Patents by Inventor Gerald A. Rhinehart

Gerald A. Rhinehart 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).

  • Interior trim components with integrated electrical wiring
    Patent number: 9783130
    Abstract: An interior trim component configured for use in a vehicle including a housing formed of a dielectric material and an electrical conductor encased within the housing being surrounded by and in intimate contact with the dielectric material forming the housing. The electrical conductor defines two exposed contact points. An exterior surface of the housing has a desired trim color and desired trim texture. The trim component may be manufactured using a 3D printing process or an insert molding process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Robert J. Seidler, Gerald A. Rhinehart, Jr.
  • Interior Trim Components With Integrated Electrical Wiring
    Publication number: 20170151915
    Abstract: An interior trim component configured for use in a vehicle including a housing formed of a dielectric material and an electrical conductor encased within the housing being surrounded by and in intimate contact with the dielectric material forming the housing. The electrical conductor defines two exposed contact points. An exterior surface of the housing has a desired trim color and desired trim texture. The trim component may be manufactured using a 3D printing process or an insert molding process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Robert J. Seidler, Gerald A. Rhinehart,, JR.
  • Electrical connector
    Patent number: 7396255
    Abstract: An electrical connector has terminals that are retained in terminal cavities of a connector body by rigid lock nibs that project into the terminal cavity from a rigid wall and rigid lock nibs that are attached to a flexible beam that is opposite the rigid wall and that project into the terminal cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Morello, Gerald A. Rhinehart, Jr., Thomas G. Morello, William G. Strang
  • Electrical connector
    Publication number: 20080070440
    Abstract: An electrical connector has terminals that are retained in terminal cavities of a connector body by rigid lock nibs that project into the terminal cavity from a rigid wall and rigid lock nibs that are attached to a flexible beam that is opposite the rigid wall and that project into the terminal cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Inventors: John R. Morello, Gerald A. Rhinehart, Thomas G. Morello, William G. Strang