Patents by Inventor Jason Lee Roberts

Jason Lee Roberts 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).

  • Start-stop retrofit systems and methods
    Patent number: 9181895
    Abstract: A start-stop retrofit kit includes a start-stop module configured to monitor one or more parameters of a vehicle, configured to automatically stop an engine of the vehicle when the vehicle is idling during operation, and configured to automatically start the engine when the vehicle is not idling during operation. The retrofit kit further includes a wire harness configured to couple the start-stop module to a switch disposed between a starter motor and an ignition of the engine of the vehicle, wherein the switch is disposed in parallel with an existing connection between the ignition and the starter motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Jason Lee Roberts, Thomas Mark Watson, Steven J. Wood, Marvin Eric Taylor, Sepehr Shirazi, Ramelle Leigh Gilliland, Kari J. Gilbertson
  • START-STOP RETROFIT SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20130231848
    Abstract: A start-stop retrofit kit includes a start-stop module configured to monitor one or more parameters of a vehicle, configured to automatically stop an engine of the vehicle when the vehicle is idling during operation, and configured to automatically start the engine when the vehicle is not idling during operation. The retrofit kit further includes a wire harness configured to couple the start-stop module to a switch disposed between a starter motor and an ignition of the engine of the vehicle, wherein the switch is disposed in parallel with an existing connection between the ignition and the starter motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Jason Lee Roberts, Thomas Mark Watson, Steven J. Wood, Marvin Eric Taylor, Sepehr Shirazi, Ramelle Leigh Gilliland, Kari J. Gilbertson