Patents by Inventor Kenneth McClymonds

Kenneth McClymonds 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).

  • Control and diagnostics system and method for vehicles
    Patent number: 7778746
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for a remote diagnostic system for motorized vehicles. Apparatus according to this aspect of the invention includes a base station having a processor associated with a transceiver and a remote unit installed in a vehicle. The remote unit includes a controller associated with a transceiver, where the controller gathers diagnostic data. The remote unit controller transmits a vehicle identification signal in conjunction with diagnostic data to the base station transceiver such that the base station processor monitors the diagnostic data for the vehicle. Another aspect of the invention further includes a mapping processor associated with a memory. The memory stores a virtual map of a local operating area having areas that are allowable and restricted. The controller is coupled to the mapping processor and a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver is coupled to the mapping processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Club Car, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul W. McLeod, Kenneth McClymonds, George T. Hummert, Norman R. Padgett, Russell King
  • Control and diagnostics system and method for vehicles
    Publication number: 20060052918
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for a remote diagnostic system for motorized vehicles. Apparatus according to this aspect of the invention includes a base station having a processor associated with a transceiver and a remote unit installed in a vehicle. The remote unit includes a controller associated with a transceiver, where the controller gathers diagnostic data. The remote unit controller transmits a vehicle identification signal in conjunction with diagnostic data to the base station transceiver such that the base station processor monitors the diagnostic data for the vehicle. Another aspect of the invention further includes a mapping processor associated with a memory. The memory stores a virtual map of a local operating area having areas that are allowable and restricted. The controller is coupled to the mapping processor and a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver is coupled to the mapping processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2003
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Inventors: Paul McLeod, Kenneth McClymonds, George Hummert, Norman Padgett, Russell King