Inventor · Plymouth, MI, US

Thomas Keeling

12Patents
9h-index
14Co-inventors
61Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 27, 2004 → Sep 1, 2011

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7688179B2 Hands-free vehicle door opener Physics 89 Active
US7777615B2 System for assisting the attachment of a trailer to a vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 81 Active
US8077011B2 Apparatus for automatically initiating sequence of vehicle functions Physics 42 Active
US8093987B2 Vehicle electronic key system Physics 30 Active
US8022808B2 Vehicle power door control with passive entry Performing Operations; Transporting 30 Active
US7148790B2 System for controlling a valet mode of a vehicle Physics 27 Expired
US8427276B2 Apparatus for automatically initiating sequence of vehicle functions Physics 21 Active
US7050795B2 System for programming customizable vehicle features Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Expired
US7683764B2 Automatic locking failsafe for vehicles with passive keys Physics 12 Active
US7539565B2 Smart unlock control by vehicle location Physics 5 Active
US7561030B2 Ambient noise controlled buzzer answerback Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Active
US9024721B2 Apparatus for automatically changing state of vehicle closure Physics 2 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.