Patents by Inventor Anthony J. Rendi

Anthony J. Rendi 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).

  • Patent number: 5991672
    Abstract: A diagnostic readout tool can be programmed to generate and deliver electronic signals representative of different road wheel slippage conditions on various road surfaces, such as ice, snow, gravel or dry pavement. The artificially-created signals can be applied to an electronic control module in a vehicle anti-lock brake system, thereby permitting a person seated in the vehicle to experience the action and feel of the anti-lock brake operation while the vehicle is in a stand-still condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Anthony J. Rendi, Howard Churchwell
  • Patent number: 5748395
    Abstract: A dual rearview mirror system has a secondary rearview mirror separately adjustable with respect to a primary rearview mirror and stowable within a housing to which the primary mirror is mounted. The secondary mirror is positioned for viewing a separate field of vision by a deployment mechanism, such as a push-push latching arrangement, which allows the secondary mirror to descend from its stowed position by pushing on an exposed surface while permitting stowage by pushing on that same surface to force the secondary mirror into a cavity within the housing. In the stowed position, the secondary mirror is hidden from sight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Anthony J. Rendi, Jr.