Patents by Inventor Ian Thorpe

Ian Thorpe 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).

  • Control systems
    Patent number: 8626380
    Abstract: A control system for a vehicle subsystem (10) comprises a controller (12) arranged to control operation of the subsystem (10), a user input (16) connected to the system controller (12) and arranged to be operated by a user, and a sensor comprising a transmitter (22) associated with user input (16) and a receiver (26) associated with a first user, whereby the controller uses detection of a signal from the transmitter (22) by the receiver (26) to distinguish between operation of the user input (16) by said first user and operation of the user input by a second user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Jaguar Cars Limited
    Inventors: Julian Styles, Ian Thorpe, Carl Pickering