Patents by Inventor Steven Thomas Skalski

Steven Thomas Skalski 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 process for monitoring a vehicle condition
    Patent number: 8026803
    Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring a vehicle condition comprises a sensor for sensing the vehicle condition and a transmitter for transmitting signals indicative of the sensed vehicle condition. The transmitted signals include a first signal set and a second signal set. A receiver mountable on the vehicle is provided for receiving the transmitted signals. The receiver has a first operating state when the vehicle ignition is OFF and a second operating state when the vehicle ignition is ON. The first signal set includes a wake-up portion to wake up the receiver when the receiver is in its first operating state and an information portion. The second signal set includes an information portion. The transmitted signals include at least one first signal set and at least one second signal set during a predetermined time period when the vehicle ignition is OFF and when the vehicle ignition is ON.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignees: TRW Automotive U.S. LLC, Michelin Rechereche et Techinique S.A.
    Inventors: Xing Ping Lin, Steven Thomas Skalski
  • Apparatus and process for monitoring a vehicle condition
    Publication number: 20090243829
    Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring a vehicle condition comprises a sensor for sensing the vehicle condition and a transmitter for transmitting signals indicative of the sensed vehicle condition. The transmitted signals include a first signal set and a second signal set. A receiver mountable on the vehicle is provided for receiving the transmitted signals. The receiver has a first operating state when the vehicle ignition is OFF and a second operating state when the vehicle ignition is ON. The first signal set includes a wake-up portion to wake up the receiver when the receiver is in its first operating state and an information portion. The second signal set includes an information portion. The transmitted signals include at least one first signal set and at least one second signal set during a predetermined time period when the vehicle ignition is OFF and when the vehicle ignition is ON.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Xing Ping Lin, Steven Thomas Skalski