Patents by Inventor Todd Wallace Yeoman

Todd Wallace Yeoman 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).

  • Remotely controlled vehicle step and lighting systems
    Patent number: 11208044
    Abstract: A remotely controlled retractable vehicle step system configured for use with a vehicle includes: a stepping member movable between a retracted position and a deployed position; a motor operably coupled to a support member and capable of effectuating movement of the stepping member from the retracted position to the deployed position; and a control system including a vehicle status interface configured to obtain data indicating a status of one or more vehicle features, a motor interface configured to control operation of the motor, and a wireless communication interface configured to communicate wirelessly with a remote electronic device, wherein the control system is configured to: receive, from the remote electronic device, a request to enter an override state; and initialize a countdown timer for automatically ending the override state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Lund Motion Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Smith, Todd Wallace Yeoman, William Ridgway Lang, Jr.
  • REMOTELY CONTROLLED VEHICLE STEP AND LIGHTING SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20200062183
    Abstract: A remotely controlled retractable vehicle step system configured for use with a vehicle includes: a stepping member movable between a retracted position and a deployed position; a motor operably coupled to a support member and capable of effectuating movement of the stepping member from the retracted position to the deployed position; and a control system including a vehicle status interface configured to obtain data indicating a status of one or more vehicle features, a motor interface configured to control operation of the motor, and a wireless communication interface configured to communicate wirelessly with a remote electronic device, wherein the control system is configured to: receive, from the remote electronic device, a request to enter an override state; and initialize a countdown timer for automatically ending the override state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Anthony Smith, Todd Wallace Yeoman, William Ridgway Lang, JR.