Patents by Inventor Michael Giffin

Michael Giffin 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 media system
    Patent number: 8184430
    Abstract: A vehicle media system for use in conjunction with a portable media device is set forth. The vehicle media system includes an input module that is mountable, for example, at a console between the driver's seat and front passenger seat of the vehicle cabin, so that it may be manipulated by a user pursuant to input of system commands. A display module is mountable at a different location within the vehicle cabin, such as on the dashboard. A main module is connected to cooperate with the display module and the input module to facilitate user interaction with the portable media device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Harman International Industries, Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael Giffin, Bradley J. Plunkett, Mark Trainer
  • Vehicle media system
    Publication number: 20070139878
    Abstract: A vehicle media system for use in conjunction with a portable media device is set forth. The vehicle media system includes an input module that is mountable, for example, at a console between the driver's seat and front passenger seat of the vehicle cabin, so that it may be manipulated by a user pursuant to input of system commands. A display module is mountable at a different location within the vehicle cabin, such as on the dashboard. A main module is connected to cooperate with the display module and the input module to facilitate user interaction with the portable media device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Inventors: Michael Giffin, Bradley Plunkett, Mark Trainer
  • Audio device
    Patent number: D686193
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Wren Sound Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Giffin, Daniel W. Ashcraft, Deanna Lee Griffith, Takuya Idehara, Caroline B. Park