Patents by Inventor Eric D. Ude

Eric D. Ude 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).

  • Sealed compact power distribution module
    Patent number: 7878822
    Abstract: A sealed power distribution module includes a nonconductive body defining a terminal receptacle, a barrier seal engaged to and surrounding the body adjacent the receptacle on an exterior surface of the body, a terminal element grid fitted within the receptacle, and provisions for installing commercially available sealed terminals to complete the wiring. The grid is engaged to the body at a location interior to the barrier seal. The power distribution module may also include one or more bus bar assemblies oriented such that simultaneous switching of relay packages is possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Jacek M. Korczynski, Kerri M. Moore, Eric D. Ude, Richard E. Kriss, Frank Maine
  • Sealed compact power distribution module
    Patent number: 7396262
    Abstract: A sealed power distribution module includes a nonconductive body defining a terminal receptacle, a barrier seal engaged to and surrounding the body adjacent the receptacle on an exterior surface of the body, a terminal element grid fitted within the receptacle, and provisions for installing commercially available sealed terminals to complete the wiring. The grid is engaged to the body at a location interior to the barrier seal. The power distribution module may also include one or more bus bar assemblies oriented such that simultaneous switching of relay packages is possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Jacek M. Korczynski, Kerri M. Moore, Eric D. Ude, Richard E. Kriss, Frank Maine