Patents by Inventor Gabriel Dascalu

Gabriel Dascalu 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).

  • Push-button switch assembly and diagnosic methods thereof
    Patent number: 11869737
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for a push-button switch assembly with the ability to diagnose faults. The push-button switch assembly comprises a first circuit comprising a first resistor arranged in series with a first switch, and a second resistor arranged in parallel with the first resistor and the first switch, and a second circuit comprising a third resistor arranged in series with a second switch, and a fourth resistor arranged in parallel with the third resistor and the second switch, wherein the first switch and the second switch are each closable by displacement of a push-button of the push-button switch assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Braithwaite, Martin Scheck, James Michael Weinfurther, Gabriel Dascalu, Eric L Reed
  • PUSH-BUTTON SWITCH ASSEMBLY AND DIAGNOSIC METHODS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20230178323
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for a push-button switch assembly with the ability to diagnose faults. The push-button switch assembly comprises a first circuit comprising a first resistor arranged in series with a first switch, and a second resistor arranged in parallel with the first resistor and the first switch, and a second circuit comprising a third resistor arranged in series with a second switch, and a fourth resistor arranged in parallel with the third resistor and the second switch, wherein the first switch and the second switch are each closable by displacement of a push-button of the push-button switch assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Paul Braithwaite, Martin Scheck, James Michael Weinfurther, Gabriel Dascalu, Eric L. Reed
  • STARTING A VEHICLE MOTOR
    Publication number: 20230178310
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are described for interfacing between a push-button switch assembly for a motor of a vehicle and a starter control device. The push-button switch assembly has plural contacts arranged to close when a driver operates the push-button switch assembly, the interface being arranged to respond to closure of the contacts within a predetermined interval to emit a signal for commanding starting of the motor of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Paul Braithwaite, Martin Scheck, James Michael Weinfurther, Gabriel Dascalu, Eric L. Reed