Hand Held Or Remote Type Patents (Class D13/168)
  • Towed vehicle braking apparatus
    Patent number: 8430458
    Abstract: An auxiliary braking system and method of controlling the braking a towed vehicle is provided that includes a remote control that is in selective communication with an auxiliary braking unit positioned in a towing vehicle. More specifically, it is often desirable for the operator of the towing vehicle to assess the performance of the auxiliary braking apparatus positioned in a towed vehicle. In addition, it is often advantageous for the operator to perform real time adjustments to the performance parameters of the auxiliary braking apparatus positioned in the towing vehicle without having to cease driving and physically access the auxiliary braking device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Hopkins Manufacturing Corp.
    Inventors: Gary Kaminski, Vicki Sickler, Jonathan Gray
  • Multi-zone tabletop remote load control device
    Patent number: D669038
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Edward M. Felegy, Jr., David William Petrillo, Gregory M. Snyder, Gregory Altonen, Elliot G. Jacoby, Noel Mayo, Joel S. Spira
  • Cover assembly for a remote control battery compartment
    Patent number: D669868
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Inventor: Roseanna Bacchus
  • Remote control fob
    Patent number: D670255
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Gainsborough Hardward Industries Limited
    Inventors: Stuart Clark, Harris Lambrou, Troy Nyssen, Lisa Edlund-Tjernberg, Fred Blochlinger
  • Furniture remote control
    Patent number: D670658
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: L & P Property Management Company
    Inventors: Etienne Henri Iliffe-Moon, Adil Ali, Alexandra Lynn McGill
  • Remote controller for toilet seat with bidet
    Patent number: D670659
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Toto Ltd.
    Inventors: Masafumi Ishikawa, Hajime Kakihana, Yuji Yoshioka
  • Remote control
    Patent number: D670660
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Inseat Solutions, LLC
    Inventor: Jeff S. Cook
  • Remote control fob
    Patent number: D671505
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Gainsborough Hardware Industries Limited
    Inventors: Stuart Clark, Harris Lambrou, Troy Nyssen, Lisa Edlund-Tjernberg, Fred Blochlinger
  • Pocket controller
    Patent number: D671900
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Greatbatch Ltd.
    Inventors: Ben Cottrill, Jeff Gagnon, Michael S. Labbe
  • Universal remote control with cooperating charging base
    Patent number: D672320
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Inventor: Angela D. B. Love
  • Smart remote control
    Patent number: D672321
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Innochips Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: In Kil Park, Dae Kyum Kim, Young Sul Kim, Seung Hwan Lee
  • Controller
    Patent number: D672727
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Invacare Corporation
    Inventors: Ricky J. McCullar, Kristie L. Jarrett, Michael Sedlak, Brian W. Huml, Daniel M. Hulse, Michael Romano
  • Remote controller
    Patent number: D673512
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Inventor: Dazhi Huang
  • Controller
    Patent number: D674354
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Ken Yano
  • Remote controller
    Patent number: D676394
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuang-Sung Wang, Chia-Ao Chu
  • Controller
    Patent number: D676815
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: RoboteX Inc.
    Inventors: Adam M. Gettings, Steven J. Shiozaki
  • Electronic controller
    Patent number: D678218
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Warmup PLC
    Inventor: Spencer Sheen
  • Remote control for home electronics
    Patent number: D678219
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Rinnai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroaki Higashijima, Katsunori Maegawa, Yoshikazu Kubo, Atsumi Suzuki
  • Center console single hand controller
    Patent number: D678848
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Lectronix, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan Dale, Roger A. Sewell
  • Controller
    Patent number: D678849
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Invacare Corporation
    Inventors: Ricky J. McCullar, Kristie L. Jarrett, Michael Sedlak, Brian W. Huml, Daniel M. Hulse, Michael Romano
  • Tabletop remote control keypad
    Patent number: D679261
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Philip McDonald, David William Petrillo, Elliot G. Jacoby, Joel S. Spira
  • Tabletop remote control keypad
    Patent number: D680084
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Philip McDonald, Edward M. Felegy, Jr., Gregory M. Snyder, David William Petrillo, Gregory Altonen, Elliot G. Jacoby, Joel S. Spira
  • Remote control
    Patent number: D680972
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Abbott Medical Optics Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy L. Hunter, Edith W. Fung, Mitch Mallough, Catherine P. Ha, Dustin P. Hassell, Anna Iwaniec Hickerson, Meng-Hsin Lin, Joshua Lawrence Miller, Johnathan Louis Weaver, Joy Catherine Wong
  • Remote controller for air-conditioners
    Patent number: D680973
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: So Nakai
  • Remote control keypad
    Patent number: D682795
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Philip McDonald, Elliot G. Jacoby, Joel S. Spira
  • Electrical controller
    Patent number: D683320
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: NDI Medical LLC
    Inventors: Robert B. Strother, Jonathan L. Sakai, Joseph W. Boggs, II, Kathryn W. Stager, Maria E. Bennett
  • Tabletop remote load control device having a nightlight
    Patent number: D684543
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Edward M. Felegy, Jr., Gregory M. Snyder, David William Petrillo, Gregory Altonen, Elliot G. Jacoby, Noel Mayo, Joel S. Spira
  • Remote controller for air-conditioners
    Patent number: D684938
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: So Nakai
  • Remote control
    Patent number: D684939
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Inseat Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Jeff S. Cook, Cecilia Locsin
  • Remote control
    Patent number: D685750
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Hitoshi Nakagawa
  • Control unit casing
    Patent number: D686998
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: D.Light Design, Inc.
