Patents by Inventor Charles P. Depp

Charles P. Depp 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).

  • Vehicle junction box having power distribution center with terminal for jump-starting vehicle
    Patent number: 6679708
    Abstract: A junction box assembly for a vehicle having a junction box, a positive conductive terminal, a bus bar and a conductive jump-start terminal that are coupled to a battery cable in a manner wherein high-current electrical energy does not flow though the junction box during a jump-start event. The jump-start terminal is configured with a blade portion that provides the user of the vehicle with a convenient point to which the positive lead of a jumper cable may be attached during jump-starting operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Charles P. Depp, J. Patrick Dunbar, Jr., Bernadette Y. Palmer, John M. King, Joseph A. Mauney
  • Vehicular electrical access box
    Patent number: 5649841
    Abstract: An access box for providing controlled electrical communication with a wiring harness has a first compartment accessible to a consumer, and a second compartment generally inaccessible to the comsumer. A series of power feed studs pass between the two compartments. Electrical contact between the wiring harness and the studs is made in the second compartment, and a consumer can electrically tap into the wiring harness via the exposed studs in the first compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1997
    Assignee: Alcoa Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Ivan V. Martinez, Charles P. Depp, Michael L. Trafton