Patents by Inventor Robert Stansell

Robert Stansell 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for determining battery characteristics in a vehicle
    Publication number: 20050182536
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for determining battery characteristics in a vehicle. A method is provided for determining a potential failure of a battery in a vehicle. The method includes determining one or more battery characteristics during a vehicle starting event, and comparing the battery characteristics to stored reference parameters derived from one or more prior starting events. The method also includes activating a battery alert indicator that indicates a potential battery failure if a selected battery characteristic exceeds a selected reference parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2004
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Inventors: Marquis Doyle, John Orrell, Jeffrey Day, Robert Stansell