Patents by Inventor Dennis RUMPS

Dennis RUMPS 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).

  • Seat belt buckle tongue electromagnetic coupling with optional wireless sensor and/or actuator system
    Patent number: 9527477
    Abstract: A seat belt system for a vehicle having a seat belt mounted to a vehicle seat or a portion of a vehicle structure, a tongue which can slide is attached to the seat belt, and a buckle that receives and locks the tongue in an attached state such that the seat belt restrains an occupant in the vehicle seat. A primary coil is included in the buckle and is electrically connected to at least one primary circuit. At least one secondary coil is included in the tongue and is electrically connected to at least one secondary circuit. The primary coil and the at least one secondary coil are configured to be electromagnetically coupled when the buckle and tongue are in the attached state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: TK Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Len Steven Cech, Dennis Rumps, Gilbert Allan Todd
  • SEAT BELT BUCKLE TONGUE ELECTROMAGNETIC COUPLING WITH OPTIONAL WIRELESS SENSOR AND/OR ACTUATOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160355157
    Abstract: A seat belt system for a vehicle having a seat belt mounted to a vehicle seat or a portion of a vehicle structure, a tongue which can slide is attached to the seat belt, and a buckle that receives and locks the tongue in an attached state such that the seat belt restrains an occupant in the vehicle seat. A primary coil is included in the buckle and is electrically connected to at least one primary circuit. At least one secondary coil is included in the tongue and is electrically connected to at least one secondary circuit. The primary coil and the at least one secondary coil are configured to be electromagnetically coupled when the buckle and tongue are in the attached state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: TK Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Len Steven CECH, Dennis RUMPS, Gilbert Allan TODD