Patents by Inventor Robert J. Lima

Robert J. Lima 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: 5304979
    Abstract: A solid state computer circuit system is provided that senses the state of the ignition switch, setting a lock out circuit to prevent the car from being started if a hidden switch (or other enabling circuit) is not activated. There is a solid state timing circuit locking out the ignition system automatically after a predetermined time when the ignition switch is turned off (typically thirty seconds). The system is actuated with a hidden switch (or an electronic device like a garage door opener or a digital key pad with an alarm circuit sounding an alarm if the wrong code is input or a foreign item is used in an effort to wrongfully enable the basic system circuit).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1994
    Inventors: Robert J. Lima, Jack F. Smith