Patents by Inventor Steven K. Orr
Steven K. Orr 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).
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Patent number: 11061108Abstract: In one embodiment, a police activity detector is provided. The detector includes a receiver section and a warning section. The receiver section is configured to receive signals generated in the context of law enforcement activity. The warning section is configured to respond to a pulsed signal received by the receiver section and provide an alert if a received signal correlates to a law enforcement signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2018Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Escort Inc.Inventor: Steven K. Orr
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Patent number: 10197665Abstract: A radar detector suppresses alerts from vehicle guidance systems, by sweeping for a consistent radar signal; the center frequency of the signal is stored and the detector suppresses warnings of radar signals near that frequency. The detector uses an enhanced method for suppression of signals near a known location of a false signal source; in the event the detector detects a radar signal and finds a matching stored false signal, the detector will first compare the strength of the received signal to a threshold strength that is computed based upon the distance of the detector from the stored false signal, and will only suppress signals below threshold. The detector includes a camera directed to the road in the vicinity of the vehicle. Image data from the camera is processed to identify police vehicles as identified by flashing lights, a profile including a rooftop light bar and/or highly contrasting colored panels.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2016Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: Escort Inc.Inventors: Steven K. Orr, John Kuhn, Jeff Stevens, Thomas W. Humphrey
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Publication number: 20160187461Abstract: A radar detector suppresses alerts from vehicle guidance systems, by sweeping for a consistent radar signal; the center frequency of the signal is stored and the detector suppresses warnings of radar signals near that frequency. The detector uses an enhanced method for suppression of signals near a known location of a false signal source; in the event the detector detects a radar signal and finds a matching stored false signal, the detector will first compare the strength of the received signal to a threshold strength that is computed based upon the distance of the detector from the stored false signal, and will only suppress signals below threshold. The detector includes a camera directed to the road in the vicinity of the vehicle. Image data from the camera is processed to identify police vehicles as identified by flashing lights, a profile including a rooftop light bar and/or highly contrasting colored panels.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2016Publication date: June 30, 2016Inventors: Steven K. Orr, John Kuhn, Jeff Stevens, Thomas W. Humphrey
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Patent number: 9279881Abstract: A radar detector suppresses alerts from vehicle guidance systems, by sweeping for a consistent radar signal; the center frequency of the signal is stored and the detector suppresses warnings of radar signals near that frequency. The detector uses an enhanced method for suppression of signals near a known location of a false signal source; in the event the detector detects a radar signal and finds a matching stored false signal, the detector will first compare the strength of the received signal to a threshold strength that is computed based upon the distance of the detector from the stored false signal, and will only suppress signals below threshold. The detector includes a camera directed to the road in the vicinity of the vehicle. Image data from the camera is processed to identify police vehicles as identified by flashing lights, a profile including a rooftop light bar and/or highly contrasting colored panels.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2013Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: Escort Inc.Inventors: Steven K. Orr, John Kuhn, Jeff Stevens, Thomas W. Humphrey
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Publication number: 20150260851Abstract: A GPS enabled radar detector dynamically handles radar sources based upon previously-stored geographically-referenced information on such sources and data from the GPS receiver. The detector includes technology for determining the location of the detector, and comparing this location to the locations of known stationary sources, to improve the handling of such detections. The detector may ignore detections received in an area known to contain a stationary source, or may only ignore specific frequencies or may handle frequencies differently based upon historic trends of spurious police radar signals at each frequency. Notification of the driver will take on a variety of forms depending on the stored information, current operating modes, and vehicle speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2015Publication date: September 17, 2015Inventor: Steven K. Orr
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Patent number: 9046594Abstract: A GPS enabled radar detector incorporated in a general purpose navigation device dynamically handles radar sources based upon previously-stored geographically-referenced information on such sources and data from the GPS receiver. The detector may ignore detections received in an area known to contain a stationary source, or may only ignore specific frequencies or may handle frequencies differently based upon historic trends of spurious police radar signals at each frequency. Notification of the driver may take a variety of forms depending on the stored information, current operating modes, and vehicle speed. The device includes navigational functions as well. In one embodiment, the detector uses a transparent touch screen and a readily aligned mounting.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2013Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: Escort Inc.Inventors: Steven K. Orr, Timothy A. Coomer, John Kuhn, Kevin L. Kipper
