Patents by Inventor Joseph E. Connelly, JR.

Joseph E. Connelly, JR. 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).

  • SYSTEM TO PREVENT ACCIDENTAL LOCKING OF A PERSON IN A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20120154136
    Abstract: A system for detecting presence of a living being in an unattended vehicle is disclosed. The system includes: a driver seat occupancy sensor; a living being detector; a vehicle door sensor and an alerting device. The alerting device is activated if the driver seat occupancy sensor detects that a driver is not in the seat for a predetermined period of time, and the vehicle door sensor detects that said vehicle doors are closed and the living being detector detects a living being in the vehicle after the predetermined period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventor: Joseph E. Connelly, JR.