Visteon Global Technolgoies, Inc.

Ford Motor Company Limited

Philip Mark Bator

Richard David Zerod

Jack Harold King

Michael Chrysochoos

J William Whikehart

John Elliott Whitecar

David John Rutkowski

Timothy K Mitchell

Neil A Tidmarsh

Taras O Fedak

Andrew R Macko

Rex J Eccleston

Andrew Albert Messina

Jack H King, Jr

An audio entertainment system having a primary circuit board with a processor in communication with an antenna input, an audio output and a connector. The processor is configured to detect the presence of the digital audio circuit board and to output an audio signal to the audio output based on the wireless signal. The wireless signal may be an AM, FM or digital satellite signal.

Integrated digital radio module

A method of showing approval or disapproval of an item overheard on an audio system. The method includes sending an item via radio waves to an audio system, listening to the item on the audio system and activating a button to indicate approval or disapproval of the item.

Telematics application for implementation in conjunction with a satellite broadcast delivery system

A method of controlling an antenna signal combiner in a vehicle having multiple antenna elements, a navigational system and a receiver comprising the steps of receiving signals from at least one transmitter, determining first position coordinates of the vehicle using the navigational system, determining second position coordinates of the at least one transmitter, and combining signals from the multiple antenna elements to steer an antenna beam from the first position coordinates to the second position coordinates.

Antenna beam steering responsive to receiver and broadcast transmitter

A method to absorb magnetic fields begins by placing an electronic unit into a fixture. The electronic unit contains at least one electrical component, such as a microchip, that requires a reduction of a magnetic field. The microchip can be surrounded by a containment apparatus, such as a mold, into which encapsulant is poured. Exclusion devices, such as masks, protect components that should not be coated. Once the electronic unit is prepared, it is exposed to magnetic field interference. At this point, encapsulant is poured into all molds on the electronic unit. Ferrite particles comprise a portion of the encapsulant and initially are randomly distributed throughout. When the ferrite particles are exposed to a magnetic field, they migrate along the generated field lines and absorb the magnetic field. After the new distribution of ferrite particles occurs, the encapsulant can be cured. Curing the encapsulant causes the ferrite particles to be frozen in place along the field lines, allowing for continuous protection of the microchip.

Method for absorbing active, external and dynamic magnetic fields using a ferrite encapsulated coating

An active clamp circuit for an inductive load switching circuit includes a zener current control resistor to set the breakdown current in a zener diode of the clamp circuit. The zener breakdown current is set at a sufficiently high level to ensure that the zener diode is operated at a point beyond its 'knee' region and therefore does not generate interfering levels of microplasmic noise (MPN). The zener current control resistor is provided in addition to a circuit speed control resistor such that there is substantially independent control of the switching circuit operating speed and the breakdown current of the zener diode of the active clamp circuit.

Active clamp circuit with immunity to zener diode microplasmic noise

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Farmington, MI, United States of America

Philip Mark Bator