Patents by Inventor Edward J. Bardella

Edward J. Bardella 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: 7615713
    Abstract: A mounting structure for a wire harness for use in a movable structure, such as a door of a passenger vehicle, is disclosed. The mounting structure may include a mounting frame and a bracket for use in a recess of the movable structure. The mounting structure may be installed on a movable structure such that water may contact the mounting frame. The mounting frame may include water management features that generally direct water away from a dry region. Such water management features may include one or more cut-aways formed in an outer periphery of the mounting frame, and may also include one or more dams and/or sub-dams. The cut-aways, dams, and sub-dams may be used to re-direct water away from the dry region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward J. Bardella, Joseph A. Wilson, Ronald A. Puhl, Theodore J. Borowicz
  • Publication number: 20080128165
    Abstract: A mounting structure for a wire harness for use in a movable structure, such as a door of a passenger vehicle, is disclosed. The mounting structure may include a mounting frame and a bracket for use in a recess of the movable structure. The mounting structure may be installed on a movable structure such that water may contact the mounting frame. The mounting frame may include water management features that generally direct water away from a dry region. Such water management features may include one or more cut-aways formed in an outer periphery of the mounting frame, and may also include one or more dams and/or sub-dams. The cut-aways, dams, and sub-dams may be used to re-direct water away from the dry region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Edward J. Bardella, Joseph A. Wilson, Ronald A. Puhl, Theodore J. Borowicz