Patents by Inventor Jeffrey John Hritz

Jeffrey John Hritz 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).

  • Transducer sensor system
    Patent number: 11754426
    Abstract: A system that may include a bus bar that may include a mounting bracket configured to electrically couple the bus bar to a motor. The mounting bracket may also be configured to be removably coupled to the motor with at least one fastener. A transducer may be electrically coupled to the bus bar and have transducer elements. A dielectric material may be disposed between the bus bar and the transducer to prevent debris from contacting the active transducer elements and electrical arcing from occurring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Benjamin Richard Kundman, Jeffrey John Hritz, Samir Ganesh Kamat
  • TRANSDUCER SENSOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200217693
    Abstract: A system that may include a bus bar that may include a mounting bracket configured to electrically couple the bus bar to a motor. The mounting bracket may also be configured to be removably coupled to the motor with at least one fastener. A transducer may be electrically coupled to the bus bar and have transducer elements. A dielectric material may be disposed between the bus bar and the transducer to prevent debris from contacting the active transducer elements and electrical arcing from occurring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Benjamin Richard Kundman, Jeffrey John Hritz, Samir Ganesh Kamat