Patents by Inventor Cornel L. Gardner

Cornel L. Gardner 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).

  • Vehicle video displays
    Patent number: 10719287
    Abstract: A vehicle and a method of operating the vehicle may include activating a first touch screen, mounted on an exterior of the vehicle, illustrating a keypad and activating a first privacy screen in the first touch screen; and activating a second touch screen, mounted on the vehicle exterior, displaying information without activating a second privacy screen in the second touch screen. The touch screens may have built-in heaters, produce ads based on user distance from the vehicle and provide countdown timers for ride-share vehicle departure time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Kristopher Karl Brown, Cornel L. Gardner, Chad Matthew McCarty, Stuart C. Salter, David Brian Glickman
  • VEHICLE VIDEO DISPLAYS
    Publication number: 20200150915
    Abstract: A vehicle and a method of operating the vehicle may include activating a first touch screen, mounted on an exterior of the vehicle, illustrating a keypad and activating a first privacy screen in the first touch screen; and activating a second touch screen, mounted on the vehicle exterior, displaying information without activating a second privacy screen in the second touch screen. The touch screens may have built-in heaters, produce ads based on user distance from the vehicle and provide countdown timers for ride-share vehicle departure time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Kristopher Karl Brown, Cornel L. Gardner, Chad Matthew McCarty, Stuart C. Salter, David Brian Glickman