Patents by Inventor Enrique Jose Alfaro

Enrique Jose Alfaro 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).

  • Automotive diagnostic communications
    Patent number: 5646865
    Abstract: Automotive vehicle electronic devices are diagnosed through communication with a flexible diagnostic tool which automatically switches between a wide variety of communications protocols as required for diagnostic communication tasks presented to the tool. Simultaneous communication with a plurality of devices under a plurality of communications protocols is supported by the tool wherein communication hardware is available for parallel communications under the various protocols via various communication channels and is apportioned for each active diagnostic communication task for the duration of that task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1997
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Enrique Jose Alfaro, Jean Marie Meister-Westermann, John Joseph Cicala