Patents by Inventor Steve M Zielinski

Steve M Zielinski 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: 10654338
    Abstract: An air mixing damper arrangement having a first cooled air damper damping cooled air in a cooled air flow path and a second heated air damper damping heated air in a heated air flow path, wherein the first damper has a first shaft having a first center of rotation and the second damper has a second shaft having a second center of rotation, wherein the first center of rotation and the second center of rotation are substantially identically aligned. The first damper and the second damper are individually rotatable about their respective center of rotation, wherein the first damper and the second damper are both actuated by a cam plate, the first damper has a lever having a pin having a top level shape and a bottom level shape, the second damper has a lever having a first pin and a second pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: MAHLE International GmbH
    Inventors: Phillip Sokolofsky, Martin Stucko, Steve M. Zielinski
  • Publication number: 20190152290
    Abstract: An air mixing damper arrangement having a first cooled air damper damping cooled air in a cooled air flow path and a second heated air damper damping heated air in a heated air flow path, wherein the first damper has a first shaft having a first center of rotation and the second damper has a second shaft having a second center of rotation, wherein the first center of rotation and the second center of rotation are substantially identically aligned. The first damper and the second damper are individually rotatable about their respective center of rotation, wherein the first damper and the second damper are both actuated by a cam plate, the first damper has a lever having a pin having a top level shape and a bottom level shape, the second damper has a lever having a first pin and a second pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: MAHLE International GmbH
    Inventors: Phillip Sokolofsky, Martin Stucko, Steve M. Zielinski
  • Publication number: 20110017742
    Abstract: An in-groove snap fastener for securely connecting two housing members and for providing a substantially air tight seal is disclosed. The in-groove snap fastener includes a first groove member and a second groove member extending from a first housing member defining a groove therebetween. One of the groove members includes a raised surface oriented toward the other groove member and the other groove member defines an aperture. A tab member having an integral tongue portion and a locking portion extends from a second housing member in the direction of the groove. The tongue portion cooperates with the raised surface to provide an interference fit between the groove members forming a substantially airtight seal. The raised surface also urges the locking portion to cooperate with the aperture to secure the first housing member to the second housing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Kari Ann Sausen, Steve M. Zielinski
  • Patent number: 7876009
    Abstract: The invention provides a press in style motor attachment mount assembly. The assembly includes a motor and a vibration isolator. The motor has an end portion axially remote from the output end and a stop facing the output end. The vibration isolator includes a cup that axially receives the end portion of the motor. The cup includes an end wall, a sidewall, and flexible fingers integrally connected to the sidewall. The flexible fingers have a flexed position in which the tip of the flexible finger is disposed radially outwardly to allow axial assembly of the end portion of the motor into the cup and a locking position where the tip engages the first radial stop to prevent axial detachment of the motor from the cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard S Baranowski, Kari Ann Sausen, Edward Douglas Pettitt, Steve M Zielinski
  • Publication number: 20090058209
    Abstract: The invention provides a press in style motor attachment mount assembly. The assembly includes a motor and a vibration isolator. The motor has an end portion axially remote from the output end and a stop facing the output end. The vibration isolator includes a cup that axially receives the end portion of the motor. The cup includes an end wall, a sidewall, and flexible fingers integrally connected to the sidewall. The flexible fingers have a flexed position in which the tip of the flexible finger is disposed radially outwardly to allow axial assembly of the end portion of the motor into the cup and a locking position where the tip engages the first radial stop to prevent axial detachment of the motor from the cup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: Richard S. Baranowski, Kari Ann Sausen, Edward Douglas Pettitt, Steve M. Zielinski