Patents by Inventor Philip Z. Teano

Philip Z. Teano 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).

  • Publication number: 20210323467
    Abstract: A system including a light source that provides visual indications to a user of a reserved multiple-passenger vehicle. The light source operates when the user comes within a predetermined distance from the vehicle to thereby identify the vehicle as the one that was reserved by the user. The light source emits light that also specifies a predetermined seat, from among the plurality of seats, to be occupied by the user; specifies a predetermined door from among a plurality of doors by which the user should enter the vehicle to reach the predetermined seat; and specifies a predetermined path, among a plurality of paths by which the user is to travel from the exterior of the vehicle or from the predetermined door, to the predetermined seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Kathryn A. RICHARDSON, Nichole A. VERWYS, Philip Z. TEANO
  • Publication number: 20210114517
    Abstract: An electroluminescent light source included as a sheet-like structure as part of headliner in a vehicle. The electroluminescent light source is arranged under an outer layer of fabric, as well as under a layer of foam and a layer of nonwoven textile material. The electroluminescent light source lacks a dedicated housing for containing the electroluminescent light source, which allows for the headliner to maintain a flat and uniform surface that is undisturbed by the inclusion of the electroluminescent light source. When the electroluminescent light source is activated, the emitted light has sufficient brightness to shine through the various layers of the headliner to illuminate the interior of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Kathryn A. Richardson, Philip Z. Teano, Nichole A. Verwys, Zainab I. Ali, Patricia A. Scott
  • Patent number: 10967786
    Abstract: An electroluminescent light source included as a sheet-like structure as part of headliner in a vehicle. The electroluminescent light source is arranged under an outer layer of fabric, as well as under a layer of foam and a layer of nonwoven textile material. The electroluminescent light source lacks a dedicated housing for containing the electroluminescent light source, which allows for the headliner to maintain a flat and uniform surface that is undisturbed by the inclusion of the electroluminescent light source. When the electroluminescent light source is activated, the emitted light has sufficient brightness to shine through the various layers of the headliner to illuminate the interior of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kathryn A. Richardson, Philip Z. Teano, Nichole A. Verwys, Zainab I. Ali, Patricia A. Scott
  • Patent number: 10343599
    Abstract: A luminescent feature on a vehicle and a method for installing the same on a vehicle includes a transparent window panel positioned on the vehicle, a conductive material extending along at least a portion of a perimeter of the window panel and at least one electroluminescent pigment strip. The window panel has an interior surface and an exterior surface. Each at least one electroluminescent pigment strip has a first end portion in electrical contact with the conductive material at a first location along the perimeter of the window panel and a second end portion in electrical contact with the conductive material at a second location on the perimeter of the window panel that is spaced apart from the first location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nichole A. Verwys, Philip Z. Teano, Zachary Segraves, Thomas G. Kracker
  • Publication number: 20180229651
    Abstract: A luminescent feature on a vehicle and a method for installing the same on a vehicle includes a transparent window panel positioned on the vehicle, a conductive material extending along at least a portion of a perimeter of the window panel and at least one electroluminescent pigment strip. The window panel has an interior surface and an exterior surface. Each at least one electroluminescent pigment strip has a first end portion in electrical contact with the conductive material at a first location along the perimeter of the window panel and a second end portion in electrical contact with the conductive material at a second location on the perimeter of the window panel that is spaced apart from the first location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Nichole A. Verwys, Philip Z. Teano, Zachary Segraves, Thomas G. Kracker