Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Allen Kay

Jeffrey Allen Kay 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).

  • Method for identifying parameter identifiers of a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 5705743
    Abstract: A method for identifying each of a plurality of parameter identifiers in a motor vehicle having a diagnostic test port using a diagnostic test tool is disclosed wherein the method includes the steps of plugging the diagnostic test tool into the diagnostic test port of the motor vehicle, receiving identification information from one of the plurality of parameter identifiers, determining whether the identification information from the one of the plurality of parameter identifiers is valid, and storing the identification information in a tailored list to be used to address the one of the plurality of parameter identifiers to retrieve data collected thereby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael David Leonard, Jeffrey Allen Kay