Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Wilcosky

Thomas J. Wilcosky 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).

  • Caution/warning system for displaying system malfunctions/faults in a night-time viewing mode
    Patent number: 6259981
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for indicating abnormal conditions associated with certain parameters related to the operation of a vehicle or marine vessel during a night-time viewing mode. A plurality of sensors sense a plurality of parameter levels and responsively produce a plurality of sensor signals indicative of the different levels of An electronic controller is coupled to the sensors for receiving signals therefrom. A display or indicator mechanism displays normal or abnormal conditions associated with a sensed parameter when the level of a sensed parameter is equal to a predetermined level. The controller displays on the display or indicator mechanism a warning to the operator indicative of an abnormal condition associated with any one of the sensed parameters. The controller increases the illumination level of the warning given to the operator when the display or indicator mechanism is being operated in a night-time viewing mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Inventor: Thomas J. Wilcosky