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Thomas E. Utter — 19 Patents

General Motors: 17 patents #830 of 18,328Top 5%
SASiemens Automotive: 1 patents #121 of 231Top 55%
SASiemens Vdo Automotive Ag: 1 patents #223 of 559Top 40%
Royal Oak, MI: #52 of 1,428 inventorsTop 4%
Michigan: #4,375 of 86,293 inventorsTop 6%
Overall (All Time): #229,345 of 4,157,543Top 6%
19 Patents All Time
Thomas E. Utter has been granted 19 US patents while listed as an inventor at General Motors. The first was granted in 2002 and the most recent in December 2023. Thomas E. Utter ranks #229,345 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 5.5%). Patent records list Thomas E. Utter in Royal Oak, MI, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–19 of 19 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11856110 Method for delegated key sharing for digital car key system Jinzhu Chen, Fan Bai, John Sergakis 2023-12-26 $25,871,000
11155238 Systems and methods for determining device location for passive entry and vehicle startup Rohit Uttam, David T. Proefke, Kenneth Strong 2021-10-26 $50,550,000
10275961 Method for optimizing anti-collision and latency for PEPS passive response Aaron P. Creguer, Ron Y. Asmar, David T. Proefke 2019-04-30 $9,833,000
10147253 Systems amd methods for accessing a vehicle using a single, exterior control David T. Proefke, Akhil N. Neti, Luis David Gonzalez Valdez, Rohit Uttam 2018-12-04 $22,474,000
10055919 Relay-attack deterrence relay-attack deterrence Ron Y. Asmar, Thomas M. Forest, Aaron P. Creguer, David T. Proefke 2018-08-21 $9,824,000
9728018 Memory management for fleet operation of PEPS vehicles David T. Proefke, Ron Y. Asmar, Aaron P. Creguer 2017-08-08 $32,250,000
9707889 Method of controlling a vehicle door lock system Jeffrey L. Konchan, William A. Biondo, David T. Proefke, Frank Joseph Arabia, Jr. 2017-07-18 $13,597,000
9669801 Systems and methods for detecting wheel assembly tampering Douglas M. Kidd, David T. Proefke, William A. Biondo 2017-06-06 $10,942,000
9102299 System and method for determining driver identification by a remote device Aaron P. Creguer, David T. Proefke, Roy Y. Asmar 2015-08-11 $8,911,000
8918249 Dual function electronic control unit David T. Proefke, Kimberly A. Morse-Harvey, Craig Atiyeh, Aaron P. Creguer 2014-12-23 $11,759,000
7231041 Method, device, and system for secure motor vehicle remote keyless entry Thomas M. Forest 2007-06-12 $20,414,000
7218209 Method and apparatus for determining correct tire pressure inflation during adjustment Mark A. Walters, John G Maxgay, John Liddell Turner, Stephen C Kirsch 2007-05-15 $7,669,000
7167084 Temporary key invalidation for electronic key and locking system David T. Proefke 2007-01-23 $16,052,000
7129597 Adaptive actuation vehicle locking system and method David T. Proefke, Robert Baillargeon 2006-10-31 $9,131,000
7030745 Spare tire usage detection Mark A. Walters, Ryan M. Frakes, Thomas H. Tu, M. Scott Buck, David A. Osinski 2006-04-18 $6,795,000
6950011 Vehicle theft detection device and method David T. Proefke 2005-09-27 $11,967,000
6653747 Electronic key system including ignition and transmission control David T. Proefke, Robert Baillargeon, Thomas W. Pfeffer, Jeffrey R. Coil, Andrew C. Brenz +4 more 2003-11-25 $241,000
6479908 Apparatus and method for sensing positions of an ignition switch Carol L. Daprai, Kerfegar K. Katrak, David T. Proefke, Thomas M. Forest, Michael J. Kachman 2002-11-12
6386447 Smart card with card in vehicle warning David T. Proefke, Robert Baillargeon, Thomas W. Pfeffer, Jeffrey R. Coil, Andrew C. Brenz +4 more 2002-05-14 $222,000