Patents by Inventor Mark Vincent Gatt

Mark Vincent Gatt 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: 7090510
    Abstract: A system for providing an auxiliary audio input for a vehicular entertainment sound system (VESS) (42) includes a portable electronic audio device (48) for generating an auxiliary plurality of audio signals. An auxiliary output line (50) terminating at an end with a plug (52) is coupled to the portable electronic audio device (48). The plug (52) is mated with an audio input jack assembly (10) that is fixedly coupled to a remotely located region (40) of an automotive vehicle external to the VESS (42). The auxiliary plurality of audio signals are then communicated through the auxiliary output line (50) to the audio input jack assembly (10). Then, the auxiliary plurality of audio signals are transmitted through an auxiliary input line (58) to the VESS (42).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Mark Vincent Gatt