Patents by Inventor Helen Chan Co

Helen Chan Co 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 locator system
    Patent number: 10005387
    Abstract: A vehicle locator system may include a sensor in communication with a lighting system, a wireless transceiver, an illumination assembly received within a housing, and a controller. The controller may be configured to command the illumination assembly to emit light according to a first pattern, responsive to a communication from a remote device received through the wireless transceiver. The communication may include a request to operate the illumination assembly in a vehicle locator mode, while a vehicle ignition is off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Juanito Yu Co, Ryan Craig, Helen Chan Co
  • Vehicle Locator System
    Publication number: 20160082880
    Abstract: A vehicle locator system may include a sensor in communication with a lighting system, a wireless transceiver, an illumination assembly received within a housing, and a controller. The controller may be configured to command the illumination assembly to emit light according to a first pattern, responsive to a communication from a remote device received through the wireless transceiver. The communication may include a request to operate the illumination assembly in a vehicle locator mode, while a vehicle ignition is off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Juanito Yu Co, Ryan Craig, Helen Chan Co