Patents by Inventor Neil Sturtevant

Neil Sturtevant 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).

  • Security and remote access for vehicular entertainment, safety, and convenience systems
    Publication number: 20050168071
    Abstract: A security system in a vehicle extends its protection to installed equipment of the vehicle, such as audio components, navigation systems, and entertainment systems. The installed equipment is armed and disarmed by the security system, preventing the equipment from normal functioning after unauthorized removal. The security system further enables programming, monitoring, and diagnosing of the installed equipment through the security system's remote control, through a configuration and maintenance tool that connects to the security system, or through other items of installed equipment within the vehicle, such as a rear-seat entertainment system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Applicant: Directed Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: John Durbin, Mark Rutledge, Bounthavy Manivone, John Welch, John Wilson, Neil Sturtevant, James Turner