Patents by Inventor Samuel Ricardo Baruco

Samuel Ricardo Baruco 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).

  • User notification of powered system activation during non-contact human activation
    Patent number: 10246009
    Abstract: A user-activated, non-contact power closure member system and method of operating a closure member of a vehicle are provided. The system includes at least one sensor for sensing an object or motion. An indicator is located on the vehicle to inform the user of the appropriate location to make an activation gesture, which initiates opening of the closure member. The indicator is located adjacent the at least one sensor. The indicator also informs the user if the system is activated, in motion, and/or waiting for the activation gesture. An electronic control unit is connected to the at least one sensor and the indicator. When the object or motion is detected by the at least one sensor, the control unit notifies the user with the indicator, determines if the object or motion is the correct activation gesture, and initiates movement of the closure member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: MAGNA COLSURES INC.
    Inventors: Gerard McMahon, Liviu Bolbocianu, Samuel Ricardo Baruco, Pratibha Jagdish Pose
  • USER NOTIFICATION OF POWERED SYSTEM ACTIVATION DURING NON-CONTACT HUMAN ACTIVATION
    Publication number: 20180065545
    Abstract: A user-activated, non-contact power closure member system and method of operating a closure member of a vehicle are provided. The system includes at least one sensor for sensing an object or motion. An indicator is located on the vehicle to inform the user of the appropriate location to make an activation gesture, which initiates opening of the closure member. The indicator is located adjacent the at least one sensor. The indicator also informs the user if the system is activated, in motion, and/or waiting for the activation gesture. An electronic control unit is connected to the at least one sensor and the indicator. When the object or motion is detected by the at least one sensor, the control unit notifies the user with the indicator, determines if the object or motion is the correct activation gesture, and initiates movement of the closure member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Gerard McMahon, Liviu Bolbocianu, Samuel Ricardo Baruco, Pratibha Jagdish Pose