Patents by Inventor Stephen Hibbert

Stephen Hibbert 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 preventing unauthorized driving of a land vehicle
    Patent number: 8805599
    Abstract: A credential-based vehicle interlock system for preventing unauthorized driving of a land vehicle even when the vehicle is left parked with its engine running. The subject system interacts, inter alia, with the existing sensors and electronic control module of the vehicle to prevent the transmission from shifting out of the “Park” gear, unless and until the credentials of the driver are validated against a database of credentials for authorized drivers. The system can be optionally configured to initiate and execute a controlled shutdown sequence of a moving land vehicle, upon receiving a wireless remote shutdown command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Inventor: Stephen Hibbert
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING UNAUTHORIZED DRIVING OF A LAND VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20130090784
    Abstract: A credential-based vehicle interlock system for preventing unauthorized driving of a land vehicle even when the vehicle is left parked with its engine running. The subject system interacts, inter alia, with the existing sensors and electronic control module of the vehicle to prevent the transmission from shifting out of the “Park” gear, unless and until the credentials of the driver are validated against a database of credentials for authorized drivers. The system can be optionally configured to initiate and execute a controlled shutdown sequence of a moving land vehicle, upon receiving a wireless remote shutdown command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Inventor: Stephen Hibbert