Patents by Inventor Ken Kroeger

Ken Kroeger 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).

  • Phone docking station mounted on a vehicle for enhanced driving safety
    Patent number: 11223381
    Abstract: Described herein is a mount (1) for supporting a mobile device (3) having a wireless transceiver (60) within a vehicle (5) having a driver. The mount (1) includes a body (7) having a supporting formation (9) adapted to releasably support the mobile device (3) in a supported operative position within the vehicle (5). The mount (1) also includes an electrical interface (25) for connecting to an external power source, the interface (25) being positioned to engage a complementary electrical port (27) of the mobile device (3) when the mobile device (3) is in the operative position to supply power to the mobile device (3). The mount (1) and the mobile device (3) collectively define an illumination device (29, 31) and a first camera (33) that cooperate to obtain predetermined performance information about the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: SEEING MACHINES LIMITED
    Inventors: Timothy James Henry Edwards, Ken Kroeger
  • PHONE DOCKING STATION FOR ENHANCED DRIVING SAFETY
    Publication number: 20180026669
    Abstract: Described herein is a mount (1) for supporting a mobile device (3) having a wireless transceiver (60) within a vehicle (5) having a driver. The mount (1) includes a body (7) having a supporting formation (9) adapted to releasably support the mobile device (3) in a supported operative position within the vehicle (5). The mount (1) also includes an electrical interface (25) for connecting to an external power source, the interface (25) being positioned to engage a complementary electrical port (27) of the mobile device (3) when the mobile device (3) is in the operative position to supply power to the mobile device (3). The mount (1) and the mobile device (3) collectively define an illumination device (29, 31) and a first camera (33) that cooperate to obtain predetermined performance information about the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Timothy James Henry Edwards, Ken Kroeger