Patents by Inventor Kathiravetpillai KANDIAH

Kathiravetpillai KANDIAH 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).

  • Hands-free access control system for a closure of a vehicle
    Patent number: 10087672
    Abstract: An access control system for a vehicle includes a rear closure and a system that controls movement of the rear closure between closed and open positions. The control system including a controller and a wireless communication module having a wireless interface configured for short range wireless communication. The controller receives an actuation signal requesting transition of the rear closure to an open position from a mobile communication device carried by a vehicle user. The controller then determines when the user enters authentication and actuation zones proximate the vehicle via communication between the wireless communication module and a short range wireless communication device carried by the user. One the user is within the actuation zone, the controller generates a rear closure control signal configured to cause the rear closure to move from the closed position to the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Amanda J. Kalhous, Norman J. Weigert, Doru N. Serban, Kathiravetpillai Kandiah
  • HANDS-FREE ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A CLOSURE OF A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20170241188
    Abstract: An access control system for a vehicle includes a rear closure and a system that controls movement of the rear closure between closed and open positions. The control system including a controller and a wireless communication module having a wireless interface configured for short range wireless communication. The controller receives an actuation signal requesting transition of the rear closure to an open position from a mobile communication device carried by a vehicle user. The controller then determines when the user enters authentication and actuation zones proximate the vehicle via communication between the wireless communication module and a short range wireless communication device carried by the user. One the user is within the actuation zone, the controller generates a rear closure control signal configured to cause the rear closure to move from the closed position to the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Amanda J. KALHOUS, Norman J. WEIGERT, Doru N. SERBAN, Kathiravetpillai KANDIAH