Patents by Inventor Steven Wilkes

Steven Wilkes 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 WIRELESSLY TRANSMITTING DATA FROM A VEHICLE LATCH
    Publication number: 20150115617
    Abstract: A latch for a vehicle is disclosed herein. The latch including: a housing; a switch located within the housing, wherein the wireless switch is configured to only wirelessly transfer data from the housing, wherein the data corresponds to an operational state of the wireless switch, wherein the power required to wirelessly transfer the data from housing is generated solely by manipulation of an actuation member of the wireless switch; and a component moveably mounted within the housing for movement between at least a first position and a second position, wherein movement of the component in the housing manipulates the actuation member of the wireless switch and thus changes the state of the wireless switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Andrew Powell, Sean D. Williams, Stephen Crisp, Steven Wilkes, Martin Harvey