Patents by Inventor Robert Bruno Bucciarelli

Robert Bruno Bucciarelli 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).

  • Instrument cluster mask with tell-tales
    Patent number: 8138901
    Abstract: An instrument cluster includes a cluster mask having a tell-tale formed therein, wherein the tell-tale includes an indicia window representing an alert to a user of the instrument cluster; and a light source for emitting light through the indicia window of the tell-tale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Upton Beall Bowden, Robert Bruno Bucciarelli, Royce Duchante Channey
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD TO MEASURE BANDWIDTH IN HUMAN TO MACHINE INTERFACES
    Publication number: 20110209091
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method of measuring bandwidth to determine whether there is a sufficient data rate available to enable or disable features and applications located in a vehicle. Based on the available bandwidth, the system activates or deactivates buttons associated with devices located in the vehicle. Activation and deactivation of the devices are represented on an interface, such as a display, in the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Bruno Bucciarelli, Wes Albert Nagara, T.C. Wingrove
  • SWITCHED USB SOLAR CHARGING PORT
    Publication number: 20110089885
    Abstract: A charging system for a vehicle includes a primary energy source, a secondary energy source, a switching circuit in electrical communication with the primary energy source and the secondary energy source, and a charging port to provide electrical communication between the switching circuit and an electrical device, wherein the switching circuit selectively controls an electrical current flowing from the primary energy source and the secondary energy to the electrical device based upon a state of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Upton Beall Bowden, Robert Bruno Bucciarelli, Dale O. Cramer
  • Light control system
    Patent number: 7914172
    Abstract: A unified lighting system including a plurality of light emitting devices, wherein each light emitting device generates a color output in response to a plurality of light settings and a modification to the light settings of one light emitting device is automatically propagated to the other light emitting devices, thereby providing a substantially uniform color output of the lighting system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Wes A. Nagara, Robert Bruno Bucciarelli, Theodore Charles Wingrove
  • INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MASK WITH TELL TAILS
    Publication number: 20100214097
    Abstract: An instrument cluster includes a cluster mask having a tell tail formed therein, wherein the tell tail includes an indicia window representing an alert to a user of the instrument cluster; and a light source for emitting light through the indicia window of the tell tail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Inventors: Upton Beall Bowden, Robert Bruno Bucciarelli, Royce Duchante Channey
  • LIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100097817
    Abstract: A unified lighting system including a plurality of light emitting devices, wherein each light emitting device generates a color output in response to a plurality of light settings and a modification to the light settings of one light emitting device is automatically propagated to the other light emitting devices, thereby providing a substantially uniform color output of the lighting system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: Wes A. Nagara, Robert Bruno Bucciarelli, Theodore Charles Wingrove