Inventor

Steven P. Schwinke

Inventor
Plymouth, MI, US

Overview

26→
Patents
2000–2021
Patent span
Electricity
Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 26 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

H04Wprimary
H04WWireless communication networks30%
H04MTelephonic communication17%
H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication13%
G06QInformation and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes7%
G07CTime or attendance registers7%
H04BTransmission7%
G01SRadio direction-finding4%
H01QAntennas, i.e. radio aerials4%
B60KArrangement or mounting of propulsion units or of transmissions in vehicles2%
B60WConjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function2%
PatentTitleYear
11,001,269Assisting user engagement of vehicle features202110,154,094Electronic glovebox for a vehicle20189,998,869Determining vehicle location via signal strength and signal drop event20189,247,434'Mobile-originated SMS local broadcast'20169,237,534'Mobile application DRx synchronization with embedded vehicle hardware'20168,923,797'Method of establishing a communications connection from a deactivated telematics unit on a motor vehicle'20148,849,238'Telematics unit and mobile device pairing with missing device notifications'20148,755,764'Extending the range of vehicular cellular communications'20148,744,745'Method of using vehicle location information with a wireless mobile device'20148,660,538'Method of communicating business contact information to a wireless user'20148,626,553'Method for updating an electronic calendar in a vehicle'20148,583,199'Telematics systems and methods with multiple antennas'20138,508,419'Multiple antenna element system and method'20138,374,331'Method and device for remotely routing a voice call'20138,190,141'Method for reactivating a then-currently deactivated mobile unit'20128,145,379'System and method for communicating vehicle diagnostic data'20128,064,960'Method of managing multiple vehicle antennas'20117,398,082'Method of configuring an in-vehicle telematics unit'20087,305,236'Method of cellular connectivity reporting'20077,072,645'In-vehicle automated call routing using an origin identifier'20067,035,631'Telematics unit access method'20067,031,713'Method of reducing blocking for cellular phones'20066,973,323'Method and system for mobile telephone restriction boundary determination'20056,904,141'Method and device for remotely routing a voice call'20056,745,124'Method and system for determining a navigating vehicle location'20046,032,054'Vehicle telecommunication apparatus with RF antenna switching arrangement'2000

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2000–2008Patents assigned to GEN MOTORS CORP (9)· patent assignee history
2000–2021Based in Plymouth, MI, US· patent location history
2011–2018Patents assigned to GEN MOTORS LLC (14)· patent assignee history
2011–2016Patents assigned to SCHWINKE STEVEN P (14)· patent assignee history
2011–2014Patents assigned to WISNEWSKI MARK A (4)· patent assignee history
2013–2016Patents assigned to MADHAVAN SETHU K (3)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees
AssigneePatentsSpan
GEN MOTORS LLC142011–2018
SCHWINKE STEVEN Pself142011–2016
GEN MOTORS CORP92000–2008
WISNEWSKI MARK A42011–2014
MADHAVAN SETHU K32013–2016
Locations
LocationPatentsSpan
Plymouth, MI, US262000–2021