Patents by Inventor Floyd J. Malecke

Floyd J. Malecke 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: 10785881
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a housing, a circuit board, a sealant and a baseplate. The housing may have a shelf and a flange along an open side. The circuit board may be (i) disposed on the shelf of the housing and inside the flange of the housing and (ii) secured to the housing. The sealant may be dispensed (i) through the open side of the housing and (ii) along a gap between the flange and the circuit board. The baseplate may be compressed to the housing thereby causing the sealant to flow between (i) the baseplate and the circuit board and (ii) the baseplate and the flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: VEONEER US INC.
    Inventors: Demetri Stilianos, Jacob Jay Yoder, Luis Fernando Sanchez, Floyd J. Malecke
  • Publication number: 20200236797
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a housing, a circuit board, a sealant and a baseplate. The housing may have a shelf and a flange along an open side. The circuit board may be (i) disposed on the shelf of the housing and inside the flange of the housing and (ii) secured to the housing. The sealant may be dispensed (i) through the open side of the housing and (ii) along a gap between the flange and the circuit board. The baseplate may be compressed to the housing thereby causing the sealant to flow between (i) the baseplate and the circuit board and (ii) the baseplate and the flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Demetri Stilianos, Jacob Jay Yoder, Luis Fernando Sanchez, Floyd J. Malecke
  • Patent number: 10638623
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an upper housing, a gasket, and a lower housing. The upper housing generally comprises a plurality of tabs and a plurality of threaded sockets. The lower housing generally comprises a plurality of openings configured to engage the tabs of the upper housing and a plurality of holes configured to align with the plurality of threaded sockets when assembled to the upper housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: VEONEER US INC.
    Inventors: Floyd J. Malecke, Luis F. Sanchez
  • Patent number: 10455712
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a terminal carrier and a housing shell. The terminal carrier generally comprises a plurality of terminals and a plurality of fastening tabs. The terminals have a first end with a shoulder on a first side of the terminal carrier and a second end on a second side of the terminal carrier with a bend formed a predetermined distance from the second side of the terminal carrier. The housing shell generally has an integral support. The integral support generally comprises a plurality of ports through which the second ends of the terminals extend, with the shoulders on the first end of the terminals providing support to the terminals for a press fit force applied to the first end of the terminals during assembly to a printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: VEONEER US INC.
    Inventors: Floyd J. Malecke, Luis F. Sanchez
  • Publication number: 20190306998
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a terminal carrier and a housing shell. The terminal carrier generally comprises a plurality of terminals and a plurality of fastening tabs. The terminals have a first end with a shoulder on a first side of the terminal carrier and a second end on a second side of the terminal carrier with a bend formed a predetermined distance from the second side of the terminal carrier. The housing shell generally has an integral support. The integral support generally comprises a plurality of ports through which the second ends of the terminals extend, with the shoulders on the first end of the terminals providing support to the terminals for a press fit force applied to the first end of the terminals during assembly to a printed circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Floyd J. Malecke, Luis F. Sanchez
  • Publication number: 20190289728
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an upper housing, a gasket, and a lower housing. The upper housing generally comprises a plurality of tabs and a plurality of threaded sockets. The lower housing generally comprises a plurality of openings configured to engage the tabs of the upper housing and a plurality of holes configured to align with the plurality of threaded sockets when assembled to the upper housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Floyd J. Malecke, Luis F. Sanchez
  • Patent number: 6039344
    Abstract: An apparatus (10) has a vehicle seat frame (30), a weight sensor apparatus (22, 22, 22, 22), and a vehicle occupant protection device (102) responsive to the weight sensor apparatus (22, 22, 22, 22). The seat frame (30) has a bottom portion (32) and a back portion (34) which together bear a vehicle occupant weight load. A deflectable seat cushion (38) covers the bottom portion (32) of the frame (30). The weight sensor apparatus (22, 22, 22, 22) measures the entire magnitude of the vehicle occupant weight load acting on the frame (30) independently of deflection of the cushion (38).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2000
    Assignee: TRW Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Mehney, Michael C. McCarthy, Michael G. Fullerton, Floyd J. Malecke