    Inventors: Robin Blake Kiran Chilton, Xianyi Wu, Sean Sun
  • Remote control keypad
    Patent number: D687390
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Philip McDonald, Edward M. Felegy, Jr., Gregory M. Snyder, Gregory Altonen, Elliot G. Jacoby, Joel S. Spira
  • Keyless entry remote
    Patent number: D687391
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Chi Mei Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Ming-Yu Cao, Tzu-Cheng Yu, Hsiao-Wen Tseng, Ching-Chang Ni, Hong-Xiu Luo, Ho-Chyuan Su
  • Remote controller
    Patent number: D687784
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Sakai, Azumi Shimada
  • Remote controller
    Patent number: D687785
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Sakai, Azumi Shimada
  • Keyless entry remote
    Patent number: D687786
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Chi Mei Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Ching-Tang Chin, Ying-Chen Cheng, Hong-Xiu Luo, Ho-Chyuan Su, Ching-Chang Ni, Tzu-Cheng Yu
  • Keyless entry remote
    Patent number: D687787
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Chi Mei Communication System, Inc.
    Inventors: Ching-Tang Chin, Kun Liu, Hong-Xiu Luo, Ho-Chyuan Su, Ching-Chang Ni, Tzu-Cheng Yu
  • Keyless entry remote
    Patent number: D688213
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Chi Mei Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jia-Ke Huang, Tzu-Cheng Yu, Ying-Chen Cheng, Ching-Chang Ni, Ho-Chyuan Su, Hong-Xiu Luo
  • Remote control
    Patent number: D688214
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: SIMU
    Inventors: Jean Ducret, Antoine Fenoglio, Frederic Lecourt
  • Keyless entry remote
    Patent number: D688215
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Chi Mei Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Tzu-Cheng Yu, Ching-Chang Ni, Hong-Xiu Luo, Ching-Tang Chin, Jia-Ke Huang
  • Remote controller
    Patent number: D688634
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Sakai, Azumi Shimada
  • Keyless entry remote
    Patent number: D688635
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Chi Mei Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Ching-Chang Ni, Tzu-Cheng Yu, Hong-Xiu Luo, Ho-Chyuan Su
  • Controller
    Patent number: D687392
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Invacare Corporation
    Inventors: Ricky J. McCullar, Kristie L. Jarrett, Michael Sedlak, Brian W. Huml, Daniel M. Hulse, Michael Romano
  • Control panel for a paving machine
    Patent number: D689028
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Joseph Vögele AG
    Inventor: Ulrich Ewringmann
  • Remote controller
    Patent number: D689442
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Sakai, Azumi Shimada
  • Control panel for a paving machine
    Patent number: D689443
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Joseph Vögele AG
    Inventor: Ulrich Ewringmann
  • Keyless entry remote
    Patent number: D689444
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Chi Mei Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Tzu-Cheng Yu, Ching-Chang Ni, Hong-Xiu Luo, Hu-Yi Dai, Ying-Chen Cheng
  • Clicker
    Patent number: D689826
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Elmo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tetsuro Kato
  • Remote control
    Patent number: D690664
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Advance Security Inc
    Inventor: Yeong Suei Chen
  • Control panel
    Patent number: D690275
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Raffel Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth G. Seidl, Paul Li, Paul F. Stangl