Patents by Inventor Bruce C. Banter

Bruce C. Banter 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).

  • CONTROL FOR VEHICLE CLOSURES
    Publication number: 20160251880
    Abstract: A user-actuatable vehicle closure control, comprising at least one force sensing member disposed beneath at least one force transfer member, the at least one force sensing member operative to detect the application of force thereto, and the force transfer member moveable upon user application of force thereto so as to transfer the user-applied force to the at least one force sensing member; and a controller operatively connected to the at least one force sensing member, the controller operative to direct the execution of one or more pre-defined vehicle commands in response to one or more signals from the at least one force sensing member indicating the application of force thereto by a user via the force transfer member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Robert Bingle, Jerry Cummins, Thomas Merlyn French, Tyler John Marvin, Bruce C. Banter