Patents by Inventor Robert B. Bucciarelli

Robert B. Bucciarelli 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).

  • Wireless charging device
    Patent number: 7868585
    Abstract: A wireless charging device which locates a portable electronic device for efficient charging while providing a secure, stable and usable platform for the portable electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Melvin J. Sarnowsky, Robert B. Bucciarelli, Royce D. Channey
  • WIRELESS CHARGING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20080079388
    Abstract: A wireless charging device which locates a portable electronic device for efficient charging while providing a secure, stable and usable platform for the portable electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Melvin J. Sarnowsky, Robert B. Bucciarelli, Royce D. Channey
  • Method and apparatus for detecting ionic current in the ignition system of an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 5483818
    Abstract: A method and a circuit are provided for detecting low level ionic currents. An ionization detection voltage is applied to a spark plug and a resulting output voltage signal is sent to a threshold device. The output voltage signal is developed by a low offset operational amplifier. First and second serially connected Zener diodes carry current in a normal diode direction when a spark event occurs and carry current in their Zener breakdown mode upon recovery from the spark event. A second operational amplifier and its associated feedback circuit generate a guard voltage which is applied to the junction of the two Zener diodes. The guard voltage is regulated to track the input voltage to the circuit at the cathode of the first diode. Because the guard voltage is essentially the same as the input voltage, there is no leakage current flow through the first diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1996
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Arnold W. Brandt, Thomas E. Jones, III, Robert B. Bucciarelli
  • Wireless charging device
    Patent number: D572189
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Melvin J. Sarnowsky, Robert B. Bucciarelli, Royce D. Channey