Patents by Inventor Kristopher Kotenko

Kristopher Kotenko 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).

  • Patent number: 9610892
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus for a vehicle storage compartment is disclosed. The lighting apparatus comprises a sensor configured to generate a detection signal and a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor. The controller is configured to interpret a detection signal and activate a first lighting mode in response to the detection signal communicating a closure of the storage compartment being open. The controller is further configured to activate a second lighting mode in response to the detection signal communicating that an object is proximate in opening of the storage compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Pietro Buttolo, Cornel Lewis Gardner, Kristopher Kotenko
  • Publication number: 20170088043
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus for a vehicle storage compartment is disclosed. The lighting apparatus comprises a sensor configured to generate a detection signal and a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor. The controller is configured to interpret a detection signal and activate a first lighting mode in response to the detection signal communicating a closure of the storage compartment being open. The controller is further configured to activate a second lighting mode in response to the detection signal communicating that an object is proximate in opening of the storage compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Pietro Buttolo, Cornel Lewis Gardner, Kristopher Kotenko