Patents by Inventor JOHN GLENN ZEABARI

JOHN GLENN ZEABARI 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).

  • Publication number: 20240167309
    Abstract: An electromechanical biasing member for moving a closure panel between an open and a closed position relative to a motor vehicle body is provided. The electromechanical biasing member includes a housing having an inner cavity for housing an electric motor having a motor shaft and a rotary output member rotatable relative to the housing. An extension member within the housing and engageable with the rotary output member moves the closure panel between the open and closed positions in response to driving the electric motor. Also provided is a control unit positioned within the inner cavity and configured to drive the electric motor, the control unit including at least one controller board juxtaposed to the electric motor, and a plurality of control components mounted to the at least one controller board and configured to supply a drive signal to the electric motor and receive signals representative of operation of the electric motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2024
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: JOHN GLENN ZEABARI, JOSHUA MICHAEL BERNHARDT
  • Patent number: 11939806
    Abstract: An electromechanical biasing member for moving a closure panel between an open and a closed position relative to a motor vehicle body is provided. The electromechanical biasing member includes a housing having an inner cavity for housing an electric motor having a motor shaft and a rotary output member rotatable relative to the housing. An extension member within the housing and engageable with the rotary output member moves the closure panel between the open and closed positions in response to driving the electric motor. Also provided is a control unit positioned within the inner cavity and configured to drive the electric motor, the control unit including at least one controller board juxtaposed to the electric motor, and a plurality of control components mounted to the at least one controller board and configured to supply a drive signal to the electric motor and receive signals representative of operation of the electric motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: MAGNA CLOSURES INC.
    Inventors: John Glenn Zeabari, Joshua Michael Bernhardt
  • Publication number: 20210207411
    Abstract: A closure latch assembly includes a latch mechanism having a pawl moveable between a ratchet holding position, whereat a ratchet is maintained in a striker capture position, and a ratchet release position, whereat the ratchet is biased toward a striker release position. An electromagnetic actuator includes a first member, a second member, a plurality of permanent magnets fixed to one of the first and second members and a plurality of electromagnetic coils fixed to the other of the first and second members. The electromagnetic coils are energizable to attract and repel the plurality of permanent magnets to move the first member relative to the second member, whereupon the relative movement causes at least one of the following actuations: movement of the pawl between the ratchet holding and ratchet release positions; locking the pawl against movement from the ratchet holding position to the ratchet release position; and cinching the ratchet in the striker capture position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Francesco CUMBO, John Glenn ZEABARI
  • Publication number: 20200408025
    Abstract: An electromechanical biasing member for moving a closure panel between an open and a closed position relative to a motor vehicle body is provided. The electromechanical biasing member includes a housing having an inner cavity for housing an electric motor having a motor shaft and a rotary output member rotatable relative to the housing. An extension member within the housing and engageable with the rotary output member moves the closure panel between the open and closed positions in response to driving the electric motor. Also provided is a control unit positioned within the inner cavity and configured to drive the electric motor, the control unit including at least one controller board juxtaposed to the electric motor, and a plurality of control components mounted to the at least one controller board and configured to supply a drive signal to the electric motor and receive signals representative of operation of the electric motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: JOHN GLENN ZEABARI, JOSHUA MICHAEL BERNHARDT
  • Patent number: 10774571
    Abstract: An electromechanical biasing member for moving a closure panel between an open and a closed position relative to a motor vehicle body is provided. The electromechanical biasing member includes a housing having an inner cavity for housing an electric motor having a motor shaft and a rotary output member rotatable relative to the housing. An extension member within the housing and engageable with the rotary output member moves the closure panel between the open and closed positions in response to driving the electric motor. Also provided is a control unit positioned within the inner cavity and configured to drive the electric motor, the control unit including at least one controller board juxtaposed to the electric motor, and a plurality of control components mounted to the at least one controller board and configured to supply a drive signal to the electric motor and receive signals representative of operation of the electric motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Inventors: John Glenn Zeabari, Joshua Michael Bernhardt
  • Publication number: 20180347252
    Abstract: An electromechanical biasing member for moving a closure panel between an open and a closed position relative to a motor vehicle body is provided. The electromechanical biasing member includes a housing having an inner cavity for housing an electric motor having a motor shaft and a rotary output member rotatable relative to the housing. An extension member within the housing and engageable with the rotary output member moves the closure panel between the open and closed positions in response to driving the electric motor. Also provided is a control unit positioned within the inner cavity and configured to drive the electric motor, the control unit including at least one controller board juxtaposed to the electric motor, and a plurality of control components mounted to the at least one controller board and configured to supply a drive signal to the electric motor and receive signals representative of operation of the electric motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: JOHN GLENN ZEABARI, JOSHUA MICHAEL BERNHARDT