Patents by Inventor Douglas R. Bodmann

Douglas R. Bodmann 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: 7525798
    Abstract: An electronic module and chassis/module installation and cooling method are disclosed. The installation comprises a chassis including a metallic heat input region. An electronic module including an electronic component is adapted to be connected to the chassis. An uninterrupted thermal pathway thermally connects the electronic component of the module to the heat input region of the chassis. The thermal pathway comprises a chimney, a heat channel thermally connected to the chimney, and a heat output block thermally connected to the heat channel. A first electrically insulative non-metallic layer thermally couples the chimney to the electronic component. A second electrically insulative non-metallic layer thermally couples the heat output block to the chassis heat input region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald E. Schultz, Kenwood H. Hall, Patrick C. Herbert, Douglas R. Bodmann, Daniel E. Killian
  • Patent number: 7503790
    Abstract: An industrial automation input output module is protected against ingress of water, oil, debris, dirt and other contaminants without use of a potting compound. An elastomeric main seal provides a fluid-tight connection between inter-fitted inner and outer housing members that define a housing of the module. The one-piece main seal includes an integral light pipe portion with at least one light pipe that communicates light from an LED or other light source to a visual indicator opening in the housing, and the light pipe portion is also sealed to the housing to prevent ingress of contaminants through the visual indicator opening. Connectors pass through a wall of the housing and connector seals are used to prevent ingress of contaminants between the connectors and the housing. The connectors are also secured against rotation relative to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas R. Bodmann, Douglas A. Lostoski
  • Publication number: 20090008880
    Abstract: An industrial automation input output module is protected against ingress of water, oil, debris, dirt and other contaminants without use of a potting compound. An elastomeric main seal provides a fluid-tight connection between inter-fitted inner and outer housing members that define a housing of the module. The one-piece main seal includes an integral light pipe portion with at least one light pipe that communicates light from an LED or other light source to a visual indicator opening in the housing, and the light pipe portion is also sealed to the housing to prevent ingress of contaminants through the visual indicator opening. Connectors pass through a wall of the housing and connector seals are used to prevent ingress of contaminants between the connectors and the housing. The connectors are also secured against rotation relative to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2007
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Inventors: Douglas R. Bodmann, Douglas A. Lostoski
  • Publication number: 20080253086
    Abstract: An electronic module and chassis/module installation and cooling method are disclosed. The installation comprises a chassis including a metallic heat input region. An electronic module including an electronic component is adapted to be connected to the chassis. An uninterrupted thermal pathway thermally connects the electronic component of the module to the heat input region of the chassis. The thermal pathway comprises a chimney, a heat channel thermally connected to the chimney, and a heat output block thermally connected to the heat channel. A first electrically insulative non-metallic layer thermally couples the chimney to the electronic component. A second electrically insulative non-metallic layer thermally couples the heat output block to the chassis heat input region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventors: Ronald E. Schultz, Kenwood H. Hall, Patrick C. Herbert, Douglas R. Bodmann, Daniel E. Killian
  • Patent number: 7391610
    Abstract: An electronic module and chassis/module installation are disclosed. The installation comprises a chassis including a metallic heat input region. An electronic module including an electronic component is adapted to be connected to the chassis. An uninterrupted thermal pathway thermally connects the electronic component of the module to the heat input region of the chassis. The thermal pathway comprises a chimney, a heat channel thermally connected to the chimney, and a heat output block thermally connected to the heat channel. A first electrically insulative non-metallic layer thermally couples the chimney to the electronic component. A second electrically insulative non-metallic layer thermally couples the heat output block to the chassis heat input region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald E. Schultz, Kenwood H. Hall, Patrick C. Herbert, Douglas R. Bodmann, Daniel E. Killian
  • Publication number: 20080080134
    Abstract: An electronic module and chassis/module installation are disclosed. The installation comprises a chassis including a metallic heat input region. An electronic module including an electronic component is adapted to be comnected to the chassis. An uninterrupted thermal pathway thermally connects the electronic component of the module to the heat input region of the chassis. The thermal pathway comprises a chimney, a heat channel thermally connected to the chimney, and a heat output block thermally connected to the heat channel A first electrically insulative non-metallic layer thermally couples the chimney to the electronic component. A second electrically insulative non-metallic layer thermally couples the heat output block to the chassis heat input region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Ronald E. Schultz, Kenwood H. Hall, Patrick C. Herbert, Douglas R. Bodmann, Daniel E. Killian
  • Patent number: 7270560
    Abstract: A universal serial bus (USB) locking connector includes a cable, a polymeric body connected to the cable, and a metallic male plug that projects axially from the body. One or more locking prongs extend axially alongside but are spaced from the male plug and are resiliently deflectable toward and away from the male plug. Each locking prong includes a leg having an outer end, and an enlarged tooth defined at the outer end. The enlarged tooth includes an inclined ramp surface and a transverse locking face. When the USB locking connected is mated with a conventional female USB connector, the locking prongs engage a peripheral edge of the female connector and capture the locking connector to the female connector to provide resistance to axial pull-out. In another arrangement, a USB connector locking system includes a female USB connector installed in a housing. A lock ring is movably connected to the housing adjacent the peripheral edge of the female USB connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas R. Bodmann, Douglas J. Dura, William B. Foster, Jr., Douglas A. Lostoski, William M. Ruddy
  • Patent number: 6948219
    Abstract: A latch system for attaching a child seat to an anchorage of a vehicle seat includes a first latch device connected to a first end of a length of webbing, an adjuster connected to a second end of the length of webbing, and a second latch device. The adjuster has a plate member extending from one end, and the plate member has a connection opening formed therein. The second latch device includes a main member having a hook formed at a first end and a connection aperture at a second end that is distal from the first end. A portion of the second end of the main member passes through the connection opening, and a portion of the plate member passes through the connection aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: Graco Children's Products Inc.
    Inventors: Baku Kakuda, Douglas R. Bodmann, James M. F. Hutchinson, Michael L. Longenecker, Joshua O. Mullen
  • Publication number: 20030221294
    Abstract: A latch system for attaching a child seat to an anchorage of a vehicle seat includes a first latch device connected to a first end of a length of webbing, an adjuster connected to a second end of the length of webbing, and a second latch device. The adjuster has a plate member extending from one end, and the plate member has a connection opening formed therein. The second latch device includes a main member having a hook formed at a first end and a connection aperture at a second end that is distal from the first end. A portion of the second end of the main member passes through the connection opening, and a portion of the plate member passes through the connection aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Applicant: Graco Children's Products Inc.
    Inventors: Baku Kakuda, Douglas R. Bodmann, James M.F. Hutchinson, Michael L. Longenecker, Joshua O. Mullen