Patents by Inventor Russ Dalbke

Russ Dalbke 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: 9809120
    Abstract: Health status signals generated by components of a power supply system, including health status signals generated by a control processor, are logically combined together using discrete electronic components and which provide a single, highly-reliable enable/disable signal to a master switch. The master switch connects and disconnects the power supply to and from electrical loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry A. Sparling, Russ Dalbke, Amit Bahl
  • Publication number: 20170265303
    Abstract: A retention structure which provides both soldering and vibration stabilization of a capacitor as the capacitor is mounted to a printed circuit board (PCB) of an electronic module. An aperture is part of the PCB to stabilize and prevent the capacitor from rolling during manufacturing. Once secured to the PCB, Room Temperature Vulcanization (RTV), or similar adhesive bead, is placed onto a rigidizer or base plate (typically a casted or aluminum sheet plate). Once the capacitor is soldered in place and fixated on the PCB, the assembly is then placed onto the rigidizer such that the PCB is attached to the rigidizer using an adhesive, and the RTV bead contacts and is deformed by the capacitor, connecting the capacitor to the rigidizer to provide vibration stabilization support. The electronic module includes a cover, and optional dampening/constraint pads are attached to the cover of the electrolytic capacitor for additional vibration stabilization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Donald J. Zito, David Wayne Currier, Keith A. Meny, Leobardo Martinez Hernandez, Russ Dalbke, Peter Lechowicz
  • Patent number: 9763328
    Abstract: A retention structure which provides both soldering and vibration stabilization of a capacitor as the capacitor is mounted to a printed circuit board (PCB) of an electronic module. An aperture is part of the PCB to stabilize and prevent the capacitor from rolling during manufacturing. Once secured to the PCB, Room Temperature Vulcanization (RTV), or similar adhesive bead, is placed onto a rigidizer or base plate (typically a casted or aluminum sheet plate). Once the capacitor is soldered in place and fixated on the PCB, the assembly is then placed onto the rigidizer such that the PCB is attached to the rigidizer using an adhesive, and the RTV bead contacts and is deformed by the capacitor, connecting the capacitor to the rigidizer to provide vibration stabilization support. The electronic module includes a cover, and optional dampening/constraint pads are attached to the cover of the electrolytic capacitor for additional vibration stabilization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald J. Zito, David Wayne Currier, Keith A Meny, Leobardo Martinez Hernandez, Russ Dalbke, Peter Lechowicz
  • Publication number: 20170080807
    Abstract: Health status signals generated by components of a power supply system, including health status signals generated by a control processor, are logically combined together using discrete electronic components and which provide a single, highly-reliable enable/disable signal to a master switch. The master switch connects and disconnects the power supply to and from electrical loads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Larry A. Sparling, Russ Dalbke, Amit Bahl