Patents by Inventor Steven Ray Settles

Steven Ray Settles 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).

  • Monitoring and protecting drives controlled with microcontroller
    Patent number: 5777894
    Abstract: In a microcontroller-based system that controls the operation of equipment such as lights and wipers in an automobile, overcurrent is detected by comparing the total current through the device with a stored level. If the detected current is excessive the devices are independently activated and the current through each device is compared with stored current level for the device. A device having an overcurrent condition is inactivated and the remaining devices are activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Assignee: UT Automotive Dearborn, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Ray Settles, John Andrew Barrs, Darrell James Kolomyski