Patents by Inventor Steve DeCabooter

Steve DeCabooter 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).

  • Apparatus and method for determining vehicle location
    Patent number: 8884821
    Abstract: Communications are established and conducted between a communication and jamming detection at a vehicle and a base station. At the communication and jamming detection device, a determination is made as to when jamming of the communications between the communication and jamming detection device and the base station is occurring. When jamming is determined to be occurring, at least one location determination signal is transmitted from the communication and jamming detection device to at least one external tracking device. At the at least one external location determination device, the at least one location determination signal is received from the communication and jamming detection device. The location of the communication and jamming detection device at the vehicle is determined from the at least one location determination signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve DeCabooter, James Snider, Robert F. D'Avello
  • Time-shared digital power controller
    Patent number: 8237307
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing electrical power, including determining a plurality of fine power duty cycles according to a respective plurality of power values, and generating the respective plurality of power values using a time-shared pulse-width modulator (PWM), the time-shared PWM being configured to be modulated at the respective plurality of fine duty power cycles during a respective plurality of time slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Almquist, Steve DeCabooter
  • Apparatus And Method For Determining Vehicle Location
    Publication number: 20110148712
    Abstract: Communications are established and conducted between a communication and jamming detection at a vehicle and a base station. At the communication and jamming detection device, a determination is made as to when jamming of the communications between the communication and jamming detection device and the base station is occurring. When jamming is determined to be occurring, at least one location determination signal is transmitted from the communication and jamming detection device to at least one external tracking device. At the at least one external location determination device, the at least one location determination signal is received from the communication and jamming detection device. The location of the communication and jamming detection device at the vehicle is determined from the at least one location determination signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Steve DeCabooter, James Snider, Robert F. D'Avello
  • Time-Shared Digital Power Controller
    Publication number: 20110127986
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing electrical power, including determining a plurality of fine power duty cycles according to a respective plurality of power values, and generating the respective plurality of power values using a time-shared pulse-width modulator (PWM), the time-shared PWM being configured to be modulated at the respective plurality of fine duty power cycles during a respective plurality of time slots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: TEMIC AUTOMOTIVE OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Edward Almquist, Steve DeCabooter