Patents by Inventor KEVIN B. LARSEN

KEVIN B. LARSEN 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: 8995133
    Abstract: An electrical connection assembly includes a metal housing and an electrical module having a plurality of electrical components mounted on a component base. The base is supported on the housing. A socket conducts electrical current from a pin of a cable to the electrical components. A heat sink member conducts heat directly from the socket to the metal housing. An electrically insulating thermally conducting pad is positioned between the housing and an end of the heat sink member. A current sensor has a cylindrical body which surrounds a portion of the socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Andrew D. Wieland, Kevin B. Larsen, John N. Oenick, Gregory K. Harmelink, Neal D. Clements
  • Publication number: 20140118950
    Abstract: An electrical connection assembly includes a metal housing and an electrical module having a plurality of electrical components mounted on a component base. The base is supported on the housing. A socket conducts electrical current from a pin of a cable to the electrical components. A heat sink member conducts heat directly from the socket to the metal housing. An electrically insulating thermally conducting pad is positioned between the housing and an end of the heat sink member. A current sensor has a cylindrical body which surrounds a portion of the socket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Deere & Company
    Inventors: ANDREW D. WIELAND, KEVIN B. LARSEN, JOHN N. OENICK, GREGORY K. HARMELINK, NEAL D. CLEMENTS