Patents by Inventor Jerry Gray Kearns

Jerry Gray Kearns 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).

  • Integrated heads-up display and cluster projection panel assembly for motor vehicles
    Patent number: 6639569
    Abstract: An integrated heads-up display (HUD) and cluster projection panel assembly for a motor vehicle includes a housing and a display unit contained within the housing. The display unit has first and second pixel arrays which turn on and off for forming first and second image light beams in response to receiving light. A HUD unit is contained within the housing. The HUD unit has a first converter for transmitting light to the first pixel array of the display unit. The HUD unit further has a first projection optic for projecting the first image light beam from the first pixel array of the display unit onto a windscreen of the motor vehicle. A cluster projection panel unit is contained within the housing. The cluster projection panel has a second converter for transmitting light to the second pixel array of the display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jerry Gray Kearns, Mahendra Somasara Dassanayake, Terry Thomas Cwik