Patents by Inventor Arkady Y. Zerebilov

Arkady Y. Zerebilov 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).

  • Combined connection and terminal position assurance structure for vehicle wiring connectors
    Patent number: 6491542
    Abstract: A TPA (terminal position assurance) and CPA (connector position assurance) combining structure for a connector in a vehicle wiring system connector set. The TPA/CPA combining structure is a CTPA (connector/terminal position assurance) member movably mounted on a specially formed connector latch on the first connector's housing between TPA preset, TPA set/CPA preset, and CPA set positions. The CTPA member responds to a complete terminal installation in the first connector housing by becoming movable from TPA preset to TPA set, externally verifying terminal installation and securing a terminal latching member on the housing from unintended release. The TPA set position is also a CPA preset position in which the TPA-assured first connector is ready to receive a mating connector, a portion of which releases the CTPA member from CPA preset to allow movement to a final CPA set condition verifying full connector mating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignee: Yazaki North America
    Inventor: Arkady Y. Zerebilov