Patents by Inventor Sergio Santos

Sergio Santos 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).

  • Unified secure automatic ECU provisioning and ECU message validation
    Patent number: 11443566
    Abstract: A system includes an electronic control unit (ECU) including a processor that determines that the ECU has been communicably connected to a vehicle communication system. The processor sends a provisioning message, via the communication system, to a remote server, responsive to connection to the vehicle communication system. The message includes a vehicle identifier provided by an element of the vehicle system and signed with a unique security key specific to the ECU. The processor is also receives a confirmation response from the remote server and enables further communication for the ECU responsive to the confirmation response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Sergio Santos, Yona Shaposhnik, Steven James Craig
  • UNIFIED SECURE AUTOMATIC ECU PROVISIONING AND ECU MESSAGE VALIDATION
    Publication number: 20210312723
    Abstract: A system includes an electronic control unit (ECU) including a processor that determines that the ECU has been communicably connected to a vehicle communication system. The processor sends a provisioning message, via the communication system, to a remote server, responsive to connection to the vehicle communication system. The message includes a vehicle identifier provided by an element of the vehicle system and signed with a unique security key specific to the ECU. The processor is also receives a confirmation response from the remote server and enables further communication for the ECU responsive to the confirmation response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Sergio Santos, Yona Shaposhnik, Steven James Craig
  • System and method for receiving information in a vehicle
    Patent number: 7619507
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention provide a system and method for receiving information in a vehicle. Information pertaining to the vehicle's driver may be stored. Information pertaining to the vehicle's driver may be made audile through the vehicle's radio system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Sergio Santos, Mounir Hider
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING INFORMATION IN A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20070268156
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention provide a system and method for receiving information in a vehicle. Information pertaining to the vehicle's driver may be stored. Information pertaining to the vehicle's driver may be made audile through the vehicle's radio system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2006
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Applicant: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Sergio Santos, Mounir Hider
  • Constructive arrangement for cooking utensils
    Publication number: 20050139087
    Abstract: A constructive arrangement for cooking utensils, comprising a set of recipients (10) to be placed on a cooktop (20) provided with gas burners (25), each of said recipients presenting a lower end closed by a bottom wall (12) and carrying at least three lower feet (15) that are dimensioned to be seated on the cooktop (20), maintaining the bottom wall (12) of the recipient (10) at a certain height above the gas burners (25).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2003
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventors: Liliana Monguilod, Carlos Mello, Sergio Santos
  • String trimmer
    Patent number: D548029
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: D. Scott Evans, Richard Rosa, Joshua D. Eaton, Sergio Santos