Patents by Inventor Jimmy Attard

Jimmy Attard 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 lamp and vehicle illumination and data transmission system incorporating same
    Patent number: 6821003
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp that includes an integrated sensor for interacting with an operating environment of a vehicle is provided. The vehicle lamp includes a sensor and a light channel adapted to transmit data received by the sensor. The vehicle lamp can also include a flat wire that has a component integrally formed by the light channel. A vehicle illumination and data transmission system is also provided. The system includes vehicle lamps according to the present invention, and can include sensor processors located within each of a plurality of lamps, or sensor processors that are centrally located within the vehicle. A system processor is connected to the sensor processors and enables operating decisions based upon data received from the environment by the sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay DeAvis Baker, Lawrence LeRoy Kneisel, Paul Kirk Zoratti, Jimmy Attard, Andrew Zachary Glovatsky