Patents by Inventor Keith Gerber

Keith Gerber 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: 10251297
    Abstract: A cover of a housing for an electronic control unit (ECU) includes a planar end portion, sidewall portions that surround a periphery of the end portion, and guide ribs that protrude inward from a base-facing surface of the end portion. Each rib includes a free edge that is spaced apart from the base-facing surface of the end portion and extends between the rib first end and the rib second end. The free edge height varies between the rib first and second ends such that the free edge follows a curvilinear path between the rib first and second ends. The free edge is configured so that, during insertion of a printed circuit board (PCB) of the ECU into the housing, the angular orientation of the PCB relative to housing changes as the PCB slides along the free edge whereby interference between the PCB and the housing during insertion is avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignees: Robert Bosch LLC, Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ligor Manushi, Keith Gerber, Alexander Moore
  • Publication number: 20180177067
    Abstract: A cover of a housing for an electronic control unit (ECU) includes a planar end portion, sidewall portions that surround a periphery of the end portion, and guide ribs that protrude inward from a base-facing surface of the end portion. Each rib includes a free edge that is spaced apart from the base-facing surface of the end portion and extends between the rib first end and the rib second end. The free edge height varies between the rib first and second ends such that the free edge follows a curvilinear path between the rib first and second ends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Ligor Manushi, Keith Gerber, Alexander Moore
  • Patent number: 9515398
    Abstract: A spacer and electrical connector assembly for printed circuit boards includes a first member to be placed between two of the printed circuit boards to provide a required spacing between the printed circuit boards. The assembly also includes at least one second member disposed adjacent to the first member, the second member extending along a length of the first member and at least partially bracketing an upper surface and a lower surface of the first member, thereby providing an electrical connection between the printed circuit boards. A plurality of contact portions that respectively receive the second member may be disposed on at least one of the upper and lower surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ligor Manushi, John Janson, Keith Gerber, Hiram Avalos
  • Publication number: 20140148020
    Abstract: A spacer and electrical connector assembly for printed circuit boards includes a first member to be placed between two of the printed circuit boards to provide a required spacing between the printed circuit boards. The assembly also includes at least one second member disposed adjacent to the first member, the second member extending along a length of the first member and at least partially bracketing an upper surface and a lower surface of the first member, thereby providing an electrical connection between the printed circuit boards. A plurality of contact portions that respectively receive the second member may be disposed on at least one of the upper and lower surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ligor Manushi, John Janson, Keith Gerber, Hiram Avalos