Patents by Inventor Sean Locke

Sean Locke 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).

  • Vehicle diagnostic apparatus
    Patent number: 11386725
    Abstract: A vehicle diagnostic apparatus includes a receiver, an electronic controller and a display. The receiver is configured to receive information from a vehicle monitor. The electronic controller is configured to determine a status of the monitor, and output the status in an 8 bit format based on the information received from the vehicle monitor, at least two of the bits in the 8 bit format indicating a predetermined status of the vehicle monitor. The display is configured to display the output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Yichao Guo, Sean Locke
  • VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20200043255
    Abstract: A vehicle diagnostic apparatus includes a receiver, an electronic controller and a display. The receiver is configured to receive information from a vehicle monitor. The electronic controller is configured to determine a status of the monitor, and output the status in an 8 bit format based on the information received from the vehicle monitor, at least two of the bits in the 8 bit format indicating a predetermined status of the vehicle monitor. The display is configured to display the output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Yichao GUO, Sean Locke