Patents Assigned to Gatekeeper Systems, LLC.
  • Patent number: 6945366
    Abstract: An anti-theft vehicle system for a vehicle wheel having a rotational axis includes a linear actuator disposed within the vehicle wheel for operatively engaging and disengaging an interior surface of the vehicle wheel to resist and allow rotational movement of the vehicle wheel about the rotational axis. The anti-theft vehicle system further includes a receiver mounted within the vehicle wheel to receive a signal to activate the linear actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: Gatekeeper Systems, LLC.
    Inventor: Serge Taba
  • Patent number: 6362728
    Abstract: An anti-theft vehicle system for a vehicle wheel having a rotational axis including a signal generator to generate a first predetermined signal around a first predetermined perimeter and to generate a second predetermined signal around a second predetermined perimeter at least partially disposed within the first predetermined perimeter, at least one inhibitor disposed within the vehicle wheel to selectively engage and disengage the vehicle wheel to resist and allow rotational movement of the vehicle wheel about the rotational axis, a rotatable structure disposed within the vehicle wheel and cooperating with the at least one inhibitor for moving the at least one inhibitor between an engaged position and a disengaged position with respect to the vehicle wheel, and a receiver disposed within the vehicle wheel to receive a first predetermined signal and second predetermined signal to activate the rotatable structure to move the at least one inhibitor between the engaged position and the disengaged position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Gatekeeper Systems, LLC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Lace, Jack Durban
  • Patent number: 6353388
    Abstract: An anti-theft vehicle system for a vehicle wheel having a rotational axis includes at least one inhibitor disposed within the vehicle wheel to selectively engage and disengage the vehicle wheel to resist and allow rotational movement of the vehicle wheel about its rotational axis. The anti-theft vehicle system also includes rotatable structure disposed within the vehicle wheel and cooperating with the at least one inhibitor for moving the at least one inhibitor between an engaged position and a disengaged position with respect to the vehicle wheel. The anti-theft vehicle system further includes a receiver operatively associated with the vehicle wheel to receive a predetermined signal to activate the rotatable structure to move the at least one inhibitor between the engaged position and disengaged position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: Gatekeeper Systems, LLC.
    Inventors: Jack Durban, Jeffrey J. Lace