Patents by Inventor John Harry Floros

John Harry Floros 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).

  • Method for detecting failure of a relay
    Patent number: 6909285
    Abstract: A method for detecting failure of a relay operating in a vehicle having an ignition switch, a power supply, a capacitor, and a pre-charge circuit to pre-charge the capacitor with the relay switching power from the power supply to the pre-charged capacitor, the method comprising the steps of: performing a capacitor pre-charge test; and performing a capacitor discharge test. Preferably, the capacitor pre-charge test is performed when the ignition is switched ON and the capacitor discharge test is performed when the ignition is switched OFF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Thomas Jordan, John Harry Floros
  • Method for detecting failure of a relay
    Publication number: 20040047097
    Abstract: A method for detecting failure of a relay operating in a vehicle having an ignition switch, a power supply, a capacitor, and a pre-charge circuit to pre-charge the capacitor with the relay switching power from the power supply to the pre-charged capacitor, the method comprising the steps of: performing a capacitor pre-charge test; and performing a capacitor discharge test. Preferably, the capacitor pre-charge test is performed when the ignition is switched ON and the capacitor discharge test is performed when the ignition is switched OFF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2002
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Inventors: Paul Thomas Jordan, John Harry Floros