Patents by Inventor Kenneth C Stevens

Kenneth C Stevens 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: 7098553
    Abstract: A wind-capturing electrical generator device comprising a plurality of generators is driven by wind created by traffic passing in close proximity at high speeds. The device preferably uses horizontally or vertically mounted Savonius-type or helical-turbine-type rotors attached to electrical generators in order to capture the wind and produce electrical energy. A plurality of electrical generator devices may be mounted in a configuration such that they are in close proximity to vehicular passageways (e.g., highway overpasses, tunnels, or train rails). The wind created by the traffic is used to rotate the vanes and their attached generators in order to produce electrical energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Inventors: Theodore F Wiegel, Kenneth C Stevens
  • Patent number: 5238429
    Abstract: An electrical assembly comprises an electrical connector and an electrical device such as a sensor that are connected directly to each other. The electrical connector has a one-piece connector body of moldable, thermoplastic electrically insulative material that has a socket at one end for receiving a mating electrical connector, and a platform at the other end supporting the electrical device. One-piece terminals are insert molded in the connector body so that the insert molded terminals have exposed contacts at one end that project into the socket and exposed contacts at the other end that project outwardly of the platform. The electrical device is fastened to the platform mechanically and has prongs that engage the exposed contacts at the other end of the insert molded terminals. The electrical assembly may also include a second electrical device such as a diode that is fastened to the front of the platform and electrically connected to the exposed contacts of the insert molded terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1993
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher A. Margrave, Kenneth C. Stevens