Patents by Inventor Ian SALSBURY

Ian SALSBURY 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).

  • Publication number: 20140355224
    Abstract: A plastic panel forming part of a motor vehicle is disclosed having a number of embedded conductors for electrically connecting together an electrical connector and an electrical unit. Parts of the electrical connector and the electrical unit are formed as integral parts of the plastic panel. The electrical connector includes terminals connected to the electrical conductors for co-operation with terminals formed as part of a plug used to connect the conductors to other electrical circuits of the motor vehicle. In one embodiment the electrical unit is in the form of a fuse box having electrical terminals held in position by the plastic panel and in pairs for cooperation with a respective fuse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Ian SALSBURY
  • Publication number: 20140354493
    Abstract: An antenna assembly is disclosed in which at least part of the antenna assembly is formed as an integral part of an external plastic roof panel of a motor vehicle. In one embodiment a base member is formed as an integral part of the plastic panel, the base member being used to connect a flexible antenna to a circuit of the motor vehicle by means of an electrical connector. In a second embodiment the antenna is formed as an integral part of a base member. In both cases no aperture is required in the respective plastic panel and so no potential water leak paths are produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Ian SALSBURY