/or software. Since the data and/or software necessary for conducting the vehicle diagnostic analysis is distributed in different systems that are connected via a data communication network, an automotive service system can minimize the size of software stored locally and can access most of the information and/or algorithm required for conducting the vehicle diagnostic analysis from a remote system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventors: Steven Rogers, George Gill, Jean Bellefeuille, Mike Kling, Michael Baird