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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2004
Applicants:
Fred Reed, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Robert P Hennessee, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
David M Zedan, New Baltimore, MI (US);
Andrew Gillen, Troy, MI (US);
Inventors:
Fred Reed, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Robert P Hennessee, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
David M Zedan, New Baltimore, MI (US);
Andrew Gillen, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
Chrysler Group LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A human-machine interface device for controlling a plurality of vehicle functions. The interface has a knob which is bidirectionally rotatable at a rest level and a pressed level. A selected one of the vehicle functions is selected by the knob at the rest level, and the selected one of the vehicle functions is controlled by the knob at the pressed level.