Patents by Inventor Maciej Pike-Biegunski

Maciej Pike-Biegunski 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 connector assembly for vehicular steering wheel
    Patent number: 5009604
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly is provided for components that are rotatable relative to one another, such as a steering column and a steering wheel for a vehicle. The assembly comprises a steering column cassette and an opposed mateable steering wheel cassette. Concentric recesses are formed in the mating face of at least one of the cassettes. The opposed mating surfaces are further defined by discrete concentric conductive portions formed on or disposed in the cassettes. At least one resilient electrically conductive contact member is resiliently engaged between the cassettes to make redundant electrical contact with the opposed cassette. The cassettes may be appropriately configured for environmental sealing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1991
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Edward J. Plocek, Stephen Z. Weiss, Maciej Pike-Biegunski
  • Electrical connector assembly for vehicular steering wheel
    Patent number: RE34693
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly is provided for components that are rotatable relative to one another, such as a steering column and a steering wheel for a vehicle. The assembly comprises a steering column cassette and an opposed mateable steering wheel cassette. Concentric recesses are formed in the mating face of at least one of the cassettes. The opposed mating surfaces are further defined by discrete concentric conductive portions formed on or disposed in the cassettes. At least one resilient electrically conductive contact member is resiliently engaged between the cassettes to make redundant electrical contact with the opposed cassette. The cassettes may be appropriately configured for environmental sealing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1994
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Edward J. Plocek, Stephen Z. Weiss, Maciej Pike-Biegunski