Patents by Inventor Joseph F. Malecke

Joseph F. Malecke 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).

  • Patent number: 5612847
    Abstract: A vehicle door (22) has a window (24) capable of being opened and closed. A master power window switch assembly (26) is mountable in an arm rest (28) of the door (22) near a driver of the vehicle. A polyswitch resettable fuse (56) is connected to a printed circuit board (50) of a master power window switch assembly (26) through a jumper terminal (58). An electrically conductive trace (52) is electrically connected to the jumper terminal (58). The polyswitch resettable fuse (56) may be used to limit current in the conductive trace (52) on the circuit board (50). Locating the polyswitch resettable fuse (56) between the power source (40) and the circuit board (50) permits design of the conductive traces (52), (53) and the circuit board electrical components for normal operating currents instead of significantly larger foreseeable motor stall current levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1997
    Assignee: TRW Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph F. Malecke, Dennis D. Kaufman, Derrick Titus
  • Patent number: 5598918
    Abstract: An apparatus (20) for controlling movement of a vehicle power window (22) between a fully open position and a fully closed position. The apparatus (20) comprises an energizable electric motor (66) for, when energized, moving the window (22). A switch assembly (62) for energizing the electric motor (66) to move the vehicle window (22) to one of the positions. The switch assembly (62) includes a first electrical contact (282) and a second electrical contact (284) electrically insulated from the first electrical contact. An electrically conductive disk (286) has a periphery (288) domed portion (290) and is in electrical communication with one of the first and second electrical contacts (282, 284) at a portion of a periphery of the disk. The other of the first and second electrical contacts (282, 284) is located adjacent the disk (286) and initially spaced from the disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1997
    Assignee: TRW Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph F. Malecke, Dennis D. Kaufman, Rodney A. Dale