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Patent number: 8525723Abstract: A GPS enabled radar detector incorporated in a general purpose navigation device dynamically handles radar sources based upon previously-stored geographically-referenced information on such sources and data from the GPS receiver. The detector may ignore detections received in an area known to contain a stationary source, or may only ignore specific frequencies or may handle frequencies differently based upon historic trends of spurious police radar signals at each frequency. Notification of the driver may take a variety of forms depending on the stored information, current operating modes, and vehicle speed. The device includes navigational functions as well. In one embodiment, the detector uses a transparent touch screen and a readily aligned mounting.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2010Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: Escort Inc.Inventors: Steven K. Orr, Timothy A. Coomer, John Kuhn, Kevin L. Kipper
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Publication number: 20110102232Abstract: A GPS enabled radar detector incorporated in a general purpose navigation device dynamically handles radar sources based upon previously-stored geographically-referenced information on such sources and data from the GPS receiver. The detector may ignore detections received in an area known to contain a stationary source, or may only ignore specific frequencies or may handle frequencies differently based upon historic trends of spurious police radar signals at each frequency. Notification of the driver may take a variety of forms depending on the stored information, current operating modes, and vehicle speed. The device includes navigational functions as well. In one embodiment, the detector uses a transparent touch screen and a readily aligned mounting.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2010Publication date: May 5, 2011Applicant: ESCORT INC.Inventors: Steven K. Orr, Timothy A. Coomer, John Kuhn, Kevin L. Kipper
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Patent number: 7804440Abstract: A GPS enabled radar detector dynamically handles radar sources based upon previously stored geographically referenced information on such sources and data from the GPS receiver. The detector includes technology for determining the location of the detector, and comparing this location to the locations of known stationary sources, to improve the handling of such detections. The detector may ignore detections received in an area known to contain a stationary source, or may only ignore specific frequencies or may handle frequencies differently based upon historic trends of spurious police radar signals at each frequency. Notification of the driver will take on a variety of forms depending on the stored information, current operating modes, and vehicle speed.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2007Date of Patent: September 28, 2010Assignee: Escort Inc.Inventor: Steven K. Orr
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Publication number: 20090256736Abstract: A GPS enabled radar detector dynamically handles radar sources based upon previously-stored geographically-referenced information on such sources and data from the GPS receiver. The detector includes technology for determining the location of the detector, and comparing this location to the locations of known stationary sources, to improve the handling of such detections. The detector may ignore detections received in an area known to contain a stationary source, or may only ignore specific frequencies or may handle frequencies differently based upon historic trends of spurious police radar signals at each frequency. Notification of the driver will take on a variety of forms depending on the stored information, current operating modes, and vehicle speed. The detector may be also incorporated within a general purpose navigation device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2008Publication date: October 15, 2009Applicant: ESCORT INC.Inventor: Steven K. Orr
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Patent number: 7576679Abstract: A GPS enabled radar detector dynamically handles radar sources based upon previously stored geographically referenced information on such sources and data from the GPS receiver. The detector includes technology for determining the location of the detector, and comparing this location to the locations of known stationary sources, to improve the handling of such detections. The detector may ignore detections received in an area known to contain a stationary source, or may only ignore specific frequencies or may handle frequencies differently based upon historic trends of spurious police radar signals at each frequency. Notification of the driver will take on a variety of forms depending on the stored information, current operating modes, and vehicle speed.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2007Date of Patent: August 18, 2009Assignee: Escort Inc.Inventors: Steven K. Orr, Robert Gregory Blair, John Kuhn, Timothy A. Coomer
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Patent number: 7397416Abstract: Calibration of an acceleration detector is initiated by a user depressable button such as a button indicating a vehicle is at rest and/or by the detector reading an OBDII vehicle communication protocol to determine the condition of the vehicle. Calibration permits more accurate measurements in a vehicle performance test.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2006Date of Patent: July 8, 2008Assignee: Escort Inc.Inventors: Steven K. Orr, John Kuhn, Jeffrey J. Clawson
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Patent number: 7098844Abstract: Calibration of an acceleration detector is initiated by a user depressable button such as a button indicating a vehicle is at rest and/or by the detector reading an OBDII vehicle communication protocol to determine the condition of the vehicle. Calibration permits more accurate measurements in a vehicle performance test.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2004Date of Patent: August 29, 2006Assignee: Escort Inc.Inventors: Steven K. Orr, John Kuhn, Jeffrey J. Clawson
