Kenneth G Slotkowski

62886525, Sep 11, 2001

Jan 11, 1999

9/227842

Sukhminder Bobby Bedi - Dearborn Heights MI
David Joseph Jaworski - Bloomfield MI
Mark Christian Aaron - Canton MI
Michael J. Buchanan - Rochester HIlls MI
Kenneth George Slotkowski - West Bloomfield MI

Ford Global Technologies, Inc. - Dearborn MI

H01H 2500

341 22

A five-switch keypad apparatus having four diodes that multiplex the switch contacts onto three sense terminals. The three sense terminals create a binary code that defines eight possible switch states. The eight states are used to indicate each individual switch closure, a lack of a switch closure, and two simultaneous dual switch closures. In an application, a decoder, connected to the three sense terminals, converts the sequence of binary codes into three control signals. The three control signals can control a door lock, a trunk lock and an automatic lock function.

60694610, May 30, 2000

Nov 16, 1998

9/192483

David Joseph Jaworski - Bloomfield MI
Mark Christian Aaron - Canton MI
Michael J. Buchanan - Rochester Hills MI
Kenneth George Slotkowski - West Bloomfield MI

Ford Global Technologies, Inc. - Dearborn MI

H02P 104

318443

The use of a Gray code ganged wiper switch and an electronic circuit controlling the washer-pump motor and wiper motor allow the use of a minimal number of wires in the overall interval wiper system than found in conventional systems. Circuit redundancy and Gray coding method provides several added reliability features at a low manufacturing cost. The system further provides a resistorless control of the several power output functions of the system.

51825023, Jan 26, 1993

May 6, 1991

7/696162

Kenneth G. Slotkowski - Westland MI
Paul A. Michaels - Livonia MI
Harold R. Macks - Detroit MI
Henry J. Ewald - Livonia MI

Lectron Products, Inc. - Rochester Hills MI
Ford Motor Company - Dearborn MI

H05B 4136
B60Q 114

315159

An automatic headlamp dimmer system for switching a vehicle's headlamps from high beam to low beam when lights from another vehicle are detected in front of the vehicle. To prevent spurious responses to reflected light from signs and other sources, the dimmer system includes a light detector which is responsive only to infrared light. Also, unwanted responses to flashing lights are avoided by detecting the presence of a periodically varying light signal, and inhibiting switching between high and low beams in response thereto. The system is also capable of sensing the activation of windshield wipers and preventing headlamp switching caused by interruption of light to the system's light sensor by action of the wiper blades.

53292065, Jul 12, 1994

Oct 30, 1992

7/969039

Kenneth G. Slotkowski - Westland MI
Paul A. Michaels - Livonia MI
Harold R. Macks - Detroit MI
Henry J. Ewald - Livonia MI

Lectron Products, Inc. - Rochester Hills MI
Ford Motor Company - Dearborn MI

H05B 4136
B60Q 114

315159

An automatic headlamp dimmer system for switching a vehicle's headlamps from high beam to low beam when lights from another vehicle are detected in front of the vehicle. To prevent spurious responses to reflected light from signs and other sources, the dimmer system includes a light detector which is responsive only to infrared light. Also, unwanted responses to flashing lights are avoided by detecting the presence of a periodically varying light signal, and inhibiting switching between high and low beams in response thereto. The system is also capable of sensing the activation of windshield wipers and preventing headlamp switching caused by interruption of light to the system's light sensor by action of the wiper blades.

43073891, Dec 22, 1981

Apr 25, 1980

6/143960

Kenneth G. Slotkowski - Westland MI

Ford Motor Company - Dearborn MI

G08B 1900

340661

A circuit for sensing a plurality of inputs, each of which have a plurality of condition states, and providing a visibly coded output signal to a single indicator lamp, or the like, whereby one may readily determine the various condition states. The circuit is exemplified in an automotive voltage and current sensing system which senses the conditions of normal voltage, overvoltage, undervoltage and battery discharge. The circuit commands a single lamp to be off, to flash rapidly, to light continuously, or to flash slowly in correspondence to the particular sensed condition.