Patents by Inventor Joe LUBINSKI

Joe LUBINSKI 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).

  • Starter motor temperature indication systems
    Patent number: 11231005
    Abstract: An engine starter apparatus includes a starter motor, a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the starter motor, a light source integrated with the starter motor, and a controller operatively connected to the temperature sensor and the light source. The controller is configured to illuminate the light source in a first color in response to the temperature of the starter motor exceeding a first temperature threshold. The controller is configured to illuminate the light source further in a second color in response to the temperature of the starter motor exceeding a second temperature threshold. The second temperature threshold is greater than the first temperature threshold. The first and second color are different. The second temperature threshold corresponds to a life limit of the starter motor. Illumination of the light source indicates an overheated starter motor, which may warrant a replacement of the starter motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Fouad Rachid Dallal, Joe Lubinski, Landen Green, Trevor Adam Rowe, Ilco Aksovski, Tadakazu Nagata
  • STARTER MOTOR TEMPERATURE INDICATION SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20210317810
    Abstract: An engine starter apparatus includes a starter motor, a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the starter motor, a light source integrated with the starter motor, and a controller operatively connected to the temperature sensor and the light source. The controller is configured to illuminate the light source in a first color in response to the temperature of the starter motor exceeding a first temperature threshold. The controller is configured to illuminate the light source further in a second color in response to the temperature of the starter motor exceeding a second temperature threshold. The second temperature threshold is greater than the first temperature threshold. The first and second color are different. The second temperature threshold corresponds to a life limit of the starter motor. Illumination of the light source indicates an overheated starter motor, which may warrant a replacement of the starter motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Fouad Rachid DALLAL, Joe LUBINSKI, Landen GREEN, Trevor Adam ROWE, Ilco AKSOVSKI, Tadakazu NAGATA