Patents by Inventor Art Stephen

Art Stephen 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).

  • Sealed exterior switch
    Patent number: 7714241
    Abstract: A switch assembly may include a housing having a body and an over-molded feature. The over-molded feature may include a flexible membrane sealingly engaged with the body and defining an actuation portion. The housing may be configured to sealingly engage a finish panel. A back cover may sealingly engage the housing, and a rocker may be included between the actuation portion and the back cover to transmit a force applied to the actuation portion to actuate a switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Stoneridge Control Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary M. Searle, Art Stephen, William Harrop
  • Sealed exterior switch
    Publication number: 20060163048
    Abstract: A switch assembly may include a housing having a body and an over-molded feature. The over-molded feature may include a flexible membrane sealingly engaged with the body and defining an actuation portion. The housing may be configured to sealingly engage a finish panel. A back cover may sealingly engage the housing, and a rocker may be included between the actuation portion and the back cover to transmit a force applied to the actuation portion to actuate a switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2005
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventors: Gary Searle, Art Stephen, William Harrop
  • Stalk switch
    Patent number: 6844510
    Abstract: A stalk switch having an energy storage element disposed coxially about a handle to store energy when the handle is in a contact position and release energy to provide a force to drive the handle back to the neutral position from the contact position. The energy storage element may be a sleeve made of an elastomeric material. Such a sleeve may also provide for overload protection for contact closures of the switch. The stalk switch may also have at least one microswitch to align operation of a contact closure with actual motion of the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: Stonebridge Control Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Prouty, Steven Kille, Charles McCall, Kevin Shell, Jack Tseng, Art Stephen
  • Stalk switch
    Publication number: 20040140185
    Abstract: A stalk switch having an energy storage element disposed coxially about a handle to store energy when the handle is in a contact position and release energy to provide a force to drive the handle back to the neutral position from the contact position. The energy storage element may be a sleeve made of an elastomeric material. Such a sleeve may also provide for overload protection for contact closures of the switch. The stalk switch may also have at least one microswitch to align operation of a contact closure with actual motion of the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Inventors: Stephen Prouty, Steven Kille, Charles McCall, Kevin Shell, Jack Tseng, Art Stephen