Patents by Inventor John Robert Brown

John Robert Brown 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).

  • Patent number: 11964693
    Abstract: A vehicle having park assist includes a plurality of powered closure doors, each door having an actuator for moving the door between closed and open positions, a plurality of sensors located on the vehicle for sensing objects relative to the vehicle and generating sensed signals indicative of the sensed objects, and a transceiver for communicating with a parked vehicle. The vehicle also includes a controller processing the sensed signals, determining a distance and location of the sensed objects relative to the doors, and determining a parking location for the vehicle in a garage where the closure doors are free from contact with an object in the garage when in an open position and are free of contact with powered closure doors on the parked vehicle. An output is provided to assist a driver of the vehicle to park the vehicle in the garage in the determined parking location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Kristopher Karl Brown, John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Hussein H. Berry
  • Patent number: 11932200
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a powered door having an actuator to move the door between open and closed positions, a transceiver configured to communicate with one or more mobile devices, and an imaging device oriented to capture images in a region proximate to the powered door. A controller processes the captured images and controls the actuator to move the door to the open position when a mobile device is detected proximate the vehicle and a user is detected in the captured images located in a door detection zone. The controller moves the door to the open position when a face of a user is recognized as an authorized user located in the door detection zone. The controller moves the door to the open position when a gait of the user is detected and identifies the gait are indicative of an authorized user located in the door detection zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Lawrence Amadi, Stuart C. Salter, Kristopher Karl Brown
  • Publication number: 20110075405
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lighting device having a plurality of light source assemblies within a light housing. The light source assemblies include a light emitting diode disposed in tubular lens. The light housing is attached to an edge of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: David R. Dalton, Angelo Kotsis, John Robert Brown
  • Publication number: 20090135589
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lighting device having a light housing including a light source being rotatably connected by a rotatable connection means to a lighting device body, said body having said rotatable connection means positioned so as to allow said light housing to lay adjacent said body and to define therebetween a narrow space which is accessible in a base to top direction. The present invention also provides a light housing for a lighting device, said light housing including a light source holder at one end thereof, said light housing also including means to receive a mounting member at one end of said light housing opposite to said light source holder, said light housing being characterised by said light source holder allowing limited pivotal movement of said light source when said light source is mounted in said light source holder, said limited pivotal movement being in the range of 5° to 30°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: Eveready Battery Company, Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Dalton, Angelo Kotsis, John Robert Brown
  • Patent number: 7524081
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lighting device having a light housing including a light source being rotatably connected by a rotatable connection means to a lighting device body, said body having said rotatable connection means positioned so as to allow said light housing to lay adjacent said body and to define therebetween a narrow space which is accessible in a base to top direction. The present invention also provides a light housing for a lighting device, said light housing including a light source holder at one end thereof, said light housing also including means to receive a mounting member at one end of said light housing opposite to said light source holder, said light housing being characterised by said light source holder allowing limited pivotal movement of said light source when said light source is mounted in said light source holder, said limited pivotal movement being in the range of 5° to 30°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Eveready Battery Company, Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Dalton, Angelo Kotsis, John Robert Brown
  • Patent number: 7021789
    Abstract: 1. A lighting device (2) having a light housing (6) including a light source (42, 44), said light housing rotatably connected to a body, said body having a rotatable connection means (22) to allow the light housing to be adjacent said body to define a narrow space (90) accessible in a base to top direction. 2. A lighting device (2) having a light source (42, 44), a tubular lens (40, 50) surrounding said light source, a reflector (56) cooperating with an end of said tubular lens opposite to said light source. 3. A light housing (6) or a method of assembling a light housing (6), said light housing having a first side and a second side, a first side having a mounting spigot (52, 54), a second side having an aperture (62, 63), a tubular lens (48, 50) can pass through the aperture so that one end of the tubular lens is received in the mounting spigot, said aperture and said mounting spigot being in alignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Eveready Battery Company, Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Dalton, Angelo Kotsis, John Robert Brown
  • Publication number: 20040114357
    Abstract: 1. A lighting device (2) having a light housing (6) including a light source (42, 44), said light housing rotatably connected to a body, said body having a rotatable connection means (22) to allow the light housing to be adjacent said body to define a narrow space (90) accessible in a base to top direction. 2. A lighting device (2) having a light source (42,44), a tubular lens (40, 50) surrounding said light source, a reflector (56) cooperating with an end of said tubular lens opposite to said light source. 3. A light housing (6) or a method of assembling a light housing (6), said light housing having a first side and a second side, a first side having a mounting spigot (52, 54), a second side having an aperture (62, 63), a tubular lens (48, 50) can pass through the aperture so that one end of the tubular lens is received in the mounting spigot, said aperture and said mounting spigot being in alignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2004
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: David R Dalton, Angelo Kotsis, John Robert Brown
  • Patent number: 6598993
    Abstract: A lighting device (10) comprises a generally tubular body (12) having a dry cell cavity (14) adapted to contain one or more dry cells (16) for powering the light, the body having a rearward end (18) and a forward end (20). A cylindrical translucent lens (38) is fixedly mounted to the forward end of the body, and a lamp (32) is mounted to the body at or adjacent to the forward end thereof. The lamp is adapted to be electrically connected to dry cells contained within the body. A generally parabolic or cone shaped reflector (42) is slidably mounted to the cylindrical lens and located within the interior of the cylindrical lens. The reflector has an opening in the center thereof shaped to receive at least part of the lamp therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Eveready Battery Company, Inc.
    Inventors: David Richard Dalton, John Robert Brown
  • Patent number: D501056
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: Eveready Battery Company, Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Dalton, Timothy Rugendyke, John Robert Brown
  • Patent number: D469901
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Eveready Battery Company, Inc.
    Inventors: David Richard Dalton, John Robert Brown, Angelo Kotsis
  • Patent number: D481148
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Eveready Battery Company, Inc.
    Inventor: John Robert Brown
  • Patent number: D492807
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: Eveready Battery Company, Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Dalton, Timothy Rugendyke, John Robert Brown
  • Patent number: D493904
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: Eveready Battery Company, Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Dalton, Timothy Rugendyke, John Robert Brown
  • Patent number: D494299
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Eveready Battery Company, Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Dalton, Timothy Rugendyke, John Robert Brown
  • Patent number: RE41795
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lighting device having a light housing including a light source being rotatably connected by a rotatable connection means to a lighting device body, said body having said rotatable connection means positioned so as to allow said light housing to lay adjacent said body and to define therebetween a narrow space which is accessible in a base to top direction. The present invention also provides a light housing for a lighting device, said light housing including a light source holder at one end thereof, said light housing also including means to receive a mounting member at one end of said light housing opposite to said light source holder, said light housing being characterised by said light source holder allowing limited pivotal movement of said light source when said light source is mounted in said light source holder, said limited pivotal movement being in the range of 5° to 30°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Eveready Battery Company, Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Dalton, Angelo Kotsis, John Robert Brown
  • Patent number: D785840
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: ENERGIZER BRANDS, LLC
    Inventors: John Robert Brown, Daniel Durbin, Kenny Wong, Siu Bong Ng
  • Patent number: D785841
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: ENERGIZER BRANDS, LLC
    Inventors: John Robert Brown, Siu Bong Ng, Daniel Durbin, Kenny Wong
  • Patent number: D797335
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Energizer Brands, LLC
    Inventors: John Robert Brown, William R. Narpes
  • Patent number: D818620
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Energizer Brands, LLC
    Inventors: John Robert Brown, Philip Filip Tejszerski
  • Patent number: D855850
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Energizer Brands, LLC
    Inventor: John Robert Brown