Patents by Inventor Tara Thweny

Tara Thweny 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).

  • System and method for airbag deployment detection
    Patent number: 8610567
    Abstract: A system and method for airbag deployment sensing with a mobile device is provided. The system senses an effluent indicative of airbag deployment with a chemical sensor and determines if an airbag deployment condition exists based on the sensing of the chemical sensor. The system may then initiate an emergency communication if it is determined that the airbag deployment condition exists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Siri Hamed, Bill Johnson, Tara Thweny, Karen Skalny, Syed Nabi, Shafer Seymour
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT DETECTION
    Publication number: 20120282885
    Abstract: A system and method for airbag deployment sensing with a mobile device is provided. The system senses an effluent indicative of airbag deployment with a chemical sensor and determines if an airbag deployment condition exists based on the sensing of the chemical sensor. The system may then initiate an emergency communication if it is determined that the airbag deployment condition exists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS US, INC.
    Inventors: Siri Hamed, Bill Johnson, Tara Thweny, Karen Skalny, Syed Nabi, Shafer Seymour
  • 4D Vehicle Entertainment System
    Publication number: 20110276156
    Abstract: Methods and systems for analyzing communication options, including providing one or more 4D entertainment signals, the one or more entertainment signals being associated with one or more 4D entertainment effects, providing one or more vehicle systems; and interfacing the one or more signals with the one or more vehicle systems, the one or more vehicle systems being configured to implement the one or more 4D entertainment effects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Tara Thweny, Bill Johnson, Robert Gee, Shafer Seymour