Patents by Inventor Tom Boettger

Tom Boettger 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).

  • Patent number: 9994144
    Abstract: A vehicle is provided that includes a glazing that has a first glass substrate and a second glass substrate. A polymeric interlayer is positioned between the first and second glass substrates and a phosphorescent layer is positioned on the polymeric interlayer. A light source is optically coupled with polymeric interlayer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Kenneth Dellock, Stuart C. Salter, Tom Boettger, Jim Pizzimenti
  • Patent number: 9937855
    Abstract: A vehicle window glazing is provided that includes a transparent substrate defining a first surface with a decorative layer positioned on the first surface defining an indicium. A light source is positioned on the decorative layer. A conductive lead is electrically coupled to the light source and extends along the first surface of the substrate away from the light source. The at least one conductive lead is substantially transparent and a transparent layer is positioned over the decorative layer and substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Kenneth Dellock, David Brian Glickman, Stuart C. Salter, Talat Karmo, Tom Boettger
  • Patent number: 9855799
    Abstract: An indicator disposed proximate a fuel port of the vehicle is disclosed. The indicator comprises a persistent luminescent layer, a first light source, and one or more circuits. The persistent luminescent layer is configured to emit a first color of light. The first light source is configured to emit a charging emission to charge the persistent luminescent layer. The one or more circuits are configured to selectively activate one or more portions of the first light source such that the persistent luminescent layer is charged and illuminates the indicator in the first color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, James J. Surman, Pietro Buttolo, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Tom Boettger
  • Publication number: 20170349090
    Abstract: A vehicle window glazing is provided that includes a transparent substrate defining a first surface with a decorative layer positioned on the first surface defining an indicium. A light source is positioned on the decorative layer. A conductive lead is electrically coupled to the light source and extends along the first surface of the substrate away from the light source. The at least one conductive lead is substantially transparent and a transparent layer is positioned over the decorative layer and substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies
    Inventors: Paul Kenneth Dellock, David Brian Glickman, Stuart C. Salter, Talat Karmo, Tom Boettger
  • Publication number: 20170334342
    Abstract: A vehicle is provided that includes a glazing that has a first glass substrate and a second glass substrate. A polymeric interlayer is positioned between the first and second glass substrates and a phosphorescent layer is positioned on the polymeric interlayer. A light source is optically coupled with polymeric interlayer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Kenneth Dellock, Stuart C. Salter, Tom Boettger, Jim Pizzimenti
  • Publication number: 20170225615
    Abstract: An indicator disposed proximate a fuel port of the vehicle is disclosed. The indicator comprises a persistent luminescent layer, a first light source, and one or more circuits. The persistent luminescent layer is configured to emit a first color of light. The first light source is configured to emit a charging emission to charge the persistent luminescent layer. The one or more circuits are configured to selectively activate one or more portions of the first light source such that the persistent luminescent layer is charged and illuminates the indicator in the first color.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, James J. Surman, Pietro Buttolo, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Tom Boettger
  • Patent number: 9439245
    Abstract: A laminated window is disclosed having a window heater unit which is connected to an external source of electrical power by means of an electrically conductive strip. At least a part of each of the electrically conductive strips is bonded on all sides to one or more laminating interlayer interposed between and bonding together two panes of glass. The bonding of the laminating interlayer to the electrically conductive strips during manufacture of the laminated window produces a water impervious seal between the laminating interlayer and the respective electrically conductive strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Nigel Philip Harold Fawcett, Tom Boettger, Oliver Sterzenbach, Larry Agius
  • Publication number: 20140251975
    Abstract: A laminated window is disclosed having a window heater unit which is connected to an external source of electrical power by means of an electrically conductive strip. At least a part of each of the electrically conductive strips is bonded on all sides to one or more laminating interlayer interposed between and bonding together two panes of glass. The bonding of the laminating interlayer to the electrically conductive strips during manufacture of the laminated window produces a water impervious seal between the laminating interlayer and the respective electrically conductive strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Nigel Philip Harold Fawcett, Tom Boettger, Oliver Sterzenbach, Larry Agius
  • Publication number: 20110099067
    Abstract: Computer readable media, apparatuses, and methods may include analyzing account information for an account with a financial institution, where the account is associated with a first customer of the financial institution, and wherein the account information comprises a plurality of purchases made by the first customer using the account, selecting a subset of marketing offers from a plurality of available marketing offers, based on the plurality of purchases, generating an interactive account statement for the customer, said account statement comprising the account information and the subset of marketing offers, wherein each marketing offer in the subset of marketing offers is hyperlinked in the interactive account statement to additional information corresponding to that offer, and sending the interactive account statement to a client device associated with the customer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Cooper, Justin McCord, Tom Boettger, Mike Coyne, Samantha Wallace, Rex Oberg
  • Patent number: 6971702
    Abstract: A windshield trim molding is affixed to the peripheral edge of an automotive windshield during the manufacturing process of mounting the windshield on an automobile chassis. The windshield molding incorporates an extruded strip of elastomeric material, such as ALCRYN or RAUPREN melt-processible rubber, at the contact surface of the molding where a windshield primer is applied to the glass prior to the installation of the molding. As a result, the elastomeric material becomes bonded to the windshield glass, rather than the plastic molding. The strip of extruded elastomeric material is softer than either the windshield glass or the plastic molding and absorbs any failure due to differences in thermal expression rates between the plastic molding and the windshield glass, thus preventing spalling at the peripheral edge of the windshield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Tom Boettger, Mukta Mehandru, Kris Cockerel, Maria Hertaler, Carolyn Tatge
  • Publication number: 20050052048
    Abstract: A windshield trim molding is affixed to the peripheral edge of an automotive windshield during the manufacturing process of mounting the windshield on an automobile chassis. The windshield molding incorporates an extruded strip of elastomeric material, such as Alcryn or Ralpryn, at the contact surface of the molding where a windshield primer is applied to the glass prior to the installation of the molding. As a result, the elastomeric material becomes bonded to the windshield glass, rather than the plastic molding. The strip of extruded elastomeric material is softer than either the windshield glass or the plastic molding and absorbs any failure due to differences in thermal expansion rates between the plastic molding and the windshield glass, thus preventing spalling at the peripheral edge of the windshield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2004
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventors: Tom Boettger, Mukta Mehandru, Kris Cockerel, Maria Hertaler, Carolyn Tatge