Patents by Inventor Frank A. Ciapala
Frank A. Ciapala 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).
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Patent number: 11783970Abstract: A method of twisting a pair of wires includes the steps of arranging a first wire parallel to a second wire along a longitudinal axis, securing ends of the first and second wires, and gripping outer surfaces of central portions of the first and second wires. The inner surfaces of the central portions of the first and second wires are in contact with one another. The method further includes deflecting central portions of the first and second wires orthogonally from the longitudinal axis and rotating the central portions of the central portions of the first and second wires, thereby twisting the first and second wires about one another.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDInventors: Frank A. Ciapala, Jeffrey M. Handel
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Publication number: 20230100799Abstract: A method of twisting a pair of wires includes the steps of arranging a first wire parallel to a second wire along a longitudinal axis, securing ends of the first and second wires, and gripping outer surfaces of central portions of the first and second wires. The inner surfaces of the central portions of the first and second wires are in contact with one another. The method further includes deflecting central portions of the first and second wires orthogonally from the longitudinal axis and rotating the central portions of the central portions of the first and second wires, thereby twisting the first and second wires about one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventors: Frank A. Ciapala, Jeffrey M. Handel
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Patent number: 11600409Abstract: A method of twisting a pair of wires includes the steps of arranging a first wire parallel to a second wire along a longitudinal axis, securing ends of the first and second wires, and gripping outer surfaces of central portions of the first and second wires. Inner surfaces of the central portions of the first and second wires are in contact with one another. The method further includes the step of rotating the central portions of the first and second wires, thereby twisting the first and second wires about one another.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2022Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDInventors: Frank A. Ciapala, Jeffrey M. Handel
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Patent number: 11517957Abstract: An apparatus configured to twist a first wire about a second wire is presented herein. The apparatus includes a securing mechanism configured to secure ends of the first wire and the second wire. The first wire is arranged parallel to the second wire along a longitudinal axis. The apparatus further includes a gripping mechanism configured to grip central portions of the first and second wires, a tensioning mechanism configured to apply a lateral offsetting force to the gripping mechanism, thereby deflecting the central portions of the first and second wires orthogonally from the longitudinal axis, and a rotating mechanism configured to rotate the gripping mechanism, thereby twisting the first and second wires about one another. A method of twisting a pair of wires is also presented.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2021Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDInventors: Frank A. Ciapala, Jeffrey M. Handel
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Publication number: 20220199294Abstract: A method of twisting a pair of wires includes the steps of arranging a first wire parallel to a second wire along a longitudinal axis, securing ends of the first and second wires, and gripping outer surfaces of central portions of the first and second wires. Inner surfaces of the central portions of the first and second wires are in contact with one another. The method further includes the step of rotating the central portions of the central portions of the first and second wires, thereby twisting the first and second wires about one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2022Publication date: June 23, 2022Inventors: Frank A. Ciapala, Jeffrey M. Handel
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Patent number: 11309105Abstract: An apparatus configured to twist a first wire about a second wire is presented herein. The apparatus includes a securing mechanism configured to secure ends of the first wire and the second wire. The first wire is arranged parallel to the second wire along a longitudinal axis. The apparatus also includes a gripping mechanism configured to grip central portions of the first and second wires such that inner surfaces of the central portions of the first and second wires are in contact with one another and a rotating mechanism configured to rotate the gripping mechanism, thereby twisting the first and second wires about one another. A method of twisting a first wire about a second wire is also presented herein.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2019Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Inventors: Frank A. Ciapala, Jeffrey M. Handel
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Publication number: 20210154726Abstract: An apparatus configured to twist a first wire about a second wire is presented herein. The apparatus includes a securing mechanism configured to secure ends of the first wire and the second wire. The first wire is arranged parallel to the second wire along a longitudinal axis. The apparatus further includes a gripping mechanism configured to grip central portions of the first and second wires, a tensioning mechanism configured to apply a lateral offsetting force to the gripping mechanism, thereby deflecting the central portions of the first and second wires orthogonally from the longitudinal axis, and a rotating mechanism configured to rotate the gripping mechanism, thereby twisting the first and second wires about one another. A method of twisting a pair of wires is also presented.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2021Publication date: May 27, 2021Inventors: Frank A. Ciapala, Jeffrey M. Handel
