Patents by Inventor W. Timothy Stevenson

W. Timothy Stevenson 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).

  • Automotive gauge system using a power line carrier
    Patent number: 7352281
    Abstract: A data display system including a plurality of data sources; a data transmitter coupled to the data sources and to a transmission network comprising a power line; wherein the data transmitter comprises means for modulating the data as a frequency modulated carrier and means for transmitting the carrier over the power line; and a plurality of gauges each having a display and coupled to the power line, and a data receiver comprising means for demodulating the carrier and means for translating the data to the display. The gauges are coupled to the data transmitter only by the power line, disregarding any ground connections, and the power line provides power to the gauges and the data transmitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Instrument Systems Inc.
    Inventor: W. Timothy Stevenson