Patents by Inventor Arthur P. Wicklein

Arthur P. Wicklein 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).

  • Snap-fit sensing apparatus
    Patent number: 6435017
    Abstract: A snap-fit sensing apparatus (20) for use in automotive applications including a housing (22) having a pair of flexible arms (30), a top portion (24), and a bottom portion (26), the flexible arms (30) extending from the top portion (24) to the bottom portion (26), at least one of the flexible arms (30) comprises a locking flange (32). The sensing apparatus (20) also includes a retaining mechanism (40) fixedly connected with the top portion (24), the retaining mechanism (40) securing the sensing apparatus (20) in place. In one preferred embodiment, the sensing apparatus (20) further comprises a sensor (50) located within the housing (22) for sensing one of temperature and pressure. In one preferred embodiment, the flexible arms (30) are connected with the top portion (24) and the bottom portion (26).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: James Lee Nowicki, Jr., Arthur P. Wicklein, Donald Lee Gramlich, Jr., Michael Paul Josef Wache