Patents by Inventor Joseph C. Bauer

Joseph C. Bauer 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).

  • Patent number: 11254269
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to systems for providing a pathway for at least one electrical conductor to supply current from a vehicle or marine craft power source to a steering wheel comprising at least one working element for heating or controls. The present invention utilizes a clock spring assembly inside a channel created by a housing mount and a housing base and encased in a housing cover for infinite rotation of the steering wheel while still maintaining a path for current to travel through the clock spring to the wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: SYMTEC, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph C. Bauer, Riley T. Harlan, Tom Donnillon
  • Publication number: 20200189495
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to systems for providing a pathway for at least one electrical conductor to supply current from a vehicle or marine craft power source to a steering wheel comprising at least one working element for heating or controls. The present invention utilizes a clock spring assembly inside a channel created by a housing mount and a housing base and encased in a housing cover for infinite rotation of the steering wheel while still maintaining a path for current to travel through the clock spring to the wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Joseph C. Bauer, Riley T. Harlan, Tom Donnillon
  • Patent number: 10457230
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to systems for providing a pathway for at least one electrical conductor to supply current from a vehicle or marine craft power source to a steering wheel comprising at least one working element for heating or controls. The present invention utilizes a brush and slip ring assemblies inside a hub for infinite rotation of the steering wheel while still maintaining a path for current to travel through the hub to the wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Symtec, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph C. Bauer, Tom Donnillon, Riley T. Harlan
  • Publication number: 20190084502
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to systems for providing a pathway for at least one electrical conductor to supply current from a vehicle or marine craft power source to a steering wheel comprising at least one working element for heating or controls. The present invention utilizes a brush and slip ring assemblies inside a hub for infinite rotation of the steering wheel while still maintaining a path for current to travel through the hub to the wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Joseph C. Bauer, Tom Donnillon, Riley T. Harlan
  • Publication number: 20160016524
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to systems for providing a pathway for at least one electrical conductor from a power source to a steering wheel comprising at least one working element therein or thereon. The working element of the steering wheel may comprise an exemplary heating element to which the electrical conductor(s) connect. Alternatively, the steering wheel may comprise controllers for vehicle functions, e.g., radio, telephone and the like to which the electrical conductor(s) connect. More specifically, several embodiments of the invention comprise an electrical conductor pathway from a power source and on/off switch through the steering column to exemplary steering wheel heating elements with accommodation for the continuous winding and unwinding that occurs when the steering wheel is turned relative to the steering column which remains stationary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Joseph D. Copley, Joseph C. Bauer, Riley T. Harlan