Patents by Inventor Richard M. Isaacs

Richard M. Isaacs 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).

  • System and method for indicating an efficiency level of energy usage by an automotive vehicle
    Patent number: 8433473
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for indicating an efficiency level of energy usage by an automotive vehicle to a passenger in the vehicle. The system includes a computer-readable storage medium, a controller, an interior-lighting system, and a display unit. The controller processes energy usage signals to obtain the given operating mode of the vehicle as well as indications of energy usage amounts that the passenger can control. The controller determines the efficiency level of energy usage by the vehicle based on the energy usage amounts and the given operating mode. The interior-lighting system illuminates at least a portion of the passenger compartment with ambient light having defined characteristics including a luminance and a color, the ambient light indicating the efficiency level. The display unit displays a graphical representation of the efficiency level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: William Paul Perkins, Renata Michaela Arsenault, Alan McDonald, Richard M. Isaacs, Steven A. Daleiden, Allen Dennis Dobryden, Jimmy H. Kapadia
  • System And Method For Indicating An Efficiency Level of Energy Usage By An Automotive Vehicle
    Publication number: 20110178670
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for indicating an efficiency level of energy usage by an automotive vehicle to a passenger in the vehicle. The system includes a computer-readable storage medium, a controller, an interior-lighting system, and a display unit. The controller processes energy usage signals to obtain the given operating mode of the vehicle as well as indications of energy usage amounts that the passenger can control. The controller determines the efficiency level of energy usage by the vehicle based on the energy usage amounts and the given operating mode. The interior-lighting system illuminates at least a portion of the passenger compartment with ambient light having defined characteristics including a luminance and a color, the ambient light indicating the efficiency level. The display unit displays a graphical representation of the efficiency level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: William Paul Perkins, Renata Michaela Arsenault, Alan McDonald, Richard M. Isaacs, Steven A. Daleiden, Allen Dennis Dobryden, Jimmy H. Kapadia