Patents by Inventor Ian VanTassel

Ian VanTassel 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).

  • Electrical connector for a control unit of a vehicle brake system
    Patent number: 11728588
    Abstract: An electrical connector is adapted to be retained in a non-conducting housing and electrically connecting a first component to a second component spaced from one another. The connector includes a first end having a first contact portion for electrically communicating with the first component. A second end of the connector has a second contact portion for electrically communicating with the second component. The second end has a cantilevered beam adapted to flex at a knee portion to bias the second contact portion against an electrical contact surface of the second component. An attachment portion is disposed between the first and second ends. The attachment portion includes an engagement portion providing an interference fit with a mating groove of the housing in which the connector is retained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Ian VanTassel, Paolo Rea
  • ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR A CONTROL UNIT OF A VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220069503
    Abstract: An electrical connector is adapted to be retained in a non-conducting housing and electrically connecting a first component to a second component spaced from one another. The connector includes a first end having a first contact portion for electrically communicating with the first component. A second end of the connector has a second contact portion for electrically communicating with the second component. The second end has a cantilevered beam adapted to flex at a knee portion to bias the second contact portion against an electrical contact surface of the second component. An attachment portion is disposed between the first and second ends. The attachment portion includes an engagement portion providing an interference fit with a mating groove of the housing in which the connector is retained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Ian VanTassel, Paolo Rea