Patents by Inventor Paul D. Latunski

Paul D. Latunski 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 with sealed pins
    Patent number: 9077098
    Abstract: An electrical accessory for a vehicle includes a housing having a connector portion having a connector cavity therein, and a plurality of terminals that electrically connect at a circuit element in the housing and that protrude at least partially into the connector cavity. The housing has at least one fill port and at least one channel for receiving a sealant material through the fill port, whereby the sealant material flows along the at least one channel and at and around at least one terminal to substantially seal the at least one terminal relative to the housing. The fill port is accessible from outside of the housing after the electrical accessory is assembled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Paul D. Latunski
  • ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH SEALED PINS
    Publication number: 20130344736
    Abstract: An electrical accessory for a vehicle includes a housing having a connector portion having a connector cavity therein, and a plurality of terminals that electrically connect at a circuit element in the housing and that protrude at least partially into the connector cavity. The housing has at least one fill port and at least one channel for receiving a sealant material through the fill port, whereby the sealant material flows along the at least one channel and at and around at least one terminal to substantially seal the at least one terminal relative to the housing. The fill port is accessible from outside of the housing after the electrical accessory is assembled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventor: Paul D. Latunski
  • Tambour closure
    Patent number: 7475954
    Abstract: In the embodiments and methods described, a tambour closure is employed having a flexible surface and a plurality of ribs secured to the flexible surface, each of the plurality of ribs includes a structural support disposed inside of a molded body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: May & Scofield LLC
    Inventor: Paul D. Latunski