Patents by Inventor Joshua FINNEY

Joshua FINNEY 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 entry through access points via mobile devices
    Patent number: 11348377
    Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for vehicle entry through access point via mobile devices. An example vehicle includes a communication module to detect a first mobile device located in the vehicle, an RFID number determiner to identify a first RFID number associated with the first mobile device and a first RFID reader from an RFID database, and an RFID module to transmit the first RFID number to the first RFID reader to facilitate entry through a first access point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Rachel Plafchan, Joshua Finney
  • VEHICLE ENTRY THROUGH ACCESS POINTS VIA MOBILE DEVICES
    Publication number: 20190355185
    Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for vehicle entry through access point via mobile devices. An example vehicle includes a communication module to detect a first mobile device located in the vehicle, an RFID number determiner to identify a first RFID number associated with the first mobile device and a first RFID reader from an RFID database, and an RFID module to transmit the first RFID number to the first RFID reader to facilitate entry through a first access point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Rachel PLAFCHAN, Joshua FINNEY