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).

  • Patent number: 11783970
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Frank A. Ciapala, Jeffrey M. Handel
  • Publication number: 20230100799
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Frank A. Ciapala, Jeffrey M. Handel
  • Patent number: 11600409
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Frank A. Ciapala, Jeffrey M. Handel
  • Patent number: 11517957
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Frank A. Ciapala, Jeffrey M. Handel
  • Publication number: 20220199294
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Frank A. Ciapala, Jeffrey M. Handel
  • Patent number: 11309105
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Inventors: Frank A. Ciapala, Jeffrey M. Handel
  • Publication number: 20210154726
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Frank A. Ciapala, Jeffrey M. Handel
  • Patent number: 10946434
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Inventors: Frank A. Ciapala, Jeffrey M. Handel
  • Publication number: 20210016341
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Frank A. Ciapala, Jeffrey M. Handel
  • Publication number: 20210020337
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Frank A. Ciapala, Jeffrey M. Handel
  • Publication number: 20200223005
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Frank A. Ciapala, Nathan F. Uzarski
  • Patent number: 10639737
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Aptiv Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Frank A. Ciapala, Nathan F. Uzarski
  • Publication number: 20200122264
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Frank A. Ciapala, Nathan F. Uzarski
  • Patent number: 10017659
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc
    Inventors: Robert A. Smith, Frank A. Ciapala, Gina Sacco, Sean P. Krompegel, Christopher R. Rudzinskas, Evangelia Rubino