Patents by Inventor Walter Pecota

Walter Pecota 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).

  • No-relight cigar lighter socket
    Patent number: 4237367
    Abstract: The bimetallic clamping member of a cigar lighter socket is expanded and lengthened to completely disengage the burner cup when the cigar lighter is pressed fully into its socket. An insulating coating on a stop member ensures that no electrical circuit is established through the burner while the cigar lighter remains pressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1978
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1980
    Assignee: Wagner Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Walter Pecota
  • Automotive dome light control with variable-time automatic holding
    Patent number: 4123668
    Abstract: An automotive dome light control switch maintains the dome light illuminated for a first time period after a door is shut and for a second, shorter, time period after the ignition is turned off. If the ignition switch is turned on during the first time period, the dome light is immediately extinguished. The dome light may always be turned on by the dome light switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1978
    Assignee: Wagner Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Walter Pecota