Patents by Inventor Craig J. Lyszczyk

Craig J. Lyszczyk 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 seat belt tension and seat weight apparatus
    Patent number: 6405607
    Abstract: An apparatus (10) includes a member (14) that has a first slot (30) extending through the member within the periphery (32) of the member. The first slot (30) has opposed spaced surfaces (34) that define a gap (40) that has a width measured from one of the opposed surfaces to the other of the opposed surfaces. The member (14) includes first and second portions (42 and 44) positioned on opposite sides of the first slot (30). The apparatus (10) also includes a sensor (16) that has a first end (100) connected to the first portion (42) on one side of the first slot (30) and an opposite second end (102) connected to the second portion (44) on an opposite side of the first slot such that the sensor extends across the first slot. The apparatus (10) further includes a fastener (20) for fixedly connecting the second portion (44) to inhibit movement of the second portion of the member relative to the first portion (42).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Ernst M. Faigle, Tracy S. Sparks, Douglas P. Campbell, Craig J. Lyszczyk
  • Sensor apparatus
    Publication number: 20010054323
    Abstract: An apparatus (10) includes a member (14) that has a first slot (30) extending through the member within the periphery (32) of the member. The first slot (30) has opposed spaced surfaces (34) that define a gap (40) that has a width measured from one of the opposed surfaces to the other of the opposed surfaces. The member (14) includes first and second portions (42 and 44) positioned on opposite sides of the first slot (30). The apparatus (10) also includes a sensor (16) that has a first end (100) connected to the first portion (42) on one side of the first slot (30) and an opposite second end (102) connected to the second portion (44) on an opposite side of the first slot such that the sensor extends across the first slot. The apparatus (10) further includes means (20) for fixedly connecting the second portion (44) to inhibit movement of the second portion of the member relative to the first portion (42).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2001
    Publication date: December 27, 2001
    Applicant: TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Ernst M. Faigle, Tracy S. Sparks, Douglas P. Campbell, Craig J. Lyszczyk