Patents by Inventor Stephen Craig Kirkpatrick

Stephen Craig Kirkpatrick 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).

  • Automatic identification of an adapter in an on-board diagnostic system
    Patent number: 9419392
    Abstract: Adapters for OBD ports of a vehicle may include mechanisms for identifying the adapter (e.g., determine the manufacturer and/or type of the adapter) to an OBD device that is being used with the adapter. In one implementation, a male OBD connector of an OBD device may include a set of upper pins, a set of lower pins, and a middle portion, disposed between the set of upper pins and the set of lower pins, the middle portion including one or more pins. Identification logic, of the OBD device, may include a sensor connected to the one or more pins, to sense one or more values corresponding to a type of the compatible adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Verizon Telematics Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Craig Kirkpatrick, Aaron Olaff Nevarez Pedroza, Alan Wettig, Bryant Elliott
  • AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION OF AN ADAPTER IN AN ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160013598
    Abstract: Adapters for OBD ports of a vehicle may include mechanisms for identifying the adapter (e.g., determine the manufacturer and/or type of the adapter) to an OBD device that is being used with the adapter. In one implementation, a male OBD connector of an OBD device may include a set of upper pins, a set of lower pins, and a middle portion, disposed between the set of upper pins and the set of lower pins, the middle portion including one or more pins. Identification logic, of the OBD device, may include a sensor connected to the one or more pins, to sense one or more values corresponding to a type of the compatible adapter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Stephen Craig Kirkpatrick, Aaron Olaff Nevarez Pedroza, Alan Wettig, Bryant Elliott