Patents by Inventor Gerard Edward SZCZEPANIAK

Gerard Edward SZCZEPANIAK 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).

  • Seamless connectivity feedback for vehicle authentication
    Patent number: 10988113
    Abstract: A wireless controller is in communication with a plurality of wireless transceivers. An authentication controller is in communication with the wireless controller. The authentication controller is programmed to provide an initial authentication message to a user interface responsive to initiation of an authentication sequence between the vehicle and a mobile device initiating communication with the wireless transceivers, and responsive to completion of the authentication sequence, update the authentication message to indicate that the authentication sequence is complete.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ali Hassani, Hamid M. Golgiri, Vivekanandh Elangovan, Gerard Edward Szczepaniak, Joshua Wheeler, Kirk Leonard
  • SEAMLESS CONNECTIVITY FEEDBACK FOR VEHICLE AUTHENTICATION
    Publication number: 20210086726
    Abstract: A wireless controller is in communication with a plurality of wireless transceivers. An authentication controller is in communication with the wireless controller. The authentication controller is programmed to provide an initial authentication message to a user interface responsive to initiation of an authentication sequence between the vehicle and a mobile device initiating communication with the wireless transceivers, and responsive to completion of the authentication sequence, update the authentication message to indicate that the authentication sequence is complete.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Ali HASSANI, Hamid M. GOLGIRI, Vivekanandh ELANGOVAN, Gerard Edward SZCZEPANIAK, Joshua WHEELER, Kirk LEONARD