Patents by Inventor Timothy Arthur Tiernan

Timothy Arthur Tiernan 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).

  • MAP ENHANCED POSITIONING SENSOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100121518
    Abstract: An enhanced positioning system includes a vehicle positioning system adapted to transmit an output representing at least one of a current position, a future position, and a path of a vehicle and at least one module in communication with the vehicle positioning system, wherein the at least one module obtains data and information related to at least one of a road attribute, a vehicle dynamics, and a vehicle position, analyzes the data and information, and modifies the output of the vehicle positioning system in response to the analysis of the data and information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Timothy Arthur Tiernan, Faroog Abdel-kareem Ibrahim, Kenneth Aaron Freeman
  • Sensor cover and method of construction thereof
    Patent number: 6750819
    Abstract: A sensor cover is disclosed for camouflaging a high frequency sensor, including for example, a radar sensor. The sensor cover includes a substrate having a non-planar surface with non-signal transmitting regions and signal transmitting regions. A metal layer is disposed on each of the non-signal transmitting regions. Further, each of the non-signal transmitting regions is separated by one of the signal transmitting regions. The method of constructing such a sensor cover is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel G. Rahaim, Robert Joseph Gordon, Paul Kirk Zoratti, Timothy Arthur Tiernan, Robert Edward Belke
  • Sensor cover and method of construction thereof
    Publication number: 20030128164
    Abstract: A sensor cover is disclosed for camouflaging a high frequency sensor, including for example, a radar sensor. The sensor cover includes a substrate having a non-planar surface with non-signal transmitting regions and signal transmitting regions. A metal layer is disposed on each of the non-signal transmitting regions. Further, each of the non-signal transmitting regions is separated by one of the signal transmitting regions. The method of constructing such a sensor cover is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventors: Samuel G. Rahaim, Robert Joseph Gordon, Paul Kirk Zoratti, Timothy Arthur Tiernan, Robert Edward Belke