Patents by Inventor Kurt Drus

Kurt Drus 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).

  • Combined tire pressure monitoring and keyless entry receiver
    Publication number: 20070090919
    Abstract: A system for monitoring conditions within a tire (12) including a sensor assembly (14) including a pressure sensor (36), an accelerometer (34), a temperature sensor (32), and a transmitter (40) to transmit signals indicative of current tire conditions. A remote transmitter (22) for actuating a remote keyless entry system (19) emits a signal to actuate a function of the keyless entry system (19) such as unlocking doors (20) of the motor vehicle (10). A receiver assembly (16) includes an amplitude shift keyed receiver (52) and a frequency shift keyed receiver (58) selectively engagable to receive radio frequency transmissions from the tire monitoring system or the remote keyless entry system (19).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Applicant: Siemens VDO Automotive Corporation
    Inventors: Tejas Desai, Jean-Christophe Deniau, Melvin Leblanc, Steve O'Connor, Kurt Drus, Patricia Abi-Nader