Patents by Inventor Edward P. McLeskey

Edward P. McLeskey 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: 9362654
    Abstract: An energy storage device and electrical component are secured under an access cover by a lock. A handle has a key portion that operates the lock. Removal of the handle from an electrical disconnect isolates the component electrically from the energy storage device. The lock is located such that the handle is removed from the disconnect to operate the lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Philip M. Gonzales, Edward P. Mcleskey
  • Patent number: 6845661
    Abstract: A device for detecting a mass of a flowing fluid is disclosed. The device includes a housing having a fluid sampling portion and a circuit cavity portion. The fluid sampling portion is positionable within a fluid carrying duct and includes a flow passage. A nozzle is in fluid communication with the flow passage, wherein the nozzle has a nozzle exit. An electrical element is disposed in the flow passage proximate to the nozzle exit. Further, a circuit module is in communication with the electrical element and disposed in the circuit cavity portion for detecting a change in an electrical property of the electrical element, wherein the detected change in the electrical property is used to determine the mass of the flowing fluid. Finally, a homogenous lead frame having a connector pin portion and an electrical attachment portion for providing an electrical path from the electrical element and circuit module to the connector pin portion is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2005
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Leon Bogdanov, Ralph J. Ross, Richard W. Caron, Edward P. McLeskey, Eric C. Myers
  • Patent number: 6752015
    Abstract: The present invention involves a device for detecting a condition of a flowing fluid within a vehicle having reduced sulfur ingress. The device includes a base plate having a receiving surface and a circumferential edge and a printed circuit board disposed on the receiving surface of the base plate. The device further includes a housing having peripheral side walls attaching to the receiving surface adjacent the circumferential edge to define a peripheral interface enclosing the printed circuit board within the housing. The device further includes an adhesive material disposed at the interface to adhere the housing to the base plate. The adhesive material has a predetermined thermal expansion coefficient and a predetermined elastic modulus to reduce fluid ingress through the interface and to accommodate thermal expansions of the base plate and the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Thompson, Robert E. Belke, Jr., Edward P. McLeskey
  • Publication number: 20040069060
    Abstract: A device for detecting a mass of a flowing fluid is disclosed. The device includes a housing having a fluid sampling portion and a circuit cavity portion. The fluid sampling portion is positionable within a fluid carrying duct and includes a flow passage. A nozzle is in fluid communication with the flow passage, wherein the nozzle has a nozzle exit. An electrical element is disposed in the flow passage proximate to the nozzle exit. Further, a circuit module is in communication with the electrical element and disposed in the circuit cavity portion for detecting a change in an electrical property of the electrical element, wherein the detected change in the electrical property is used to determine the mass of the flowing fluid. Finally, a homogenous lead frame having a connector pin portion and an electrical attachment portion for providing an electrical path from the electrical element and circuit module to the connector pin portion is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2002
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: Leon Bogdanov, Ralph J. Ross, Richard W. Caron, Edward P. McLeskey, Eric C. Myers
  • Publication number: 20040055376
    Abstract: The present invention involves a device for detecting a condition of a flowing fluid within a vehicle having reduced sulfur ingress. The device includes a base plate having a receiving surface and a circumferential edge and a printed circuit board disposed on the receiving surface of the base plate. The device further includes a housing having peripheral side walls attaching to the receiving surface adjacent the circumferential edge to define a peripheral interface enclosing the printed circuit board within the housing. The device further includes an adhesive material disposed at the interface to adhere the housing to the base plate. The adhesive material has a predetermined thermal expansion coefficient and a predetermined elastic modulus to reduce fluid ingress through the interface and to accommodate thermal expansions of the base plate and the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Applicant: VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: David J. Thompson, Robert E. Belke, Edward P. McLeskey
  • Patent number: 5976391
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an improved multi-layer printed circuit assembly having at least two conductor patterns. The method includes providing a first layer having a first metal surface a second layer having a second metal surface. A thin flexible carrier is placed between the first and second layers. The first and second layers are attached to opposite surfaces of the carrier. The first and second metal surfaces are etched to form first and second conductor patterns. The conductor patterns form the electrical traces interconnecting components on an electronic circuit assembly. The first and second conductor patterns are electrically connected to form an electronic circuit assembly that includes electronic traces on both sides of the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Robert Edward Belke, Jr., Edward P. McLeskey, John Trublowski, Alice Dawn Zitzmann
  • Patent number: 5337219
    Abstract: A method for altering an electrical connection in an electronic package including one or more semiconductor chips overlying, i.e., mounted directly onto, or mounted onto one or more modules which are mounted onto, a substrate such as a printed circuit card or printed circuit board, as well as the resulting electronic package, is disclosed. In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the inventive method, at least one plated, solder-filled hole in the substrate is drilled out to eliminate an unwanted electrical connection. A solder region, e.g., a solder ball, is inserted into the drilled out hole into contact with an electrically conductive member, e.g., an electrically conductive pin, extending from, for example, a module into the hole. A cylinder, including a central core of electrically conductive material, encircled by an annulus of electrically insulating material, is inserted into the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1994
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Dennis C. Carr, Edward P. McLeskey, Frank H. Sarnacki