Patents by Inventor Brett Anthony Knittle

Brett Anthony Knittle 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).

  • Indicating system for a manually controlled applicator
    Patent number: 6696944
    Abstract: A method and an assembly 10 for increasing the likelihood that a certain function or operation will be performed in a desired manner. In one embodiment, the assembly 10 measures the amount of material 22 which has been applied to an object 23 and provides several sensory stimulation signals in response to the measurement, effective to provide positive feedback to an operator of the performance of the operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Brett Anthony Knittle
  • Error reduction assembly and a method for reducing errors in the performance of a certain operation
    Publication number: 20020181995
    Abstract: A method and an assembly 10 for increasing the likelihood that a certain function or operation will be performed in a desired manner. In one embodiment, the assembly 10 measures the amount of material 22 which has been applied to an object 23 and provides several sensory stimulation signals in response to the measurement, effective to provide positive feedback to an operator of the performance of the operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2002
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Brett Anthony Knittle