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Patent number: 10946434Abstract: An apparatus configured to twist a first wire about a second wire is presented herein. The apparatus includes a securing mechanism configured to secure ends of the first wire and the second wire. The first wire is arranged parallel to the second wire along a longitudinal axis. The apparatus further includes a gripping mechanism configured to grip central portions of the first and second wires, a tensioning mechanism configured to apply a lateral offsetting force to the gripping mechanism, thereby deflecting the central portions of the first and second wires orthogonally from the longitudinal axis, and a rotating mechanism configured to rotate the gripping mechanism, thereby twisting the first and second wires about one another. A method of twisting a pair of wires is also presented.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2019Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Inventors: Frank A. Ciapala, Jeffrey M. Handel
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Publication number: 20210016341Abstract: An apparatus configured to twist a first wire about a second wire is presented herein. The apparatus includes a securing mechanism configured to secure ends of the first wire and the second wire. The first wire is arranged parallel to the second wire along a longitudinal axis. The apparatus further includes a gripping mechanism configured to grip central portions of the first and second wires, a tensioning mechanism configured to apply a lateral offsetting force to the gripping mechanism, thereby deflecting the central portions of the first and second wires orthogonally from the longitudinal axis, and a rotating mechanism configured to rotate the gripping mechanism, thereby twisting the first and second wires about one another. A method of twisting a pair of wires is also presented.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2019Publication date: January 21, 2021Inventors: Frank A. Ciapala, Jeffrey M. Handel
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Publication number: 20210020337Abstract: An apparatus configured to twist a first wire about a second wire is presented herein. The apparatus includes a securing mechanism configured to secure ends of the first wire and the second wire. The first wire is arranged parallel to the second wire along a longitudinal axis. The apparatus also includes a gripping mechanism configured to grip central portions of the first and second wires such that inner surfaces of the central portions of the first and second wires are in contact with one another and a rotating mechanism configured to rotate the gripping mechanism, thereby twisting the first and second wires about one another. A method of twisting a first wire about a second wire is also presented herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2019Publication date: January 21, 2021Inventors: Frank A. Ciapala, Jeffrey M. Handel
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Publication number: 20200223005Abstract: A welding system includes a welder configured to create an assembly by forming a weld-joint, a test-device configured to produce test-data indicative of a characteristic of the weld-joint, and a controller-circuit in communication with the welder and the test-device. The controller-circuit is configured to determine whether the welder-process-data violates a quality-metric and determine a number of violating-weld-joints.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2020Publication date: July 16, 2020Inventors: Frank A. Ciapala, Nathan F. Uzarski
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Patent number: 10639737Abstract: A welding system includes a welder, a human-machine-interface, an identification-device, a test-device, a memory, and a controller-circuit. The welder creates an assembly between electrical-components. The human-machine-interface receives an input from an operator and displays instructions to the operator. The identification-device creates a label identifying the assembly. The test-device produces test-data of the weld-joint. The memory stores welder-process-data of the weld-joint.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2018Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Aptiv Technologies LimitedInventors: Frank A. Ciapala, Nathan F. Uzarski
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Publication number: 20200122264Abstract: A welding system includes a welder, a human-machine-interface, an identification-device, a test-device, a memory, and a controller-circuit. The welder creates an assembly between electrical-components. The human-machine-interface receives an input from an operator and displays instructions to the operator. The identification-device creates a label identifying the assembly. The test-device produces test-data of the weld-joint. The memory stores welder-process-data of the weld-joint.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2018Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: Frank A. Ciapala, Nathan F. Uzarski
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Patent number: 10017659Abstract: A wire terminal assembly is disclosed in which a conductive terminal is connected to a conductive cable core along a conductive connection interface. A coating is disposed over the conductive connection interface that is the product of a free radical polymerization reaction of a coating composition applied over the conductive connection interface, the coating composition including: (1) an oligomer comprising at least two active unsaturated bonds, (2) a monomer comprising an unsaturated bond, and (3) a compound comprising a plurality of thiol groups.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2017Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: Delphi Technologies, IncInventors: Robert A. Smith, Frank A. Ciapala, Gina Sacco, Sean P. Krompegel, Christopher R. Rudzinskas, Evangelia Rubino