Patents by Inventor M. Jarod Scherer

M. Jarod Scherer 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: 12126126
    Abstract: An electronic assembly includes a circuit board having a plurality of conductive traces and electronic components forming an electronic circuit disposed thereon, a plurality of flexible electrical terminals configured to attach to electrical contacts disposed on a glass surface and electrically connected to the plurality of conductive traces, and a coaxial cable connector electrically connected to the plurality of conductive traces. A method of manufacturing an electronic assembly, e.g., the electronic assembly described above, is also presented herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: M. Jarod Scherer, Stefanie Merry, Tyler Folger
  • Publication number: 20240125453
    Abstract: A receptacle connector assembly is presented herein. The receptacle connector assembly includes a receptacle terminal having a connection portion defining an aperture configured to receive a corresponding plug terminal along a longitudinal axis and a terminal housing defining an opening and a cavity in which the connection portion is disposed. The connection portion is sized, shaped, and arranged within the cavity to be movable along a lateral axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Tyler Folger, Stefanie Merry, M. Jarod Scherer, Stephen C. Antaya
  • Patent number: 11898718
    Abstract: A lighting assembly is presented herein. The lighting assembly includes a receptacle terminal having a connection portion defining an aperture configured to receive a corresponding plug terminal along a longitudinal axis and a terminal housing defining an opening and a cavity in which the connection portion is disposed. The connection portion is sized, shaped, and arranged within the cavity to be movable along a lateral axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: ANTAYA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tyler Folger, Stefanie Merry, M. Jarod Scherer, Stephen C. Antaya
  • Publication number: 20230240015
    Abstract: A sensor device includes an emitter configured to emit radiation a detector configured to detect radiation reflected from an object and a cover having an interior surface facing the emitter or detector and allowing the radiation to pass through the cover. The sensor device also includes a heater with a wire-like trace directly deposited on the interior surface of the cover formed of a fluid comprising an electrically conductive material that was deposited onto a portion of the cover and cured. The heater has an electrically conductive connector pad formed with the heater by directly depositing and curing the fluid comprising the electrically conductive material directly on the interior surface of the cover simultaneously with forming the heater. The heater is positioned and arranged to sufficiently heat the cover while not blocking an area through which radiation must pass for proper operation of the emitter and the detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Stephen C. Antaya, M. Jarod Scherer, Claudia Schulz, Michael E. Wheaton
  • Publication number: 20220294164
    Abstract: An electronic assembly includes a circuit board having a plurality of conductive traces and electronic components forming an electronic circuit disposed thereon, a plurality of flexible electrical terminals configured to attach to electrical contacts disposed on a glass surface and electrically connected to the plurality of conductive traces, and a coaxial cable connector electrically connected to the plurality of conductive traces. A method of manufacturing an electronic assembly, e.g., the electronic assembly described above, is also presented herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: M. Jarod Scherer, Stefanie Merry, Tyler Folger
  • Publication number: 20220112999
    Abstract: A lighting assembly is presented herein. The lighting assembly includes a receptacle terminal having a connection portion defining an aperture configured to receive a corresponding plug terminal along a longitudinal axis and a terminal housing defining an opening and a cavity in which the connection portion is disposed. The connection portion is sized, shaped, and arranged within the cavity to be movable along a lateral axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Tyler Folger, Stefanie Merry, M. Jarod Scherer, Stephen C. Antaya
  • Patent number: 11241998
    Abstract: A lighting assembly includes a circuit board substrate having first and second conductive traces, a light emitting electrical device, and a pair of electrical terminals interconnected to the light emitting electrical device by the first and second conductive traces. The pair of electrical terminals are configured to mechanically secure the lighting assembly to a pair of corresponding electrical terminals mounted on a panel. The pair of electrical terminals are further configured to electrically connect the light emitting electrical device to third and fourth conductive circuit traces disposed on a surface of the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Inventors: M. Jarod Scherer, William Falk, Tyler Folger
  • Patent number: 11236884
    Abstract: A lighting assembly is presented herein. The lighting assembly includes a receptacle terminal having a connection portion defining an aperture configured to receive a corresponding plug terminal along a longitudinal axis and an attachment portion configured to attach the receptacle terminal to a wire, a terminal housing defining a first oval-shaped opening and an oval-shaped cavity in which the connection portion of the receptacle terminal is disposed, and a terminal housing cover defining a second oval-shaped opening attached to the terminal housing, thereby enclosing the connection portion. The connection portion is sized, shaped, and arranged within the cavity to be movable along a lateral axis that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Inventors: Tyler Folger, Stefanie Merry, M. Jarod Scherer, Stephen C. Antaya
  • Publication number: 20210078488
    Abstract: A lighting assembly includes a circuit board substrate having first and second conductive traces, a light emitting electrical device, and a pair of electrical terminals interconnected to the light emitting electrical device by the first and second conductive traces. The pair of electrical terminals are configured to mechanically secure the lighting assembly to a pair of corresponding electrical terminals mounted on a panel. The pair of electrical terminals are further configured to electrically connect the light emitting electrical device to third and fourth conductive circuit traces disposed on a surface of the panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: M. Jarod Scherer, William Falk, Tyler Folger
  • Publication number: 20210071841
    Abstract: A lighting assembly is presented herein. The lighting assembly includes a receptacle terminal having a connection portion defining an aperture configured to receive a corresponding plug terminal along a longitudinal axis and an attachment portion configured to attach the receptacle terminal to a wire, a terminal housing defining a first oval-shaped opening and an oval-shaped cavity in which the connection portion of the receptacle terminal is disposed, and a terminal housing cover defining a second oval-shaped opening attached to the terminal housing, thereby enclosing the connection portion. The connection portion is sized, shaped, and arranged within the cavity to be movable along a lateral axis that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Tyler Folger, Stefanie Merry, M. Jarod Scherer, Stephen C. Antaya
  • Publication number: 20200100367
    Abstract: An illustrative example method of making a sensor device including a cover covering at least one of an emitter and a detector includes establishing a heater on the cover by depositing a fluid comprising an electrically conductive material onto a portion of the cover and curing the deposited electrically conductive material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Stephen C. Antaya, M. Jarod Scherer, Claudia Schulz, Michael E. Wheaton