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Patent number: 6836238Abstract: A method of factory calibrating a police radar/laser detector including a controller, an accelerometer, and a memory, by manipulating the detector to rotate the accelerometer, measuring and feeding real time measurements from the accelerometer to a Least Squares Elliptical Fit algorithm executed by the controller, applying the Least Squares Elliptical Fit algorithm to the real time measurements to find the equation of an ellipse formed by the measurements, storing the coefficients of the ellipse in the memory. The coefficients are then recalled from the memory to thereby calibrate the accelerometer.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2003Date of Patent: December 28, 2004Assignee: Escort Inc.Inventors: Steven K. Orr, John Kuhn, Jeffrey J. Clawson
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Publication number: 20040246171Abstract: A method of factory calibrating a police radar/laser detector including a controller, an accelerometer, and a memory, by manipulating the detector to rotate the accelerometer, measuring and feeding real time measurements from the accelerometer to a Least Squares Elliptical Fit algorithm executed by the controller, applying the Least Squares Elliptical Fit algorithm to the real time measurements to find the equation of an ellipse formed by the measurements, storing the coefficients of the ellipse in the memory. The coefficients are then recalled from the memory to thereby calibrate the accelerometer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2003Publication date: December 9, 2004Applicant: Escort Inc.Inventors: Steven K. Orr, John Kuhn, Jeffrey J. Clawson
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Patent number: 6670905Abstract: A GPS enabled radar detector (20) that aids in the management of unrelated or otherwise unimportant sources (16), permitting the detector to dynamically improve its handling of such sources based upon previously-stored geographically-referenced information on such sources. The detector includes technology (30, 32) for determining the location of the detector, and comparing this location to the locations of known stationary sources, to improve the handling of such detections. The detector may ignore detections received in an area known to contain a stationary source, or may only ignore specific frequencies or may handle frequencies differently based upon historic trends of spurious police radar signals at each frequency. A Global Positioning Satellite System (GPS) receiver (30, 32) is used to establish current physical coordinates. The detector maintains a list (50, 82) of the coordinates of the known stationary source “offenders” in nonvolatile memory.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2002Date of Patent: December 30, 2003Assignee: Escort Inc.Inventor: Steven K. Orr
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Publication number: 20030218562Abstract: A GPS enabled radar detector (20) that aids in the management of unrelated or otherwise unimportant sources (16), permitting the detector to dynamically improve its handling of such sources based upon previously-stored geographically-referenced information on such sources. The detector includes technology (30, 32) for determining the location of the detector, and comparing this location to the locations of known stationary sources, to improve the handling of such detections. The detector may ignore detections received in an area known to contain a stationary source, or may only ignore specific frequencies or may handle frequencies differently based upon historic trends of spurious police radar signals at each frequency. A Global Positioning Satellite System (GPS) receiver (30, 32) is used to establish current physical coordinates. The detector maintains a list (50, 82) of the coordinates of the known stationary source “offenders” in nonvolatile memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2003Publication date: November 27, 2003Applicant: Escort Inc.Inventor: Steven K. Orr
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Patent number: 6614385Abstract: A police activity transponder utilizes data available through a vehicle on-board diagnostic system or a intelligent vehicle data bus to adjust the sensitivity of the police activity transponder to law enforcement signals based on speed data. A police activity transponder is configured to read speed data available through an on-board diagnostic system or an intelligent vehicle data bus and using an internal clock, calculate a 0 to 60 mile per hour or a quarter mile time for display and function as a speedometer. A police activity transponder is configured to read engine revolutions per minute (rpm) data and function as a tachometer. A police activity transponder is configured to allow a user to input shift points, read engine rpm data, and provide a user indication.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2001Date of Patent: September 2, 2003Assignee: Escort Inc.Inventors: John Kuhn, Steven K. Orr
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Publication number: 20020113727Abstract: A police activity transponder utilizes data available through a vehicle on-board diagnostic system or a intelligent vehicle data bus to adjust the sensitivity of the police activity transponder to law enforcement signals based on speed data. A police activity transponder is configured to read speed data available through an on-board diagnostic system or an intelligent vehicle data bus and using an internal clock, calculate a 0 to 60 mile per hour or a quarter mile time for display and function as a speedometer. A police activity transponder is configured to read engine revolutions per minute (rpm) data and function as a tachometer. A police activity transponder is configured to allow a user to input shift points, read engine rpm data, and provide a user indication.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2001Publication date: August 22, 2002Inventors: John Kuhn, Steven K. Orr
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Patent number: 5668554Abstract: A radar detector includes a graphical display for displaying a spectral representation of detected signals.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 1996Date of Patent: September 16, 1997Assignee: Cincinnati Microwave, Inc.Inventors: Steven K. Orr, Julie Roth