Patents by Inventor Lisa Boran

Lisa Boran 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).

  • Remote entry chirp sound reduction method and system
    Patent number: 7825779
    Abstract: A vehicle remote entry locking or unlocking chirp sound reduction system including a remote transmitter operable to transmit a signal, a receiver operable to receive the signal from the remote transmitter, a controller operably connected to the receiver and being operable in response to the signal from the remote transmitter, and a horn operably connected to the controller. The controller may be configured to cause the horn to generate an audible signal having a predetermined pulse duration which depends on at least one characteristic of a vehicle prior to or during actuation of the remote transmitter. Also provided is a method of reducing the sound of an audible signal generated by actuation of a vehicle remote entry system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: John Van Wiemeersch, John Demetriou, Lisa Boran
  • REMOTE ENTRY CHIRP SOUND REDUCTION METHOD AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090295553
    Abstract: A vehicle remote entry locking or unlocking chirp sound reduction system including a remote transmitter operable to transmit a signal, a receiver operable to receive the signal from the remote transmitter, a controller operably connected to the receiver and being operable in response to the signal from the remote transmitter, and a horn operably connected to the controller. The controller may be configured to cause the horn to generate an audible signal having a predetermined pulse duration which depends on at least one characteristic of a vehicle prior to or during actuation of the remote transmitter. Also provided is a method of reducing the sound of an audible signal generated by actuation of a vehicle remote entry system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: John Van Wiemeersch, John Demetriou, Lisa Boran