Patents by Inventor Stephen Holcomb

Stephen Holcomb 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE PASSIVE ENTRY
    Publication number: 20120249291
    Abstract: A system for a vehicle includes a sensor and a control module. The sensor detects a gesture made by a user. The control module unlocks the vehicle when (i) a key fob is within a predetermined distance from the vehicle and (ii) the detected gesture matches a desired gesture. A method for a vehicle includes detecting a gesture made by a user using a sensor, and unlocking the vehicle when (i) a key fob is within a predetermined distance from the vehicle and (ii) the detected gesture matches a desired gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicants: DENSO CORPORATION, DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen Holcomb, Justin McBride, Akira Sakashita
  • Car finder by cell phone
    Patent number: 8242884
    Abstract: A system for locating a vehicle may include a hand-held device and a communication device on-board the vehicle. The hand-held device may include a screen, and may be adapted to import a map and display a present location of the hand-held device on the map. The communication device on-board the vehicle may be adapted to communicate a present location of the vehicle to the hand-held device. The hand-held device may be capable of displaying the location of the vehicle and the location of the hand-held device on the map at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: DENSO International America, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Holcomb, Justin McBride, Toshihiro Wakamatsu, Akira Sakashita, Minoru Sasaki
  • Car finder by cell phone
    Patent number: 8237591
    Abstract: A system for locating a vehicle may include a hand-held device and a communication device on-board the vehicle. The hand-held device may include a screen, and may be adapted to import a map and display a present location of the hand-held device on the map. The communication device on-board the vehicle may be adapted to communicate a present location of the vehicle to the hand-held device. The hand-held device may be capable of displaying the location of the vehicle and the location of the hand-held device on the map at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: DENSO International America, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Holcomb, Justin McBride, Toshihiro Wakamatsu, Akira Sakashita, Minoru Sasaki
  • CAR FINDER BY CELL PHONE
    Publication number: 20120077475
    Abstract: A system for locating a vehicle may include a hand-held device and a communication device on-board the vehicle. The hand-held device may include a screen, and may be adapted to import a map and display a present location of the hand-held device on the map. The communication device on-board the vehicle may be adapted to communicate a present location of the vehicle to the hand-held device. The hand-held device may be capable of displaying the location of the vehicle and the location of the hand-held device on the map at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: DENSO International America, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Holcomb, Justin McBride, Toshihiro Wakamatsu, Akira Sakashita, Minoru Sasaki
  • CAR FINDER BY CELL PHONE
    Publication number: 20100073201
    Abstract: A system for locating a vehicle may include a hand-held device and a communication device on-board the vehicle. The hand-held device may include a screen, and may be adapted to import a map and display a present location of the hand-held device on the map. The communication device on-board the vehicle may be adapted to communicate a present location of the vehicle to the hand-held device. The hand-held device may be capable of displaying the location of the vehicle and the location of the hand-held device on the map at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: DENSO International America, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Holcomb, Justin McBride, Toshihiro Wakamatsu, Akira Sakashita, Minoru Sasaki