Patents by Inventor David S. Wills

David S. Wills 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).

  • Patent number: 6134192
    Abstract: A combined compact disc/radio system for an automobile includes a multiple compact disc player, a radio receiver, and a controller. The multiple compact disc player is provided with a magazine having n individual slots for storing n compact discs. The controller has a bezel provided with an eject button, a load button, n memory buttons each corresponding to a respective one of the slots, an information display area, and a single compact disc opening for inserting and removing compact discs from the multiple compact disc player. The memory buttons function as radio tuning preset station memory switches when the radio receiver is operating and function to identify slots to be loaded and unloaded when the multiple compact disc player is operating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher L. Gorzelski, Michael John Hudak, Billy Franklin Norris, Jr., Ylldes Zeneli, John Paul May, Liviu Mihail Nicola, David S. Wills
  • Patent number: 5979540
    Abstract: An apparatus for cooling electrical components contained inside an enclosed housing, which is positioned proximate to a dashboard of a vehicle, includes an inlet pipe which receives a forced air flow and an outlet pipe which expels air from the enclosed housing. The inlet pipe receives the forced air flow either from a fan or from an air intake mechanism which supplies filtered air to an intake manifold of the vehicle engine. The air intake mechanism also maintains the temperature of the vehicle battery at a predetermined temperature by use of heated air from the engine exhaust manifold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignees: Ford Motor Co., United Technologies Automotive, Inc.
    Inventors: Johnny Hugh Allison, Gerald Arthur Heath, David S. Wills, R. David Arndt, Mark Timothy Lecznar, Bruce Allen Williams