Patents by Inventor Barbara J. Knoski

Barbara J. Knoski 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).

  • Publication number: 20040036627
    Abstract: A system and method for warning a first vehicle of an approaching second vehicle. The novel system (100) comprises a transmitter system (13) located in the second vehicle (10) for transmitting an electromagnetic signal, and a receiver system (33) located in the first vehicle (20), the receiver system (33) including an antenna (31, 32, 62) for receiving the signal, and a receiver microchip (33) comprising a first circuit (330, 331, 332, 333) for processing the signal and outputting an electronic signal, and a second circuit (334, 339) for generating an audio and/or visual warning signal in response to the electronic signal. In the preferred embodiment, the receiver microchip (33) further includes a third circuit (336, 337, 338) for disabling one or more sound producing sources (44, 54, 35a, 35b) within the first vehicle in response to the electronic signal. In a first illustrative embodiment, the receiver system (33) is implemented as part of a telematics suite or car radio (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Jerry L. Knoski, Barbara J. Knoski, Daniel P. Marx, T. Glenn Yuguchi