Patents by Inventor Marilyn Vala

Marilyn Vala 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).

  • Vehicle multi-mode vertical-split-screen display
    Patent number: 9542029
    Abstract: A vehicle information system includes a “portrait” in-dash touchscreen display for simultaneously displaying both vehicle-specific and application-specific information as vertically-stacked “landscape” renderings, or for displaying a selected one of either the vehicle-specific or application information as a single “portrait” rendering. A further region of the touchscreen's active surface, preferably along its upper margin, is reserved as a fixed command bar to facilitate manual “touch” selection of the information to be displayed on the remainder of the touchscreen's active surface, while the system further dynamically responds to vehicle and operational parameters to select the information for display as appropriate, for example, based on vehicle operation conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Michael J Bassier, Neil J Young, Jr., Marilyn Vala, Elizabeth Mary Beaubien
  • VEHICLE MULTI-MODE VERTICAL-SPLIT-SCREEN DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20150094910
    Abstract: A vehicle information system includes a “portrait” in-dash touchscreen display for simultaneously displaying both vehicle-specific and application-specific information as vertically-stacked “landscape” renderings, or for displaying a selected one of either the vehicle-specific or application information as a single “portrait” rendering. A further region of the touchscreen's active surface, preferably along its upper margin, is reserved as a fixed command bar to facilitate manual “touch” selection of the information to be displayed on the remainder of the touchscreen's active surface, while the system further dynamically responds to vehicle and operational parameters to select the information for display as appropriate, for example, based on vehicle operation conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Michael J. Bassier, Neil J. Young, JR., Marilyn Vala, Elizabeth Mary Beaubien