Douglas William Kidd

US Patent:

20100148550, Jun 17, 2010

Filed:

Dec 11, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/332406

Inventors:

Douglas M. Kidd - Swartz Creek MI, US

Assignee:

GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. - DETROIT MI

International Classification:

B60N 2/48
A47C 7/72
H04B 1/00
A47C 7/38

US Classification:

2972174, 297397, 381 86

Abstract:

An audio headrest attaches to a seat back of a seat assembly in a vehicle. The audio headrest is removably attached to the seat back of the seat assembly and supports a user's head when the user is seated on the seat while supplying audio to the user of the vehicle. The audio headrest includes at least one speaker, a receiver, and an attachment mechanism to attach to the seat back of the seat assembly. The speaker projects audio to the user. The receiver receives a signal from a source, such as a DVD player, a radio, etc. The attachment mechanism attaches the audio headrest to the seat in the vehicle.

US Patent:

20200101802, Apr 2, 2020

Filed:

Sep 27, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/144601

Inventors:

- Detroit MI, US
Douglas M. Kidd - Swartz Creek MI, US

International Classification:

B60C 23/00
B60C 23/04
G06F 15/18

Abstract:

A tire pressure management system for a vehicle and method is disclosed. The system includes a first sensor sensitive to a rolling direction of a wheel and a second sensor sensitive to a steering ability of the wheel. A processor determines a location of the wheel at the vehicle from the rolling direction of the wheel and the steering ability of the wheel. The first sensor and second sensor can be part of a sensor package associated with the wheel that includes a tire pressure gage.

US Patent:

20160075306, Mar 17, 2016

Filed:

Sep 16, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/487411

Inventors:

- Detroit MI, US
DOUGLAS M. KIDD - SWARTZ CREEK MI, US
DAVID T. PROEFKE - TROY MI, US
WILLIAM A. BIONDO - BEVERLY HILLS MI, US

International Classification:

B60R 25/10

Abstract:

A vehicle includes two or more wheel assemblies, each having a wheel assembly sensor. Each of the wheel assembly sensors is configured to produce acceleration data and pressure data associated with its associated wheel assembly. A wheel assembly tampering module communicatively coupled to the plurality of wheel assembly sensors is configured to produce an output indicative of wheel assembly tampering based on at the acceleration data and the pressure data. Inclination data and signal strength data (associated with each of the wheel assembly sensors) may also be used to determine wheel assembly tampering.

US Patent:

20150165834, Jun 18, 2015

Filed:

Dec 16, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/108009

Inventors:

- Detroit MI, US
Timothy J. Talty - Beverly Hills MI, US
Douglas M. Kidd - Swartz Creek MI, US

Assignee:

GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC - Detroit MI

International Classification:

B60C 23/02

Abstract:

A TPMS that uses a unique signature, such as RSSI signal levels and statistics or Doppler shift information, to identify the location of where the TPMS signal is being transmitted from. The TPMS includes a separate transmitter unit provided in each tire, where each transmitter unit transmits TPMS signals including an ID code identifying the tire and the pressure in the tire. The TPMS also includes a receiver unit that receives the TPMS signals from each of the transmitter units, where the receiver unit stores an average or other classification of the signature over time to identify the location of the transmitter unit for a particular ID code. The receiver unit compares the new received TPMS signals to the classified signals to identify whether the ID code indicates that the position of the tire has changed.