Patents by Inventor Andrew D. Moran

Andrew D. Moran 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).

  • Steering wheel assembly with user controls
    Patent number: 9318281
    Abstract: A steering wheel assembly comprises a plurality of control elements disposed on a user-accessible surface of the steering wheel assembly. Each of the plurality of control elements has a plurality of user-selectable operational states and is electrically coupled to a corresponding branch of an electric circuit. The electric circuit defines an output node and is configured to produce a single output signal at the output node. Each of the plurality of control elements is configured for affecting the single output signal based on an active one of the plurality of user-selectable operational states of the respective one of the plurality of control elements. The single output signal is indicative of the active ones of the plurality of user-selectable operational states for each of the plurality of control elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: STEERING SOLUTIONS IP HOLDING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gerald M. McCann, Andrew D. Moran, Frederick J. Berg, Richard P. Nash
  • STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY WITH USER CONTROLS
    Publication number: 20130192967
    Abstract: A steering wheel assembly comprises a plurality of control elements disposed on a user-accessible surface of the steering wheel assembly. Each of the plurality of control elements has a plurality of user-selectable operational states and is electrically coupled to a corresponding branch of an electric circuit. The electric circuit defines an output node and is configured to produce a single output signal at the output node. Each of the plurality of control elements is configured for affecting the single output signal based on an active one of the plurality of user-selectable operational states of the respective one of the plurality of control elements. The single output signal is indicative of the active ones of the plurality of user-selectable operational states for each of the plurality of control elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
    Inventors: Gerald M. McCann, Andrew D. Moran, Frederick J. Berg, Richard P. Nash