Patents by Inventor Lee Gene Shipman

Lee Gene Shipman 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).

  • Handheld computer based system for collection, display and analysis of engine/vehicle data
    Patent number: 7191040
    Abstract: A novel and improved engine data system for collecting, displaying and analyzing engine/vehicle data is provided. The system have advantageously results in a more effective, convenient, portable and low cost method of monitoring and processing vehicle data. The vehicle data system includes a handheld computer containing operating system software adapted to operate the handheld computer in accordance with a data protocol different from a vehicle bus protocol and a handheld microprocessor for executing the operating system software. The system importantly includes an adapter for creating a data pathway between a vehicle bus connector and an external data port provided on the handheld computer which is physically incompatible with the engine bus connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Pajakowski, Jon E. Krutulis, Alexander N. Knight, Michael W. Phillips, Michael Kimball, Lee Gene Shipman, Joe Beitzinger
  • Handheld computer based system for collection, display and analysis of engine/vehicle data
    Patent number: 6718425
    Abstract: A novel and improved engine data system for collecting, displaying and analyzing engine/vehicle data is provided. The system have advantageously results in a more effective, convenient, portable and low cost method of monitoring and processing vehicle data. The vehicle data system includes a handheld computer containing operating system software adapted to operate the handheld computer in accordance with a data protocol different from a vehicle bus protocol and a handheld microprocessor for executing the operating system software. The system importantly includes an adapter for creating a data pathway between a vehicle bus connector and an external data port provided on the handheld computer which is physically incompatible with the engine bus connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Cummins Engine Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Pajakowski, Jon E. Krutulis, Alex Knight, Michael W. Phillips, Michael Kimball, Lee Gene Shipman, Joe Beitzinger