Patents by Inventor Michael J. Demonica, JR.

Michael J. Demonica, JR. 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).

  • Watertight electrical connection system to flat-wire conductors of a flexible printed circuit
    Patent number: 11955747
    Abstract: A watertight electrical connection system to flat-wire conductors of a flexible circuit is described including a watertight electrical connector that houses connector terminals within a cavity. A contact surface of the watertight electrical connector is configured to mate with a connection area on a surface of the flexible circuit. The connection area is of variable thickness. A seal surrounds an opening to the cavity to form a watertight connection between the connector terminals and one or more of the flat-wire conductors within the connection area on the surface of the flexible circuit. A retainer fits over the flexible circuit and onto the watertight electrical connector to compress the seal and form the watertight connection between the surface of the flexible circuit and the contact surface, which is of variable thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Duane Lee Brantingham, Michael J. Demonica, Jr.
  • WATERTIGHT ELECTRICAL CONNECTION SYSTEM TO FLAT-WIRE CONDUCTORS OF A FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT
    Publication number: 20210210897
    Abstract: A watertight electrical connection system to flat-wire conductors of a flexible circuit is described including a watertight electrical connector that houses connector terminals within a cavity. A contact surface of the watertight electrical connector is configured to mate with a connection area on a surface of the flexible circuit. The connection area is of variable thickness. A seal surrounds an opening to the cavity to form a watertight connection between the connector terminals and one or more of the flat-wire conductors within the connection area on the surface of the flexible circuit. A retainer fits over the flexible circuit and onto the watertight electrical connector to compress the seal and form the watertight connection between the surface of the flexible circuit and the contact surface, which is of variable thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Duane Lee Brantingham, Michael J. Demonica, JR.