Patents by Inventor Marv L. Frinkle

Marv L. Frinkle 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).

  • Base-to-remotely controlled vehicle communications for automated durability road (ADR) facility
    Patent number: 5867089
    Abstract: A spread spectrum rf communication system relays mission signals from a base computer to each of a plurality of vehicle controllers (VCONs) that are positioned in the passenger compartments of respective vehicles on a test track. The VCONs are coupled to the operating controls of the vehicles for moving the controls in response to mission signals from the base station. Also, the VCONs communicate status reports via the communication system to the base station, so that the base station coordinates the control of the vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: Chrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey P. Zyburt, Donald W. Grimaudo, James G. Nelson, Zhengang Gu, Marv L. Frinkle