Patents by Inventor John E. Paluch

John E. Paluch 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, programming interface and mechanism for changing vehicle personalization settings/features
    Patent number: 7112894
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for changing vehicle personalization features. The apparatus comprises a multifunction switch coupled to a multifunction display. The display includes a main menu display configured to display, in response to signals from the switch, in sequence, first numeric codes that are representative of a sequence of settable features and a second numeric code identifying the current selected mode of a given feature. The display also includes a sub-menu display that is configured to display, in response to additional signals from the switch, a first numeric code defining the feature selected to be changed and to display, in sequence, second numeric codes representative of selectable modes of the settable feature. The multifunctional switch is also coupled to an electronic module that is configured to set a selected mode of a settable feature in response to yet a further signal from the switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Scott A. Mc Cullough, David A. Osinski, John E. Paluch
  • Method, programming interface and mechanism for changing vehicle personalization settings/features
    Publication number: 20040201284
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for changing vehicle personalization features. The apparatus comprises a multifunction switch coupled to a multifunction display. The display includes a main menu display configured to display, in response to signals from the switch, in sequence, first numeric codes that are representative of a sequence of settable features and a second numeric code identifying the current selected mode of a given feature. The display also includes a sub-menu display that is configured to display, in response to additional signals from the switch, a first numeric code defining the feature selected to be changed and to display, in sequence, second numeric codes representative of selectable modes of the settable feature. The multifunctional switch is also coupled to an electronic module that is configured to set a selected mode of a settable feature in response to yet a further signal from the switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2003
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: Scott A. McCullough, David A. Osinski, John E. Paluch