Patents by Inventor Daniel A. Martinez-Carrillo

Daniel A. Martinez-Carrillo 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).

  • Wake up system for electronic component supported on a vehicle
    Patent number: 6838783
    Abstract: A power control assembly limits the amount of leakage current absorbed by a device (30) supported on a vehicle when the device is in a sleep mode. The described example includes a switch (40) between a vehicle power source (54) and a power supply (50, 52) for the peripheral device. A locking portion (44) controls operation of the switch (40) so that selected portions of the device (30) are isolated from the vehicle power source (34) when the device (30) is in a sleep mode. A wake up signal received by a communication bus transceiver (32) activates the switch locking portion (44), which in turn allows the isolating switch (40) to be electrically closed and kept in the closed condition until the controller (54) of the device determines that the device should enter the sleep mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: Siemens VDO Automotive Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Stierle, Andre Payant, Daniel A. Martinez-Carrillo
  • Wake up system for electronic component supported on a vehicle
    Publication number: 20020140292
    Abstract: A power control assembly limits the amount of leakage current absorbed by a device (30) supported on a vehicle when the device is in a sleep mode. The described example includes a switch (40) between a vehicle power source (54) and a power supply (50, 52) for the peripheral device. A locking portion (44) controls operation of the switch (40) so that selected portions of the device (30) are isolated from the vehicle power source (34) when the device (30) is in a sleep mode. A wake up signal received by a communication bus transceiver (32) activates the switch locking portion (44), which in turn allows the isolating switch (40) to be electrically closed and kept in the closed condition until the controller (54) of the device determines that the device should enter the sleep mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2002
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventors: Thomas Stierle, Andre Payant, Daniel A. Martinez-Carrillo