Patents by Inventor Daniel Weckstein

Daniel Weckstein 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).

  • Patent number: 11456131
    Abstract: A switch assembly comprises a button, a pivoting element, a first positioning element, and a second positioning element. The button has a first, second, and third states. The pivoting element extends from a height direction of the button, and has first and second contact parts arranged in the height direction. Surfaces of the first and second contact parts have different contours. The first positioning element and the second positioning element respectively correspond to the first contact part and the second contact part, and are movable relative to each other. A function of the first positioning element and a first positioning section of the first contact part is configuring the first state, and functions of the second positioning element and a second positioning section and a third positioning section of the second contact part are respectively configuring the second state and the third state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Derek Kang, Patrick Xu, Daniel Weckstein, Dai Yang, Shannon Carloni
  • Patent number: 11117512
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an illumination system for a vehicle. The illumination system includes an illumination device having a light source and a bracket connected to the light source. The bracket is adapted to be rotatably connected on an inner surface of a movable closure of the vehicle, and the bracket is adjacent to a top of the vehicle when the movable closure is in an opened position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Derek Kang, Mauricio Acosta Loyola, Diego Elias Ramirez, Daniel Weckstein, Wei Xu
  • Publication number: 20200168413
    Abstract: A switch assembly comprises a button, a pivoting element, a first positioning element, and a second positioning element. The button has a first, second, and third states. The pivoting element extends from a height direction of the button, and has first and second contact parts arranged in the height direction. Surfaces of the first and second contact parts have different contours. The first positioning element and the second positioning element respectively correspond to the first contact part and the second contact part, and are movable relative to each other. A function of the first positioning element and a first positioning section of the first contact part is configuring the first state, and functions of the second positioning element and a second positioning section and a third positioning section of the second contact part are respectively configuring the second state and the third state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Derek Kang, Patrick Xu, Daniel Weckstein, Dai Yang, Shannon Carloni
  • Patent number: 10627075
    Abstract: An exemplary lamp assembly includes a lens, a base, and a textured surface between an outwardly facing surface of the lens and an outwardly facing surface of the base. An exemplary lamp molding method includes injecting a first material into a mold cavity to form a lens, and injecting a second material against a textured surface of the lens within the mold cavity to form a base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Derren Woods, Todd Jared Konet, Alex Lince, Daniel Weckstein
  • Publication number: 20190283664
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an illumination system for a vehicle. The illumination system includes an illumination device having a light source and a bracket connected to the light source. The bracket is adapted to be rotatably connected on an inner surface of a movable closure of the vehicle, and the bracket is adjacent to a top of the vehicle when the movable closure is in an opened position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Derek Kang, Mauricio Acosta Loyola, Diego Elias Ramirez, Daniel Weckstein, Wei Xu
  • Patent number: 10308099
    Abstract: A sun visor assembly includes a body having a first face, a second face and an internal receiver between the first face and the second face. The sun visor assembly also includes a microphone that his held in the internal receiver as well as a baffle that is carried on the body and configured to efficiently and effectively direct sound toward the microphone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Satyanarayana Raju Vemulapati, Larry Fink, Daniel Weckstein, Matt Anthony Majkowski, Marcia Edna Troychak
  • Patent number: 9949334
    Abstract: A lighting assembly including a circuit is disclosed. The circuit is configured to be disposed in a panel defining a cavity forming an opening. The circuit includes a light source in communication with a controller and an exposed conductive portion conductively connected to an isolation terminal. The exposed conductive portion is oriented proximate the opening and provides a path for an electrical discharge to protect the light source from the electrical discharge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, James J. Surman, Cornel Lewis Gardner, Steven J. Antilla, Daniel Weckstein
  • Publication number: 20170314761
    Abstract: An exemplary lamp assembly includes a lens, a base, and a textured surface between an outwardly facing surface of the lens and an outwardly facing surface of the base. An exemplary lamp molding method includes injecting a first material into a mold cavity to form a lens, and injecting a second material against a textured surface of the lens within the mold cavity to form a base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Derren Woods, Todd Jared Konet, Alex Lince, Daniel Weckstein
  • Patent number: 9796304
    Abstract: A floor lighting system of a vehicle is provided herein. A vehicle seat has a seat base that is movable between a use position and a stowed position. A light-producing assembly is coupled to an underside portion of the seat base and operable to illuminate at least one floor area based on the position of the seat base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, James J. Surman, Daniel Weckstein
  • Publication number: 20150319815
    Abstract: A lighting assembly including a circuit is disclosed. The circuit is configured to be disposed in a panel defining a cavity forming an opening. The circuit includes a light source in communication with a controller and an exposed conductive portion conductively connected to an isolation terminal. The exposed conductive portion is oriented proximate the opening and provides a path for an electrical discharge to protect the light source from the electrical discharge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, James J. Surman, Cornel Lewis Gardner, Steven J. Antilla, Daniel Weckstein
  • Publication number: 20150283940
    Abstract: A floor lighting system of a vehicle is provided herein. A vehicle seat has a seat base that is movable between a use position and a stowed position. A light-producing assembly is coupled to an underside portion of the seat base and operable to illuminate at least one floor area based on the position of the seat base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, James J. Surman, Daniel Weckstein