Patents by Inventor Joseph Falzon

Joseph Falzon 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).

  • Indicating device and pointer for the same
    Patent number: 9804005
    Abstract: A pointer for an indicating device includes a conductor. The conductor includes a front portion, a rear portion, and a receiving portion. The rear portion extends from the front portion. The receiving portion extends from the rear portion. The receiving portion is configured to receive light and to conduct the light through the rear portion toward the front portion. The receiving portion has a cutout dented into the receiving portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignees: DENSO International America, Inc., DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Evan Hamalainen, Joseph Falzon
  • Vehicle instrument cluster with hidden speaker
    Patent number: 9688147
    Abstract: An instrument cluster assembly is provided and includes a case assembly having a visor attached to a front side of the case assembly, the visor having at least one sound hole. The instrument cluster assembly also includes a dial sheet having at least one indicator. The instrument cluster assembly also includes a lens mounted to the visor such that the at least one indicator of the dial sheet is viewable through the lens. The instrument cluster assembly also includes a speaker that generates sound waves and a sound tube that directs the sound waves from the speaker to the at least one sound hole of the visor such that the sound waves generated by the speaker travel through the sound tube and exit the at least one sound hole of the visor without traveling through the dial sheet and the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignees: Denso International America, Inc., DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Koch, Ryo Kunitachi, Brandon Peterson, Joseph Falzon, Amol Deshmukh
  • INDICATING DEVICE AND POINTER FOR THE SAME
    Publication number: 20160245675
    Abstract: A pointer for an indicating device includes a conductor. The conductor includes a front portion, a rear portion, and a receiving portion. The rear portion extends from the front portion. The receiving portion extends from the rear portion. The receiving portion is configured to receive light and to conduct the light through the rear portion toward the front portion. The receiving portion has a cutout dented into the receiving portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Evan Hamalainen, Joseph Falzon