Patents by Inventor David A. Bustamante

David A. Bustamante has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Electrical circuit with passive wiring connector for electrical device mounted on vehicle window
    Patent number: 8857883
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle body that supports an electrical line that is electrically connected to a power source and that terminates at a first terminal. The vehicle also includes a window member with an electrical device supported thereon. A second terminal of the electrical device is supported on the window assembly, and the window member is moveable relative to the vehicle body. The vehicle further includes a passive electrical connector with a plunger that moves between a retracted position and an extended position. The passive electrical connector also includes a biasing member that biases the plunger toward the extended position. The passive electrical connector electrically connects the first and second terminals when the window member is in a first position. The plunger is biased toward the extended position when the window member is in the second position to electrically disconnect the first and second terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Chrysler Group LLC
    Inventors: John S Kargilis, Hugh W Ireland, David A Bustamante
  • ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT WITH PASSIVE WIRING CONNECTOR FOR ELECTRICAL DEVICE MOUNTED ON VEHICLE WINDOW
    Publication number: 20140099840
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle body that supports an electrical line that is electrically connected to a power source and that terminates at a first terminal. The vehicle also includes a window member with an electrical device supported thereon. A second terminal of the electrical device is supported on the window assembly, and the window member is moveable relative to the vehicle body. The vehicle further includes a passive electrical connector with a plunger that moves between a retracted position and an extended position. The passive electrical connector also includes a biasing member that biases the plunger toward the extended position. The passive electrical connector electrically connects the first and second terminals when the window member is in a first position. The plunger is biased toward the extended position when the window member is in the second position to electrically disconnect the first and second terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Inventors: John S. Kargilis, Hugh W. Ireland, David A. Bustamante